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A mobile crane is a piece of industrial machinery used to move building materials and cargo with ease. Thanks to modern technology, these cranes are capable of lifting almost anything. The crane features a hook that is suspended from a wire rope and is mounted onto a crawler, hydraulic crane, or carrier.
Typically, mobile cranes have a boom from which a hook is suspended via wire rope and sheaves. Whatever prime movers the designers have available drive the wire ropes using a variety of transmissions. Internal combustion engines (IC), electric motors, and steam engines have all been employed.
Transmissions on older cranes tended to be clutches. Later on, when employing IC engines, this was changed by the addition of a hydrokinetic component, leading to controlled torque converters, to match the steam engines’ “peak torque at zero speed” characteristic.
Hydrostatic drives can now be controlled electronically, which is becoming standard due to size and other factors, to attain the operational benefits of this system.
The global Carbon Portable Crane market accounted for $XX Billion in 2023 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2024 to 2030.
In order to assist clients in lowering carbon emissions, Konecranes has introduced its sixth generation of mobile harbour cranes. The rising global bulk and general cargo handling sector is the focus of the Generation 6 high-performance model portfolio.
The brand-new cranes represent Konecranes Gottwald’s mobile harbour cranes portfolio’s first significant update in 15 years. Generation 6 is intended for usage with electricity. There are no direct carbon emissions produced during operation when power is obtained from an onshore grid.
Operators have the option of switching to a new battery system that lowers emissions and increases flexibility by allowing crane operation fully off the grid. The cranes are equipped with fuel-efficient diesel generators and Konecranes’ newest hybrid drives system for quays without an electrical supply, which are frequent in growing markets.
More powerful lifting capacity curves and high operating speeds enable higher efficiency and quicker cargo turnaround times, while the durable structure doubles the cranes’ service life in container operation compared to preceding generations.
The robust design maintains resale values when clients decide to replace their fleets, which not only saves the resources needed to build new cranes.
“Konecranes is a pioneer and leader in high-performance mobile harbour cranes, and today’s launch underscores that pedigree at a time when growth in the global bulk and cargo handling market picks up speed and customers are looking for more sustainable solutions,” said, president and CEO of Konecranes.
