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(44kNm) further reinforce the crane’s efficiency. Although Tadano has been designing for the US market it has not neglected the European one either. It introduced the PM 130 SP at Bauma last year as a key model from its Platinum series. It has a maximum lifting moment of 92.6 tm and outreach up to 36.45 m with jib. Advanced features include Tadano’s Power Tronic electronic system, Interlock 5 stability system, a compensated proportional valve block and multifunction radio remote control.
INTELLIGENT SOFTWARE For both markets, and indeed worldwide, Tadano has upgraded its ‘heyTADANO’ AI assistant, which is available for all Tadano cranes – including knuckle booms. It is intended for crane operators as the first point of contact for fast crane support. It can give operating instructions, answer technical questions, or troubleshoot, and is available round the clock. Tadano has significantly enhanced ‘heyTADANO’ with upgrades and voice control – and received the German Design Award 2026 in the 'AI in Communications Design' category for this. The AI assistant has been
trained using all operation manuals and documents for every Tadano crane. Tadano says it includes a particularly clear categorisation of products, and information can be retrieved easily and quickly – a key factor in winning the award - without the need for
Cormach’s 185000 is a heavyweight reaching 44m
time-consuming searches through manuals or waiting for callbacks. A new feature of the upgrade is
voice control for iOS and Android devices. Tadano offers a dedicated heyTADANO app for this. It can be activated with the voice command “Hey Tadano.” Questions can then be asked verbally; the answer is also given verbally. A web version is available for
Android devices, which includes a tap-to-speech function for voice input. “The voice function simplifies the use of the app, especially in operational settings,” says Matthias Schneider, Tadano’s marketing manager EMEA and global digital marketing lead. The tool is available free of
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charge in over 50 languages at
https://hey.tadano.tools and in the iOS App Store and can be used immediately after a one- time registration. Hiab, too, has been working on
its software. It has its SPACEevo intelligent control technology. The company describes it as ‘the real brain inside the control system of all HIAB HiPro, HiDuo, Duo cranes. It was also in its next-generation
Effer cranes, Effer being a Hiab brand, owned since 2018. And it has just announced that it has now converted the last two models in the Effer portfolio to the system: the Effer 2055 and Effer 955 are now the Effer iQ.2055 and Effer iQ.955 to reflect this. SPACEevo utilises real-time
data processing from multiple sensors which feed into algorithms designed to provide smooth, confident operation. Hiab says this precise control
increases operational safety, minimises the risk of accidents, and maintains higher safety margins throughout every lift. Integrated load and stability monitoring auto-correction reduce tipping and overload risks in real time; integrated safety zones prevent movement into restricted or hazardous areas; and continuous system diagnostics alert operators to potential issues before they escalate.
All of which leads to quicker,
more efficient, and safer loading and unloading. We may perhaps hope that
knuckle boom crane ownership settles down to a period of stability. Innovation, however, will continue. Electric power for knuckle booms will doubtless spread; and still more advanced digital and AI control systems are surely in the pipeline.
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