KOBELCO CRANES has unveiled its new 400t capacity model SL4500 in Paris at Intermat, the international construction equipment show, alongside two other key models in its world-leading range of lattice-boom crawler cranes: the 250t CKE2500-2 and the highly versatile ‘compact’ 60t capacity CKE600.

As the world’s largest supplier of multi-purpose lattice boom crawler cranes (with an estimated world market share of around 33% in the 60 up to 250 tonnes class and around 45% in the 250 tonne class), and with strategies for continuing product and market development, Kobelco Cranes is in a strong position to respond positively in the current volatile market conditions.
Kobelco’s current programme of redesigning, upgrading and improving its crane models from 300 tonnes to 800 tonnes (and maybe even higher) has resulted in the introduction of the entirely new 400 tonne model SL4500, with its world launch at Intermat.

• SL4500: the brand new SL4500 with a max. lifting capacity of 400 tonnes and a max. load-moment of 4,700 tm, was developed in response to demand and in close cooperation with several key buyers around the world. Max. SHL (super heavy-lift) configuration is 84m main boom with 54m luffing jib, or 78m main boom with 66m luffing jib, resulting in an impressive 144m total boom length.

Several units have already been sold around the world. U.K. Crane Hire company WELDEX, one the world’s largest crane rental companies, ordered the first unit with full spec, while the crane was still on the drawing board.

Kobelco has designed this 400 tonne crane with an impressive spec, and with the intention of making it the leader in this important size-class, as it has with the CKE2500-2.