SECTOR SPOTLIGHT Ӏ ELECTRIC CRANES
capacities). At Bauma PV-E
Crane revealed it had already sold an EC90 to a Dutch contractor and said that the range had been well received by potential customers from Europe, USA, Canada and the Middle East. “What we’ve done is to focus
on increasing the quality of our cranes and the technology inside them,” says Joost Bomer, owner at PV-E Crane. “In this way we are positioning ourselves as a premium European electric crane maker.“ The EC series cranes all have
new, more spacious cabins that are designed to provide more visibility all-round. In the cab is a large touchscreen display where everything can be read and controlled by the operator, while
the cranes’ control joysticks are integrated into the cab’s ergonomic seat. The seat itself includes seat heating and optional massage mode. The seat can be adjusted completely independently of the control levers. The lower screen can be adjusted so that the operator will always be able to reach them well comfortably. The cranes’ batteries can be
charged whilst working via the undercarriage as standard. AC charging and DC charging (fast charging) also come as standard. The undercarriage has been completely renewed and equipped with elastomer tensioners, while there’s also remote control for wireless operation of the crane during assembly.
“This crane here, for example,”
continues Bomer, pointing at the EC90, “is fully CAN Bus controlled and offers a 360-degree camera view, the same quality as you would get in a car.” The crane control software was
developed in conjunction with Da-Tek Engineering. “All our electric cranes are
built from the ground up in- house in The Netherlands. This enables the freedom for a degree of customisation, if the client requires,” adds Bomer.
PV-E’s EC90
ELECTRIC TO DIESEL In an interesting move, from July 2025, PV-E’s range of EC cranes are available as diesel versions, using clean technology from Cummins. “The reason for this is that the scale of adoption of fully electric cranes has not been as fast and widespread as we initially thought,” explains Bomer. “We have already supplied early adopters and the government is talking a lot about going green but there is no enforcement of this... “What we are seeing is some
contractors bidding on emissions- free work but then, once they have the contract, they bring in diesel machines. And there is no enforcement of this. “This has led to a stalling of
the market and we see crane buyers undecided between buying an electric model or clean diesel crane. This that led us making the range available as a clean diesel option, for the time being at least.” The availability of the EC series as clean diesel cranes also appeals to potential USA based customers. “We have received our first pre- order from our US dealer Ashland, Virginia-based Atlantic Coast Cranes,” says Bomer. Last, but by no means least,
Dutch company Spierings, a pioneer when it comes to electric cranes, launched a new five-
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