PALFINGER AG was established in the year 1932. Since many years company has been the leading international manufacturers of hydraulic lifting, loading and handling systems primarily related with commercial vehicles and sometimes on farming equipment like tractors or on special utility vehicles. Innovation, Internationalisation and Flexibility of products and services forms the strategic pillars of the PALFINGER’s phenomenal growth in recent past.
PALFINGER Cranes India Pvt. Ltd is fully owned subsidiary company of PALFINGER AG and with head office & assembly plant at Chennai. Company was incorporated in 2008, for developing, manufacturing, marketing and service of the PALFINGER products suitable for Indian subcontinents and other Asian developing markets. PALFINGER has made its strong presence in the subcontinent by positioning of Sales & Service workforce and independent dealerships almost in all strategic locations of the subcontinent. The global player offers local service always.
Concept of Truck Loader CraneTruck Loader is an integrated solution of Crane on truck, which allows the truck to get loaded or unloaded with its own arrangement. In a conventional method truck is either loaded with manual labour or with various forms of mobile or stationery cranes. Thus, the truck always waits for another equipment for being loaded and unloaded. In modern day logistic system, this makes the truck waste lot of time due to the waiting period. Also cheap and abandon availability of human being for loading / unloading is no more an easily and viable solution particularly, when the workload is more and to be time efficient. Concept of Truck Loader Crane thus improves the overall efficiency of whole logistic environment and particularly delivers best, when an integrated solution of loading-transporting-unloading is solicited for short haulage transportation.
Merits over conventional Loading and Logistic system

 One equipment (lorry with crane) only is required, whereas in a conventional process, one crane is required for loading point, another at unloading and truck for transit between these points
 Lesser equipment result in lower operation cost (less no. of driver / operator, lesser maintenance)
Fleet management and logistic arrangement gets minimised
Faster turnaround time for truck due to minimal waiting period, thus more deliveries in lesser time
Safer, faster and more efficient solution
Unlike conventional cranes more versatile with possibility of combination with various attachments and accessories.
So, welcome to the world of truck loader crane.. welcome to the future!!
Working cycle of PALFINGER Truck loader CraneUnloading cycle of Knuckle Boom Crane (KBC)
• Outriggers are fully pulled out, stabiliser legs are descended and placed firmly• Crane unfolds• Lifting the load• Further lifting the load• Positioning the load by slewing• Positioning the load by boom extension• Placing the load by articulation of boom• Load is placed.   Unloading cycle of KBC for below the ground level• Lifting the load• Positioning the load below the ground level with boom extension• Positioning the load below the ground level with boom articulation• Placing the load below the ground level.Unloading cycle of SBC• Outriggers are fully pulled out, stabiliser legs are descended and placed firmly.• Lower hoist system to pick load• Pulling Hoist system upward through winch to lift the load• Lifting the load further through boom extension• Positioning the load by slewing• Positioning the load by lowering hoist system.

Advantage Palfinger Loading, Unloading and Transportation – all in one• PALFINGER cranes impart power of self-loading and unloading to the trucks• No coordination with pick and carry cranes needed• Saves time and money.Low Dead Weight• Use of special high tensile steel to reduce the weight of crane• Allows more payload thus increase in profitability• Repositioning of truck is not required frequently.Slewing System• 400º + rotation in KBC and 360º continuous rotation in SBC• Convenient operation• Larger working range and greater flexibility.Hydraulic Winch• Is available with as standard kit with stiff boom crane and can be fitted to  knuckle boom crane too• It make load lifting easy from below the ground level or when load is to be lifted     vertically.Fly Jibs• Unique movement geometry• Unique manoeuvrability and provide even greater outreach• Work can be performed even at exposed and difficult-to-reach places.

Contact:PALFINGER Cranes India Pvt. Ltd.37, Varadarajapuram, Nazarathpet,Poonamallee, Chennai 600 123, IndiaTel: +91-44-2649 6081/89