The Fassi cranes from the S Series have been designed and constructed especially to be fitted to and operate on vehicles which transport and handle pallet-stored building materials. In addition to the well-recognised characteristics of quality and reliability common to all Fassi Gru products, these cranes offer the possibility to quickly load and unload materials transported on work-site vehicle beds. They are used in particular on the German market and mainly serve warehouses and construction companies. This country and these sectors were the first to appreciate their excellent performance and high level of versatility in building material logistics. Their characteristics allow operators to work quickly and more easily thanks to a new easy-to-use control system and a practical and ergonomic working position, which simplifies the management of the various stages of operations, thus satisfying the highest market standards.

SE Range

The SE range was created for the United States market, in particular for a very specific requirement in the construction sector: the handling of plasterboard panels. Simplification, performance and electronics are characteristics shared by all the models in this range, with a significantly longer main arm compared to traditional cranes in order to be able to reach notable vertical heights, and with telescopic booms in higher-performance models. The models in this range cannot assume the classic rest position with the crane completely closed behind the truck cabin due to the length of the main arm. Consequently, their rest position is with the main and secondary arms aligned along the truck bed and the hook on a support at the rear of the truck.
LIGHT AND COMPACT CRANE
Fassi cranes of the T range are expressly designed for vehicle recovery. Therefore they are: compact so as not to require particular wheelbases, light so as not to weight down the total mass on the ground, efficient so as to be able to recover even big commercial vehicles and fit to lift efficiently the vehicles using the specific lifting tool.
 
OUTRIGGERS
Hydraulically extendable outriggers also in “Extra wide” and “Super Extra wide” execution, with hoses fitted inside the outrigger supports (standard only on dynamic crane version). Available as option manual or hydraulic tiltable outriggers.
MULTIVEHICLE APPLICATIONS
Fassi cranes used to work on railway lines can be fitted on various types of rolling stock, such as trucks, locomotives, wagons with dual driving system for road and rail use.


HEIGHT LIMITER
To assist the work of operators in yards and along railway lines, cranes are fitted with special devices aimed above all at preventing accidental contact with overhead power lines (chain links).


OTHER SUPPLEMENTARY DEVICES
Management of rotation with dual proximity sensor, to avoid use of the crane in areas where there are trains in transit, and key selector to determine the working side.

The Fassi railway cranes

Fassi has gained significant experience in the railway cranes field, based on the attention that the Fassi engineering department has been dedicating to the development of cranes for this specific application. Appropriate arrangements were made to enable the installation of standard cranes, designed for trucks, on rail vehicles, without distorting the typology or prices with machines developed specifically to this purpose, as it may happen on the market. Cranes operating on rail vehicles have to be equipped with additional safety devices for rotation and height limitation not required by cranes mounted on truck in order to be in compliance with the “operational safety” standard in presence of double-track lines or electric traction line commonly referred to as “catenary.” So devices with a removable key in a blocking position were introduced to define the geometric work areas where the crane can operate in full safety. Such devices can be summarized as: - Rotation limiter to define the angle of rotation around its vertical axis: Work area “A – B”. - height limiter to define the rotation angle of the main boom from the column. The limitation systems are normally inactive and are activated by the operator with the specific controls. They were developed with redundant equipments to ensure a safe operation.

STRATEGIC PARTNER
Fassi produces cranes to meet the specific needs of the armed forces and civil defence organisations of numerous countries throughout the world. Among many, those supplied to NATO departments and to the UN forces involved in peace missions are particularly significant.


VERSATILITY OF APPLICATION
The crane set-ups make it possible to deal with every load lifting and moving need: they can be fitted on tipper trucks, utility vehicles, at the front or back of vehicles with container bodies, on swap bodies or in fixed locations. All cranes can be painted to required indications.


SPECIAL VEHICLES
Fassi produces cranes that can be fitted to special vehicles to be used to clear minefields, in which the crane functions are managed by remote control. They are greatly valued in various strategic situations and by a number of armies, including the US armed forces.

Fassi Gru S.p.A. - Loader cranes manufacturer since 1965

Fassi Gru is the market leader among Italian producers. Its product range and sales numbers place it among the top producers of hydraulic cranes in the world.

Fassi’s production potential is approximately 12,000 cranes per year. The entire range is exported and distributed throughout the world through an efficient and widespread distribution network. From Canada to France, from the UK to Australia, Fassi’s professionalism is reflected in the company’s aim to meet different market needs, which are often linked to the specific geographical and economic conditions of individual countries.