WIDER PERSPECTIVE Ӏ KNUCKLE BOOMS
lower loads to the seabed; the high speeds also increase the operational weather window and maximise safety during operations.
GOING BIG Returning to dry land Turkish company Erkin makes truck- mounted knuckle booms. Specifically, it makes particularly big ones. The typical loader knuckle boom, for example, lifts around five tonnes; Erkin’s can lift up to 95 tonnes.
A crane that size does not leave
much – or indeed any – room on its truck for cargo. You could, in theory, tow a trailer behind the truck and use the Erkin to load and unload that. This approach, however, would seem overkill. Erkin’s truck-mounted knuckle booms are intended for construction and industrial use. In particular, they enable heavy lifting operations in low headroom and narrow spaces: moving, assembling, and disassembling machinery, and handling under a roof or within plants is their forte. Erkin also makes a range of large truck-mounted knuckle boom tow
A Palfinger PCC 115.002 at work
trucks, for towing large vehicles. These are flexible machines; as Erkin says, they ‘can also function as a knuckle boom crane. This versatility allows for effective lifting capacities in horizontally constrained spaces, such as under electricity lines, bridges, or within low-roofed tunnels.’
HYBRID KNUCKLE BOOMS The company’s innovations do not stop there: Erkin also mounts knuckle booms on crawlers – which
seems to be a product unique to them. There are plenty of smaller crawler knuckle booms around – see also the Palfinger product described below – and there are small-to-medium knuckle booms on tracks fitted with grapples and saws for forestry but the full-sized crawler knuckle boom specifically for lifting seems currently to be an Erkin monopoly. These are extraordinary machines. Their lifting capacity ranges from 8 to 70 tonnes and
HYVA LOADER CRANE BUSINESS TO BE ACQUIRED BY MUTARES
German private equity firm Mutares has signed an agreement to acquire the crane business unit of Hyva. The transaction strengthens the Mutares Goods & Services
segment as a new platform investment and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, subject to merger control approval. The crane business unit of Hyva generates
approximately EUR 100 million in revenue per year and employs around 400 staff. It has production and assembly plants in Italy, Brazil and China, and a global network of sales and distribution offices. "The crane business unit of Hyva is
a very promising new platform for our Goods & Services segment with a globally recognised brand in truck-mounted cranes,” says Johannes Laumann, CIO of Mutares. “The business presents a turnaround and carve-out opportunity due to recent financial underperformance and operational inefficiencies. With our proven expertise in carve-outs and restructuring, we aim to restore profitability and drive sustainable growth. With a hands-on approach and long-term investment strategy, we see the company as a valuable addition to the Mutares portfolio.”
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