When Metreel and O’Brien formed the partnership in March, initial plans were to introduce the Met-Track system in Canada from British Columbia to Newfoundland, where O’Brien says there are very fe[…]
Cargotec has announced it is planning a joint venture with one of its Chinese suppliers, Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries (RHI), to further establish its products in China’s lifting market. Under th[…]
The need for more data is one of the factors driving developments in crane and hoist controls. Keren Fallwell reports As customers demand more from their crane controls, manufacturers are responding w[…]
Cargotec’s interim results for the first half of 2011 show the firm doubled its operating profits for the period backed by a strong sales performance, despite a smaller order book. Q2 sales increase[…]
The two companies have worked together for the past two-and-a-half years to produce the first hybrid Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) crane for the rail industry, the MJ 1200R EH. EcoPower’s first MJ 1200R[…]
Brecknell Willis, a member of the Fandstan Electric Group, operates from locations in Somerset, Taiwan and China. It manufactures conductor rails for rail and light rail transport, as well as industri[…]
Hoist UK has launched a new range of light crane systems that it says has been designed as a versatile and modular lifting and handling solution. Six steel track configurations are available: straight[…]
Daniel Searle travelled to Weymouth, UK, to visit one of the lifting industry’s newest suppliers, Britlift. Having officially started business in 2017 as a manufacturer of lifting beams, spreader be[…]
WMI Cranes, based in Kolkata, engineers overhead cranes for a range of sectors, including chemical, steel, fertilizer, paper, cement and stock yards. It offers bulk handling equipment such as stackers[…]
Niscon’s Raynok Motion Control System is part of a touring musical theatre show that features custom-made wire rope hoists. Theatre Safe Australia (TSA) is an Australian-based company that designs t[…]
In a diverse marketplace, manufacturers of winches for the oil and gas sector are increasingly offering tailored solutions for customers, reports Tom Woerndl. The oil and gas sector has experienced a […]
Lift Turn Move (LTM) has promoted Robert Price to managing director of the UK-based supplier of lifting and rigging equipment to the industrial and entertainment markets, reporting directly to the boa[…]
