Not all loads are best lifted by hooks. There are almost as many below-the-hook lifting attachments as there are types of load. Indeed, as Julian Champkin discovers, there are dozens of ways just to l[…]
Specialists from Ace World Companies, Caldwell and Conductix-Wampfler present their views on the current and future state of automation in lifting. Digital Automation is the key technology that is tra[…]
Enerpac gantry system leaps into action on Sydney rail project When, due to unforeseen issues, a company working on Sydney’s Botany Rail Duplication Project had to make last-minute changes to the wa[…]
Condra has completed manufacture of a service and maintenance crane for Saiccor Mill’s Feed Three pulp dryer line at Umkomaas on South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal south coast. The double-girder electri[…]
Portable cranes are often an essential tool for light industry and manufacturers. Julian Champkin investigates. So what exactly does ‘portable’ mean? Like most words, it becomes hard to pin down w[…]
As global trends in product distribution change, thanks to the growth in online shopping, lifting equipment must support this sector and ergonomic design is vital. Bernadette Ballantyne reports. The g[…]
Tri-State Overhead Crane in the US has installed a 40-ton, toprunning double girder bridge crane for a tool and die shop. The crane comes with a two-step variable frequency drive (VFD). It spans 51ft […]
When it comes to chiller installation in a tight underground space, it’s important to keep your cool. Ontario-based Ready Machinery, a machinery moving company servicing Canada and the US, was hired[…]
Oz Lifting chain hoists and trolleys lift floating docks. Oz Lifting Products has provided two 1.0-ton capacity electric chain hoists and trolleys to lift floating docks, manufactured at a residential[…]
At one of the leading waste-to-energy plants in the world, at Gothenburg in Sweden, the cranes have been fitted with ICRAS anti-sway systems to increase productivity. Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plants use […]
The German overhead crane industry is vast and varied, with manufacturers of complete hoists alongside producers of consumables and components. Daniel Searle travelled through the west of the country […]
Pelloby has installed two 35t double-girder cranes at a press shop at BMW Group’s Mini plant at Swindon, UK. The installation represents part of a project to upgrade older lifting system at the plan[…]
