12.09.2008

APEX just days away

Apex 2008 the specialist show for access equipment will open its gates in Maastricht next Wednesday to a record number of new products for the event.

New products will include new booms and Scissors from Aichi, which is keeping the details close to its chest, but expect further models in its international product line - possibly a new 60/66ft telescopic and mide range electrics?.

JLG will unveil a new addition to its popular JLG Toucan range while Haulotte will show its latest telehandler the 17 metre 4,000kg HTL4017.

Holland Lift has a brand new 87ft (26.5 m) platform height electric powered scissor lift with an overall width of just 1.3 metres and a working height of 93ft (28.2 metres).The new lift is designed for both indoor and outdoor use and as such includes four wheel drive and steer.

Nagano, another Japanese manufacturer of high quality slightly different – heavy duty aerial lifts will show two models which are new to Europe. The 18 metre platform height NA180JA crawler mounted articulated boom lift with a dual parallelogram riser, three section telescopic boom and articulated jib. Lift capacity is 227kgs and the unit weighs under 10 tonnes. Please register to see all images

The 18 m Nagano NA180JA

And the 30ft (9.28m) platform height NA90ZA a crawler mounted articulated telescopic boom lift with large – three long by two metre wide scissor lift type rotating platform similar in some respects to the big deck Tadano and Aichi lifts. The unit weighs over seven tonnes and offers 360 degrees rotation and 600kgs lift capacity. We understand that Nagano Hoogwerkers, the distributor for the Benelux market has bought in nine stock machines to get started. Please register to see all images

The 9.28m platform height NA90ZA

Expect these machines to be priced at a premium with the company promoting lower operating costs and greater reliability along the same lines that Aichi takes with its boom lift products.

UpRight will have five new products including the heavy duty scissor lifts which will include the 80ft unveiled earlier this week and the 8.5 metre platform height dual deck extension X28T crawler mounted scissor lift. In additon to a new 12 metre trailer lift, and a trailer type scissor lift. Please register to see all images

The UpRight X28T

For many visitors this will be the first chance to see the new 23 metre working height Hinowa 23.12 spider lift. Please register to see all images

The new 23 metre working height Hinowa Light Lift 23.12

It will also be a chance to see the new Denka products including an upgraded DL15 and a new 12 metre two man trailer lift the DK12
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The new Denka lift DL12 trailer lift

The new 20 metre platform height PBS225-ES electric scissor lift with levelling jacks and 1.2 metre overall width
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The new 20 metre platform height PBS225-ES electric scissor lift with levelling jacks and 1.2 metre overall width

Expect the JCHI stand to be busy as European buyers get their first chance to see these Chinese built boom lifts in the iron. Equally busy will Manitou with its new booms and mast type lifts. You will also have a chance to see the fruits of its Chinese production in the form of its small scissor lifts, which are built there now. Please register to see all images

The new Manitou 200ATJ

Airo will have several new models incluing its first spider lift, the SC1000 with12 metres working height it has a Bluelift upper structure
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The new Airo SC1000 -12 metre working height Spider lift has a Bluelift upper structure

On the vehicle mount front there will also be a good deal to see including new van mounts from GSR, the new 3.5 tonne truck mounts from Oil&Steel and a new 70 metre truck mount from Socage which will also be talking about its plans for a 104/105 metre version.

The above is just a small taste of what to expect at Apex this year, if you can get away it will be worth the time.

And don’t forget Europlatform on Tuesday tickets are still available from IPAF – you may want to look at a two day trip to include Europlatform and a day at Apex. For more information on both events go to our Events guide – by clicking here

Oh and finally almost the entire Vertikal Team will be in Maastricht to cover the event and hopefully meet as many of you as we can, so please do stop by our stand, say hello and pick up the latest publications