15.10.2026

Impressions from Platformers

The German, aerial lift, telehandler and crane exhibition Platformer Days has now closed, with around 2,880 visitors attending the event. The following photos will hopefully give you an impression of the event held in Karlsruhe, south west Germany.
Skyjack setting up

The new Jekko TRX32

A Helix mast boom on the Hematec stand

The Ahern / Snorkel display

On the Bravi stand, Adriana Mihaylova and Pierino Bravi

Sahalift’s lineup includes Aichi

Altec & Teupen

Merlo telehandlers

Manitou‘s display included the MT625e electric telehandler

An Oil&Steel platform in Siesling’s livery

XCMG access

The 18m Klubb PT180

and 28m PT 280 previously branded as Isoli

Palfinger Platforms latest models

Including a 45m WT450 sold to Wagert

the Paus PTK 31 Evo trailer crane

Niftylift’s Tough Cage

Tadano tracked booms – previously Nagano

CMC spiders

A Cela Crawler 30 spider lift

The all new 137ft Sinoboom TB42RJ Plus telescopic boom lift

The Ruthmann team

Teupens 72 metre TE720

With Kunzes a 54 metre Platform Basket 54T spider lift

Teupen’s spider lifts

Team Vertikal: (L-R) Alexander Ochs, Rüdiger Kopf and Karlheinz ‚Keng‘ Kopp with Florian Büscher of Teupen

The Socage display

The all electric 35ft Hyrax ATE 27.12 trailer towable tracked boom lift

A 71m Multitel MJE710 truck mount for Bleser Mietstation

And a 25m MJE 250 for Koch

behind which is a 27m Multitel MTE 270 for Gushurst

And a 25m Palazzani 250S

A Klaas trailer lift

The 'PD-Networking-Night' with the theme Sports & Skills


A Klaas prototype 3.5t truck mounted crane the K200

The Jekko stand

Big PB scissor lifts

A Dieci telehandler out front

Along with a 75 metre Socage Forste 775TJJ

And a Dingli/ Magni compact boom lift

Smartlift glass handling robots

The Maeda stand

Genie’s 85ft electric S-85 XC-E

Böcker trailer crane

and Hoeflon spider cranes

An LGMG telehandler sold to Gräber

And then came the rain

Thursday was wet wet wet

Back inside with JLGs new Liftpod

And other low level models

Imer’s new 30m IMR 30DT

Munk low level platforms made by Axolift

CTE gets soaked

Rothlehner with Denka-Lift and Easy Lift platforms

XCMG’s new 33ft compact electric boom lift

Genie still celebrating its 60 year anniversary

Some of the Zoomlion platforms on show were among the first built in Hungary

The TVH stand

Safelift low level mast lifts on the Black Forest Hebetechnik stand

Time for lunch

Faraone with its Elevah models

Socage’s new Forste 27T telescopic

The Hangcha stand

JCB

On the Ruthmann stand the new 27m Versalift V-270

Finally as the show closes a rainbow

And sunset

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