Microcranes, Inc. has introduced the ISO-certified, pick-and-carry M1 Global Model Microcrane. A leader in the emerging mini crane industry, the company focuses on developing, producing and distributing eco-friendly, battery-powered or electric, small, portable lifting equipment for repairing, installing and maintenance.
The M1 Global design fits through 36-inch doorways, narrow aisles and inside elevators, yet expands to boom up to a 22-foot tip height for installation and repairs of control surfaces, wings, flaps, tails, helicopter engines, rotor gear heads, rotor blades and miscellaneous components in the aviation industry.
The new M1 Global hydraulic pick-and-carry portable crane is rated at 2,000 pounds (905 kilograms) (no operator license required) and has a hook height of 20.3 feet (6.1 meters). It is only 30 inches wide and weighs 1,800 lb (816 kg), with 300 lb of removable counterweights to reduce weight while transporting.
Using a multi-purpose design, the M1 Model has several configurations including a roof top configuration allowing floor-to-floor or ground-to-roof lifting of materials of up to seven stories.
The ISO-certified M1 Global is built to ASME standards, exceeds OSHA standards and is CE certified to meet international standards for the United States and Canada, Europe, U.K., Australia, New Zealand, UAE, Saudi Arabia, South America and other territories that look to a CE mark for a measure of conformity.
Safety features include an upper limit switch (anti-two-block), 1.5 load safety factor, 4:1 rated hook with safety latch, brakes on rear and front wheels, brake on winch, dual stop points on four piece boom and a winch shield.
A small footprint is intentional for transport. But, like a transformer, the machine unfolds from the sides and back for stabilization, and the four piece boom extends to a 22-foot tip height. Users can easily raise and lower the hydraulic boom with hand controls, and raise or lower live loads with a DC power winch powered by 24v deep cycle battery power with an on-board charger. The line speed is 30 feet per minute (nine meters per minute).
The mobile crane is used for repairing or removing parts such as inlet cowls, reversed cowl flap, slats in aircraft fleets, helicopter maintenance for ejection seats, rotary blades, ground support equipment (GSE), canopy windshields, vertical stabilizers, ammunition drums, horizontal stabilizers, cannon guns and window cockpit replacement.
Microcranes, Inc. clients include NASA, Lockheed Martin, Bombardier Aerospace, Qantas, Pal Airlines, Sea-Tac Airport (Seattle Tacoma) and private facilities and manufacturers of airplanes, helicopters, personal flying machines and spaceships.
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