Franna Introduces the Franna Minemaster Series Cranes

Franna has recently unveiled their Minemaster range, a series of pick and carry cranes with lift capacities ranging from 15t (17USt) to 40t (44USt) that come fully equipped and ready to work in mining applications. Franna designed their Minemaster range to meet demanding safety requirements and complex operating environment of the modern day mine site. Their cranes can be customized to meet local requirements with an extensive list of mine spec options available for customers to choose from.

Danny Black, General Manager at Franna explains, “Franna has been supplying the global mining industry with robust lifting solutions for over 40 years, working alongside a number of leading contractors such as Rio Tinto, BHP & Glencore. In line with our growing export sales, we have developed this range to meet the needs of the markets and industries we serve. Whilst mining has always been at the forefront of the Franna business, many of our international customers are not fully aware of the numerous mine specs that we can offer. As well as helping to educate the marketplace, our Franna Minemaster range provides mining contractors with heavy duty lifting solutions that are tailored to their needs and do not compromise on safety or performance.”

Features of the Franna Minemaster series:

• Reduce initial setup costs
• High utilization and lower cost per ton
• Safety without performance compromise
• Proven and trusted by industry
• Suitable for open pit and underground mining

Franna cranes continue to support their reputation of operating safely on the challenging terrains that are commonly associated with mining (for example, poor underfoot conditions). The company reports of their product's robust design and superior operating benefits allow them to perform in both open pit and underground mining conditions.

James Hoyt, Director at PT Berlian Cranserco Indonesia is quoted, saying, “Indonesian mining companies have been using Franna cranes in coal and hard rock mines to support underground, open pit, workshop, port and blasting operations for many years. Frannas are the most utilized support equipment assets on the mine site.The Franna product line is sold and supported internationally through an extensive dealer network, ensuring that customers receive specialized aftermarket support on a local basis. Franna cranes working in the Indonesian mining industry are supported by Cranserco with parts, service, training, technical support and sales.”

Franna cranes noted as requiring no outriggers, which allows the operator to set up and start working almost immediately. The compact footprint and unique design of each machine provides access to tunnels and other areas of limited space on the mine site. Franna cranes are a popular choice for mining contractors.