31.07.2013

Manitowoc and Orlaco agree partnership

Manitowoc has signed a five year strategic agreement with camera system specialist Orlaco in order to provide and develop after-market camera systems for its Potain tower cranes, Grove mobile cranes, National Crane boom trucks and Manitowoc crawler cranes.

Bob Hund, executive vice president of Manitowoc Crane Care, said: “Many crane cameras are fitted at the point of manufacture, but there is also demand for after-market cameras to be fitted later on to meet specific customer needs. Traditionally, cameras are only used on tower cranes, but that is changing. Cameras can help any type of crane operator to perform more efficiently and we expect their use to increase long into the future.”

Twan Pelders, business development manager at Orlaco, added: “We believe that soon every crane will be fitted with a camera, speeding up operations and improving efficiency on job sites. Through our partnership with Manitowoc, we want to make life easier for the operator.”
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Twan Pelders and Jan van Beek from Orlaco with Bob Hund from Manitowoc Crane Care

Established in 1988 the Dutch based company produces camera systems for a range of machines around the world which includes cranes, excavators, trucks, forklifts, shipping and emergency vehicles.