A 20 ton capacity overhead crane and hoist from R&M Materials Handling Inc., sold by Harriman Material Handling (HMH), has been built and installed by CraneWerks 400 ft. beneath the surface at the U.S. Gypsum Company Shoals Mine in Indiana. The Application The top running double girder crane, principally chosen …
Read More »IMCA Lifting & Rigging webinar – 1st October 2020
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) is holding a Lifting & Rigging webinar on 1 October 2020 with the theme ‘Crane Systems: Offshore Lifting’. This online event, hosted by IMCA’s Lifting & Rigging Committee, provides an opportunity for IMCA Members to participate in an event dedicated to key aspects of …
Read More »New Customer Support Manager for Tadano Demag UK Ltd
Tadano Demag UK has announced the appointment of Paul Duke as the new Customer Support Manager for operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Paul holds a Degree in Technology & Business Management and brings more than 20 years of experience in Customer Support to the company. Paul’s previous work …
Read More »Airpes Spreader Beams for wind turbine manufacturer
Airpes, a manufacturer of lifting, weighing and below-the-hook equipment, has shipped the first in a series of 75 metric ton (tonne) capacity custom, adjustable spreader beams to one of the largest companies that assembles wind turbines. The beams are a new development of an old type that the customer bought …
Read More »The gamechanger in crawler cranes; ideal in tight spots
The PALFINGER crawler crane PCC 57.002 maneuvers well in limited space, can shift (or “walk”) on its outriggers and can be operated electrically. It´s perfect for indoor jobs, such as the removal of escalators. Maneuvering the PALFINGER crawler crane PCC 57.002 through the main entrance of an Austrian furniture store …
Read More »OZ Lifting expands electric chain hoist range
OZ Lifting Products LLC has added the 4,000-lb. capacity OZ4000EC to its range of electric chain hoists. The manufacturer has steadily expanded the series having launched the 500-lb. capacity OZ500EC in 2018. The 1,000-lb. capacity OZ1000EC and 2,000-lb. capacity OZ2000EC followed, before the latest model was introduced as the only …
Read More »Temporary Covid closure lifted at Hiab installation sites
Hiab UK is resuming operations at its four installation sites next week after services were temporarily suspended as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak. From Monday 27 April centres in Ellesmere, Dudley, North Allerton and Cumbernauld, Scotland will been carrying out installation jobs under revised health and safety protocols. Ian …
Read More »Caldwell Mill-Duty Coil Grab for Steel Service Center
A 37.5-ton capacity mill-duty coil grab has been installed beneath the hook of a 40-ton capacity overhead crane at a Monarch Steel Company Inc. facility in Decatur, Alabama. The coil grab was manufactured by The Caldwell Group, a Rockford, Illinois-based company that specializes in both standard and custom lifting equipment. …
Read More »Rope and Sling Beam for Welsh school construction
Rope and Sling Specialists Ltd. (RSS) has provided a 2t capacity, 36m-long lattice beam and rigging gear for lifting roofing sheets at the Cefn Saeson School construction project in South Wales. RSS delivered the below-the-hook equipment and services, and fellow Welsh company Davies Crane Hire Ltd. a 100t capacity Grove …
Read More »NEW CRANE MODELS: PK 55.002 TEC 5 and PK 58.002 TEC 7 new design promises first-class performance
PALFINGER is presenting two new crane models in the 60 meter-tonne segment. The range of available comfort functions combined with the new design makes it possible to work more efficiently and precisely. PALFINGER is setting new standards in the 60 meter-tonne class with its two new crane models, the PK …
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