SECTOR REPORT Ӏ MINI-CRANES
MINI-CRANES MATTER!
The specialised nature of mini-cranes means they are increasingly being used in place of other, larger crane types. Julian Champkin reports.
behind that there is something more philosophical,” he says. “Mini-cranes are still a small
market, almost a niche market, compared to say all-terrain cranes or other types. We are simply doing what other industries have done in the early days of their adoption. “I don't know if you like
Mini-cranes are getting simpler. They are also getting more complicated. The simpler part is outside: they are easier than ever to operate, even by a compete beginner. The complicated part is generally inside and does not show. It is there to make the outside and everything else simpler for that operator, whether experienced or complete beginner. Consider the new SPX 328
from Jekko. “It is very easy to use it,” says Alberto Franceschini, Jekko’s sales & marketing director, speaking at the Bauma trade show in October where the crane was on show. “That makes it good for rental, good for a small building concern, good for everything in fact.” We can go further: “But
Jekko SPX328... ... and screen
computers, but I do; and when those were new on the market, not so long ago really, if you wanted to use a computer you have to write your own code. You had to know a programming language like C++. Right now, of course, you don’t need to know any of that to use a computer: you just switch on your laptop and Word appears and you can start typing. Very few users know what goes on inside their laptop or tablet; they don’t need to know and they don’t want to know. And that’s how we want it to be with our mini- cranes. We just want to make them absolutely intuitive to use. Press ‘up’ and the hook goes up; press ‘down’ and the hook goes down.” To make that happen you need high technology within the crane. “This is absolutely our most complicated crane design,” he says of the SPX328, “and the high technology is there in order to make the crane simple to use.” Simplicity meets the user at the
touchscreen, and Jekko is really very proud of it.
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