Kobelco’s CKE series of crawler cranes has six variants in the current lineup (for European market). The operating weight ranges from 80 tonnes and 3 metre radius with the CKE800G-3 to 300 tonnes and a 5.5 metre radius with the CKE3000G-2. These cranes can be configured and adapted for a wide range of applications and is particularly suited to general civil engineering, foundation and construction work, and also clamshell, foundation (piling, hydraulic/mechanical diaphragm wall bucket), dragline work and heavy-duty erection applications as found in the power and petrochemical industries. The one model currently available in the BME series sees it equipped for heavy-duty cycle work, foundation work, pile driving and grab work.