PICK AND CARRY Ӏ SECTOR REPORT


electric anyway. But obviously


with the green energy imperative it has cascaded right the way through the industry. “The battery pack has two uses. One is to power the crane. The other is to ballast the crane. Because you actually want the weight you don't have to economise on the battery pack: you can make it big enough to last the whole shift, plus a bit extra. And we have learned over the years that if these batteries are well-looked-after you will get 12 years use out of them and more. And that’s as much as you would get from a diesel.”


In February Manitex International, owners of Valla, announced a new leader of its Electric Crane Division. Paolo Balugani, formerly of Palfinger, has been appointed general manager. He will be based in Italy (where else?!) and his brief includes bringing Valla’s line of electric industrial cranes to the North American market. Balugani has his work cut out as the United States has not yet wholeheartedly adopted the pick and carry crane. Their place in the ‘transporting goods around a factory’ niche is taken more by the carry-deck crane, which performs exactly


the same function but with the intermediate step of setting the load down onto a platform on the front of the crane, where it sits while the crane drives to its destination. Balugani’s task, then, is to persuade Americans to love these little machines. At Conexpo in Las Vegas this spring Manitex Valla showed its Valla 25E, V40R, and V90R pick and carry models to that end. Not, however, that Valla is abandoning its spiritual home. The GIS exhibition is to be held in Piacenza in northern Italy this autumn, from 5-7 October. There the company is launching two


Bottling and packaging plant gets a lift with GGr Group's latest galizia


Oldham, UK-headquartered mini crane and lifting solutions specialist GGR Group has taken delivery of a new Galizia GF180 pick and carry crane. The new crane has already been supplied to help lift and move industrial machinery, as part of redevelopment works, at a bottling and packaging plant in the UK. Specifi cally, the new G180 pick and carry crane was hired to help lift, install and assemble components to form a new bottling line. The largest machine component the crane lifted came in at 9 metres in length, 2 metres in width, and 2.4 metres in height. Selected for its lifting capacity and 12.2 metre lifting height,


the 18-tonne capacity machine managed loads weighing up to seven tonnes in confi ned working areas without the need for outriggers. Scott Ainsworth, European Technical Support Director at GGR


Group, commented, “Battery operated and offering fume-free lifting, GGR Group’s range of Galizia pick and carry mobile industrial cranes are a proven and popular choice amongst customers for handling, carrying, assembling, installing and removing machinery and components in factory environments across the UK.


“We have a fl eet of pick and carry cranes varying from two tonnes


up to a huge 25 tonnes capacity. With its maximum load capacity of 18 tonnes, the Galizia GF180 is a welcome addition to our pick and carry range and we look forward to supporting our customers lifting needs with this versatile lifting machine.” The GF180 has three hydraulic boom extensions, offering an


overall maximum lifting height of 12.2m – with an optional 18 tonne capacity rhino hook and two-stage nine tonne capacity or six tonne capacity hydraulic searcher hook also available. At 1850mm wide, GGR says the machine is perfect for heavy lifting in some of the most confi ned and hard to access areas. This model also includes a radio remote control, for greater control and placement of loads and a convenient on-board battery charger. GGR says its battery-powered Galizia compact cranes are ideal


for lifting in confi ned, sensitive and clean environments as they don’t emit any fumes. As such they have proved popular for working in environments including factories, power plants, busy construction sites, food manufacturing sites, water treatment plants, schools, hospitals, department stores, and museums.


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