KONECRANES recently introduced the innovative CXT Explorer to South Africa, a combination of a 6.3-ton mobile overhead crane, travelling on a gantry, supported by two containers which the company says, “make for fully equipped workshop that can literally be set up in the middle of nowhere”.
Described as ideally suited to conditions in Africa, the CXT Explorer comes as a predesigned package in one of the 20 ft standard ISO shipping containers, with a range of standard functions and optional extras. These include a full CXT electric overhead crane of approximately 1250 kg, supported by the two containers, and an electric or manual hoist.
The shipping containers double as storage for the crane components, service tools, equipment, and spare parts.
The CXT Explorer is easily transported together with another ISO shipping container. The containers are put onto the ground, then the supporting steel structure is built on top, secured with twist locks.
“If available it can be plugged into the grid, or otherwise a generator. And voilà, you have factory-level lifting a few hours after arriving on site. To relocate the crane, it is packed back into the container and it’s ready to go,” the company said in a statement.
It can be used in construction, mining, vehicle maintenance, agriculture, natural gas compressor stations, in the military, oil exploration, onshore and offshore drilling. “In the CXT Explorer, you have a full-blown mobile maintenance workshop ready to go.”