Recycling crane reaches new lows

26 January 2011

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Palfinger, the Austrian knuckleboom manufacturer, has designed a new waste recycling collection crane, designed to reach down into recycling containers below street level.

The latest truck-mounted recycling crane has been on the market since October 2010, when it was created for the Dutch cranes market.

The launch complements Palfinger's existing range of stationary and truck-mounted recycling cranes, marketed under the Epsilon brand, which manufactures scrap, timber and recycling cranes.

The PK 23501-W has a 22.1t lifting capacity, with a 10.2m hydraulic extension boom which folds on top of the container, intended for the collection of glass, cardboard and paper prior to sorting.

The boom is able to reach across and down into recycling containers below street level, already in use in the UK and continental Europe. These containers have 2m Front End Loaders (FELs) with discrete underground compactors of up to 20 cu m.

The truck incorporates an electronic high-power lifting system, integrated stability control system, and exterior high chair. The crane may be controlled using a sixfold radio remote.

Competitors currently on the market include the recycling crane by Jonsered, a branch of Cargotec trading in forestry and recycling cranes.

The new model will cater to an expanding recycling crane niche-market in Europe.