Called the CXT Explorer, the crane can be taken almost anywhere.

The 5.5t capacity crane can be assembled, ready to lift, in hours.

The crane comes with a lifting height of 5m and a span of 5m.

On leaving the crane can be quickly dismantled. The shipping containers forming its base double as storage for the crane components, service tools, equipment and spare parts.

“This is an outstanding opportunity for our customers to improve their lifting operations efficiency and safety in the field,” Konecranes business factory general manager Olli Kuismanen said.

“This new product category brings the quality and safety of lifting from the factory building to remote site conditions.”

One typical short-term use is vehicle maintenance where a fixed overhead crane would be too expensive, take too long to install and require a major redesign of the workspace around it.

In some cases such a crane cannot be installed at all, as it is needed where there is no power or even a building.

The CXT Explorer has a two-speed contactor for lifting the load and a one-speed contactor for moving the load.

To make an industrial crane mobile, the Konecranes CXT Explorer was fitted to a new structure.

“For the cost of less than two months of mobile crane rental the customers can buy a full-blown crane which can be relocated easily and that can be used by anyone trained to use overhead cranes,” Kuismanen said.

 “By using the CXT we get the reliability and cost level of a mass volume product to a totally new market segment.”