KNUCKLEBOOM CRANES Ӏ SECTOR SNAPSHOT
"We want to establish and expand long-term and successful partnerships by further strengthening our position as number one in Sweden.” The new Jordbro branch now
will work in close cooperation with Palfinger’s Swedish headquarters in Borlänge to intensify sales and after-sales activities. Amongst the models the
new sales and service centre is promoting are Palfinger’s new range of TEC cranes. In total there are nine new models ranging between 25- to 100-metre-tons which have been available since the start of 2023. See page 17 for more details on the PK 165.002 TEC 7 in action. The new sales and service
centre follows Palfinger’s EUR 10 million investment in a state-of-the-art education and
Fassi Gru’s new tech hub
training centre at its Lengau production site, Austria, which opened in May 2023. For more information see page 40 of our training feature in this issue.
TECH HUB Albino, Italy-headquartered manufacturer of truck-mounted cranes Fassi Gru has also opened a new facility: the Fassi
Fassi’s F1250R-HXP TECHNO
technology hub. Located close to its headquarters, the technology hub covers an area of 11,500m2 comprising: offices and service areas; a new product showroom; and a specialist activity area for prototype construction, crane assembly/fatigue testing, and the development of hydraulic, electrical and electronic systems. “The new technology hub is a place dedicated to research and development, to creating and designing machines and high-tech systems,” said Giovanni Fassi, president of the Fassi Group. “We created it to identify and experiment with unexplored solutions, a space open to all group companies (Fassi, Cranab and Marrel), where our technicians transform projects into prototypes, testing their potential and performance.” “The possibility of being able to design on a blank canvas, without constraints but with the sole aim of creating a real innovation hub was the gateway to everything,” said Rossano Ceresoli, research & development director of the Fassi Group. “Since the 2000s cranes have become systems that integrate various technologies and specialisations: mechanics and metallurgy for the structure, hydraulics for power and movement, electronics for safety and control. They are real mechatronic systems. It is
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