U.S. universities are using new lecture material from the Overhead Alliance to educate students on the benefits of applying overhead lifting equipment to material handling applications. The Overhead A[…]
Demand for speed & safety in critical lifting equipment is on the rise and while some projects have been put on hold due to coronavirus, the renewables sector is growing. Jenny Eagle investigates […]
A trio of cranes built by Sheffield-based Mechan is standing at Northern Rail’s Allerton depot in Liverpool, following a £23m project to increase its capacity. The heavy lifting specialist has buil[…]
For a job lifting 750t monopiles at the port of Cuxhaven, Schmidbauer used the ports own gantry crane and a 600t Liebherr crawler, rigged with a Modulift spreader and 45m lifting beam. Schmidbauer was[…]
Latin America is large and diverse. As Julian Champkin discovers, its market for lifting gear is recovering from the pandemic. Each country in Central and South America is different,” says Juan Jose[…]
DGCrane, based in Henan Province, China, is getting ready to ship two sets of 30 ton gantry cranes together with two sets of 16t gantry cranes to Qatar before December. DGCranes received an inquiry fr[…]
French jib crane, gantry crane and spreader beam manufacturer Comege has launched three new jib cranes. The 125kg-1t articulated wall jib crane with self-supporting hubs has 270° rotation for the fir[…]
Anti-sway technology is one of the most sought after safety upgrades in crane modernization projects today as well as integrated digital control for Industry 4.0. Jenny Eagle investigates. The increas[…]
A 35t capacity Pelloby overhead crane has been installed at BMW’s Swindon Mini plant. This electric travelling crane system, which features a double girder design and wire rope hoist unit, was commi[…]
Street has supplied and installed two overhead cranes in the newly expanded Boulby Underground Laboratory, which is operated by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). The £1.7m science[…]
Elebia supplies evo10 marine hook for Panama water pumping station Elebia has partnered with ALP Dynamics FR Corp in Panama, to set up an evo10 automatic hook with marine configuration on a fixed gant[…]
Konecranes has received a notice of intent to award contracts from the Virginia Port Authority in the USA for 86 automatic stacking cranes. This will be the largest deal in the history of Konecranes. […]
