Potain (France) has introduced the first self-erecting crane in a new line Igo T 70, winning a gold medal for innovation at the recent International Technical Fair in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The key to the Igo T 70’s appeal is its flexibility through variable working heights that it achieves with the addition of 6 m auxiliary sections. This allows the T 70 to vary its working height between 23 m and 32 m. Without auxiliary masts, the T 70 achieves working heights of 15, 17 and 20 m. 

Telescopic crane from IMT Iowa Mold Tooling Co., Inc. (USA) has added the 5005i crane to its lineup of electric telescopic cranes. The 5005i has a lifting capacity of 5,000 pounds and a maximum horizontal reach of 16 to 20 feet, depending on options.  

LiftPod FS80: One Man Portable Lift JLG Australia has now launched the LiftPod, the lightweight one man portable lift. The company says that it fills the gap between ladders and larger aerial work platforms for one-person lift applications. It provides a working height of 4.4 metres, 150 kgs lift capacity and weighs just 70 kgs.  

EuroGru Amici New Models Mobile crane manufacturer EuroGru Amici (Italy) has introduced a new range of cranes in the last 12 months. The models 150.30, 150.35 and 160.30 replace and expand on the longstanding 21.33 model, which the company stopped manufacturing last year. 

Upwards together with Effer Billed as a world premiere, Italian knuckle boom manufacturer Effer presented its 100 tonne-metre model 1355-9S at the SAIE exhibition in Bologna, Italy. The model shown had a maximum horizontal outreach of more than 22 m and a working height of 26 m. It can also be fitted with a 6S fly-jib for a working height of 39 m.