03.05.2017

New Products from Apex

After a damp start the weather at Apex brightened up and the show got off to a good start with a number of new product launches, the following are just a few of them.
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After a wet start to the day it picked up bringing everyone outside

Dino Lift unveiled the 85ft 280 RXT semi self-propelled all terrain boom lift, the new machine has two metres more working height than the 260RXT at 28 metres, more outreach at 16 metres, more up and over reach at more than eight metres, features a new high strength steel boom design, and a new articulating jib, and yet manages to maintain an overall weight of well under five tonnes. Standard features include four wheel drive, four wheel steer, oscilating front axle, state of the art Moba control system and a higher 10kph stowed drive speed.
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Dino Lift's new 85ft 280RXT weighs just 4,860kg

Riwal announced an all electric conversion of a 120ft JLG 1200SJP telescopic boom lift, the diesel engine and fuel tank are replaced with an electric motor, battery pack and charger. The machine’s key performance details remain the same with a 38 metre working height and 23 metres of outreach, all with zero emissions and drastically reduced noise levels. The new machine will be added to Riwal’s rental fleet but more machines are being converted for sale to other rental companies and end users.
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Riwals all battery electric JLG 1200SJP

CMC unveiled a new 22 metre telescopic truck mount on a 3.5 tonne Euro 6 Nissan chassis, the PLA220 with an innovative open frame superstructure design. Outreach is 15 metres while platform capacity ranges from 220kg to 80kg depending on outreach. Jacking can be inboard or with front outriggers extended to provide the maximum performance though 360 degrees. A 25 metre version, the PLA 250 is on the drawing board for launch later in the year.
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CMC's new 22 metre PLA 220

Snorkel showed a new ultra compact Rough Terrain scissor lift range, the 22ft S2255RT and 27ft S2755RT both with an overall width of 1.45 metres or 55 inches if you prefer. Platform capacity is 420 and 300kg respectively and most importantly the overall weight is 2,360 and 2,580kg respectively, complete with standard levelling outriggers and 1.2 metre roll out deck extensions, making them light enough to transport on a standard two axle trailer of on the back of a 3.5 tonne truck.
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Snorkel's new S2755RT

CTE unveiled its new big brother MP truck mount the MP 32.19 with twin telescopic booms with a slew ring between the two plus a two section telescopic jib with almost 180 degrees of articulation. The unit offers 300kg platform capacity, and up to 19 metres outreach at an up and over height of over 12 metres. The new platform is mounted on a 7.5 tonne chassis.
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The new CTE MP 32.19 on a 7.5 tonne chassis

Finally for today Almac unveiled a host of new larger tracked scissor lifts, joining the recently unveiled 27ft 1090 –BL range, they include the 33ft 1270 HE and the 39ft 1479 HE. Both machines differ from the previous smaller models in that they do don level from the tracks but rather rely on two position levelling jacks which can level the machine up on slopes of up to 11 degrees. They can work free on tracks and are fully self propelled up to six metres and can then lift to a working height of 10 or 12 metres with inboard jacks and their full heights with jacks rotate to a slightly wider position.
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The 39ft Almac 1470-HE

More coverage on new products at the show will follow, over the next few days, and feature in the full Apex review in the June issue of Cranes & Access.

In the meantime here are a few more images from the first day of the show
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The new Catamount tracked boom is beautifully built and weighs just 2,550kg

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JLG showed a scale model of its new boom leveller concept

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IPAF is conductiing a survey of of a wide range of people on how instictive boom elevate controls are

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The Vertikal Press - if you are at the show stop in

See an advance glimpse of Apex
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