PRESS RELEASE
Salzburg, 03.October 2013
The trees grow into the sky with PALFINGER PK 200002 L-SH
With its unique crane technology, the new superlative long-boom crane PALFINGER PK 200002
L-SH unerringly transported numerous fully grown trees into the newly laid out winter garden
of a Frankfurt office complex at a height of 30 metres.
In the truest sense of the word, the crane operator of special transport company Meister had to aim
high in this spectacular job. Through a single open window segment of the newly built Alpha Rotex
building complex, the professional operating the radio remote control system had to lift stately palm
trees, eight-metre-long silky oaks and all the material for constructing a winter garden. The delicate
part of the precision work with the new PALFINGER PK 200002 L-SH: the fully grown trees had to be
transported at a dizzy height of over 30 metres through the eye of the window element with millimetre
accuracy into the interior of the futuristic office complex at Frankfurt Airport. There, in five newly
constructed winter gardens, they are to find their ultimate location in the eight-storey high interior
atrium.
The new technology of the biggest loader crane in the PALFINGER programme was crucial to the
success of this extremely challenging job. Equipped with eight hydraulic extensions and a fly-jib, the
crane can achieve a hydraulic outreach of 45.3 metres, which corresponds to a lifting height of more
than 49 metres.
However, the reachable height alone was not the most important criterion in this spectacular crane
manoeuvre. The new long-boom crane shows its full potential with its multifunctionality. With its
second knuckle boom system at the top, the professional crane operator accurately positioned the
bulky load at a height of 30 metres at the predetermined location in the atrium of the multi-storey
building. The intelligent stability control system HPSC of the new PALFINGER loading crane means
maximum comfort and safety at every moment of what could be record-breaking activities. Even the
slightest contact of the plant cargo with the expensive glass window fronts would have caused
enormous damage to the building.
Thanks to the sensitive proportional control of the imposing long-boom crane operated by Meister, all
trees and all the equipment including plant tubs, soil and special earth for five winter gardens found
their way undamaged into the interior of the multi-storey building that features a triangular layout. The
construction management is impressed with the efficiency of the new XXL-sized loading crane. Due to
the use of the PALFINGER crane, the project was implemented efficiently without additional, costly
measures such as the deployment of rope access technicians! This is how the new PALFINGER PK
200002 L-SH helped to create a green oasis at a height of more than 30 metres – a new top
performance for the flagship from PALFINGER’s loader crane programme.
Technology facts: With the new PALFINGER PK 200002 L-SH, PALFINGER combines a knuckle
boom crane with a loader crane in long boom design. Eight hydraulic extensions designed in a
polygon shape for particular stability and lightweight design as well as the fly-jib enable a hydraulic
lifting height of more than 49 metres. When being deployed, the PK 200002 L-SH supports itself stably
against the front and rear of the carrier vehicle by means of four side outriggers as well as additional
stabilizer rams. The intelligent stability control system HPSC ensures maximum comfort and safety.
The intuitively operational radio remote control system allows precise and safe work.
With a total mounting height of 3.8 metres and a particularly low dead weight, the PK 200002 L-SH
can be set up without any problem on four or five-axle trucks as a complete solution straight from the
factory. The heavily reduced maintenance work and the particularly short set-up time contribute
directly to the unrivalled economic efficiency of PALFINGER’s new long-boom crane in daily use.
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About PALFINGER AG
For many years PALFINGER has been one of the world’s leading manufacturers of innovative lifting
solutions for use on commercial vehicles and in the maritime field. As a multinational group
headquartered in Salzburg, the Company, which has approx. 6,200 employees, generated total sales
of approx. EUR 935 million in 2012.
The Group has production and assembly facilities in Europe, in North and South America, as well as in
Asia. The pillars of corporate strategy comprise innovation and the further internationalization as well
as the growing flexibility of products, services and processes. PALFINGER is regarded not only as the
market leader, but also the technology leader, in the global market for hydraulic loader cranes.
PALFINGER is always in proximity to its customers due to its over 4,500 sales and services centres
located in over 130 countries across all continents.
Queries to:
Hannes Hemetsberger
Market Communications Lead
PALFINGER AG
T +43 (0) 662/4684-2191
h.hemetsberger@palfinger.com
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