16.09.2025

Almac adds wheels

Italian aeria lift manufacturer Almac has announced a new product brand – AlmacTech – which will be used for an all new range of articulated boom lifts - the AJ Line, with the official launch of the first two units at GIS in Piacenza, Italy next week.

The line takes the company, which is known for its tracked scissor lifts with dynamic self-levelling as well as its more recent tracked boom lifts, cranes and carriers, into the highly competitive wheeled articulated boom lift market.

The move is also a cultural shift for the company from pioneering niche products into more conventional mainstream self-propelled aerial lifts. It says that the new model concepts have come out of a major survey of its dealers and repeat customers, which led to a focus on machines that are simple, reliable, and easy to operate with logical controls. Although the new models are actually relatively sophisticated and almost radical in places

The first two models in the series, are compact industrial units, the 43ft AJ 15 and 50ft AJ 17, should be available to ship by the end of the year.

Both models employ dual risers and a two section telescopic boom topped by an articulating jib with optional 130 degrees lateral rotation, for working heights of 15 and 17 metres, with an up & over clearance of six and eight metres respectively. Maximum outreach on both is around nine metres- a few millimetres less on the AJ17 - with the unrestricted maximum platform capacity of 230kg, the key difference between the two machines being the slightly longer risers on the AJ17.

The units have an overall width of 1.5 metres, and an overall height in work mode of 1.995 metres, while the overall length with jib tucked for transport is 4.9 and 5.9 metres respectively, but the overall height then increases to 2.6 and 2.4 metres, the overall weight is 7,720kg and 8,375kg depending on specification. Power comes from a 48 volt, 385Ah battery pack driving AC direct drive wheel motors.

Other features include:
-Active LED interface with clear and intuitive visual feedback.
- Simultaneous control of functions with automatic end of stroke slowing on all hydraulic cylinders.
- Automatic pothole protection
- ‘Go-Home’ function, automatically initiating the boom lift’s stow sequence.
- Vertical ‘Wall function’ automatically co-ordinating the elevate and telescopic functions to provide a pure vertical lift motion for working on walls.
- Automatic jib tuck for transport
- Heavy duty steel covers

Chief executive Andrea Artoni said: “With AlmacTech we are not simply launching a new line of machines—we are starting a journey. The AJ-Line embodies our vision of how a conventional product can be transformed into a new working experience. For us, innovation means listening to the market and turning needs into solutions that simplify, protect, and empower operators. That is what will make the difference for our partners and for everyone working at height.”

“The launch of the AJ-Line is not a destination, but the beginning of a journey. On the horizon, new solutions are already set to amaze: a new generation of tracked articulated boom lifts that will take Almac’s concept of innovation to even greater heights, opening up application scenarios that are today hard to even imagine.”