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Driving up

Car and truck makers require huge numbers of hoists, lifts and winches in their factories. Julian Champkin investigates the lifting machinery that is used.

Weighing it up

Load monitoring systems are part of the ever-increasing digital component of lifting technology. Julian Champkin looks at the latest developments.

Core strength

Hoists from Stahl CraneSystems are assisting the dismantling process at the Philippsburg nuclear power plant in Germany.

Reid gantry assists solar pontoon
13 June, 2019 Modular floating pontoon supplier Northern Pontoon used a 3t-capacity lightweight gantry crane from Reid Lifting to anchor a solar power generation system on a UK reservoir.

Lifting fans
Hoosier Crane worked with R&M Materials Handling to supply and install four load-turning cranes at New York Blower’s new facility.

Fibre rope comes to offshore
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has launched the first fibre rope offshore crane to enter the market.

5t Liftket hoist ready to ship
German manufacturer Liftket has added 5t electric chain hoists to its Speed Line, which are available to ship within 15 working days or less.

Wind energy project supplied by Jaso
Spanish crane manufacturer Jaso has supplied three double-girder cranes to Eiffage Metal for the production of wind towers for wind turbines.

LATEST FEATURES

Chains of success
10 May, 2019 The chain hoist has been around for many years. Julian Champkin finds modern additions to a design that works.

Going Nuclear
Both building and decommissioning nuclear plants imposes very special requirements on lifting gear. Julian Champkin finds the regulations as mountainous as the loads to be moved.

Mixed Growth
Africa’s manufacturing sector may have previously gone through tumultuous times, but with recovering global commodity prices the sector is set to register growth that will fuel increased demand for various load lifting equipment designed to maximize quality production and ensure high level material handling processes. Shem Oirere reports.

Engine Room
A jet engine maintenance facility in Brazil is using a highly automated system manufactured by Stahl Talhas for transporting engines.

Ocean drive
Subsea lifting is used in a range of sectors, each with specific requirements. Julian Champkin investigates.

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BLOGS

Contractors in the middle
14 May, 2019 Jack Hinsdale, president of South Carolina-based Material Handling Solutions, looks at the issues surrounding procuring cranes through contractors and how to address them.

Documentation requirements for manufacturers
Denis Hogan, Performance and Special Projects Manager at The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), explains what lifting equipment related documentation needs to be provided by manufacturers and suppliers to assure customers of legal compliance.

Always a better visit when the forecast is good
I attended the previous iteration of Promat in Chicago back in 2017 and my enduring memory of my time in the city, outside of the McCormick Place exhibition halls, was pouring rain.

Off to the razzle dazzle of Chicago and promat
It seems like I’ve talked about my travels quite a lot in recent comments. That’s because, well, I’ve been doing quite a lot of travelling. And very informative it has been too.

It’s the time of year when the industry meets
My visit to Logimat in Stuttgart last month was as fruitful and interesting as in 2018. Indeed, my only complaint—and this had nothing to do with the show itself—was that due to prior commitments I was only able to be at the exhibition for one full day.