A contract for three process cranes to be used in a South African mine has been awarded by ThyssenKrupp group’s material handling business unit. Demag Cranes AG will build the three 80t ZKKW double […]
UK chancellor of the exchequer, George Osborne, met with company directors and workers when he visited one of the country’s largest factory crane manufacturers earlier this month. During a visit[…]
A major upgrade to one of the world’s oldest deep underground railways, at Bank in London, relies on a single overhead crane nestled in a side street. Positioning the crane, and the logistics of its[…]
Norfolk-based specialist bearings supplier, Cooper Bearings, has awarded a contract for four cranes to service its expanding UK facility. Konecranes UK has revealed that it submitted the successful bi[…]
Ideanomics, a global company focused on accelerating the commercial adoption of zeroemission vehicles, has announced that its subsidiary, US Hybrid, has been selected by Mi-Jack to convert a rubbertyr[…]
The LiftEx trade show took place in Milton Keynes, UK towards the end of 2018, with a host of innovations on show. Daniel Searle attended the event. Taking place over two days in November and incorpor[…]
Work on a new terminal at the Port of Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico is underway, with its operator looking to acquire a number of electric rubber tyred gantry and ship-to-shore cranes. Plans to develop a ne[…]
Dynamic Load Monitoring was among the industry representatives as the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (Leea) hosted an event at UK Parliament on the eve of July’s Global Lifting Awareness Da[…]
The aerospace sector demands heavy lifting, delicate handling, and precise positioning. Julian Champkin looks at the hoisting and lifting machinery that is needed. Aerospace is the epitome of high tec[…]
An American manufacturer of overhead cranes and hoists is expanding its range of lifting equipment available through the addition of Danish-made vacuum lifters. American Crane & Equipment Corporat[…]
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (Leea) led a group of member companies to the UK’s House of Commons, London, on 12 July 2023 to explain the role the lifting industry plays and to convey […]
As Tony Rock reports, the benefits of Industry 4.0 are still being discussed more than ten years after the idea of a Fourth Industrial Revolution was introduced. Look up ‘Industry 4.0’ on Hoistmag[…]
