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Taking control
There is a growing movement in the hoist sector towards wireless control systems that can ensure greater safety and less downtime for operators, as well as intelligent devices that provide increased levels of production data. Tom Woerndl reports.
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Deep thinking
Extracting minerals from below the earth takes big, and very specialised, hoisting gear. Julian Champkin reports.
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Highly refined
A manufacturer of equipment for refineries and power stations required an upgrade to its steel-handling cranes in Germany.
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France-based hoist manufacturer Verlinde has introduced its new range of Eurochain VX electric chain hoists, designed for loads from 63kg through to 10t.
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New chain hoist range from SWF Krantechnik
German hoist manufacturer SWF Krantechnik has launched the Athlo Chain, the company’s latest generation of chain hoists.
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Liebherr offshore cranes set for Africa and Turkey
Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock is manufacturing a 30t offshore crane to be used by BP for supply and maintenance tasks on its Jack Up accommodation platform at its oil and gas operations next to the west coast of Africa.
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More Liebherr STS cranes set for Bremerhaven
Liebherr Container Cranes has received an order for two megamax ship-to-shore (STS) container cranes for the MSC Gate Terminal Bremerhaven.
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Major product launches from Konecranes
Konecranes has launched three new series of lifting systems, the S-series, M-series and C-series.
LATEST FEATURES
Monitoring loads is key for operator safety and the long-term health of lifting equipment. Daniel Searle and Julian Champkin report.
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Top Gear
About 30,000 separate parts come together to make a single car. A single delay on the assembly line can be disastrous. Julian Champkin looks at lifting requirements in the automotive industry.
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Keyn Interest
LiftEx 2019 took place in Milton Keynes in November. Daniel Searle reports from the show on some of the products that were launched during the event.
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QUAY SKILLS
A ship-to-shore crane constructed at a port in Lisbon had to be jacked up and moved to its final position on the quayside.
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Taking control
There is a growing movement in the hoist sector towards wireless control systems that can ensure greater safety and less downtime for operators, as well as intelligent devices that provide increased levels of production data. Tom Woerndl reports.
BLOGS
Britain, as you may have heard, has had its fair share of political upheaval and public votes in the last few years. Three general elections, one advisory referendum on whether to leave the EU or not, and a lot of debate, both amongst the public and the politicians.
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Virtually the same as training on a real crane
If you were at this year’s LiftEx show last month, held in Milton Keynes in the UK, you may have seen me waving my arms in front of me, apparently unable to see and possibly lost in the delusions of a fantasy world.
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In the dock: time to focus more on port cranes
As you read through this issue of Hoist, you may notice a more maritime theme than usual.
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A safe industry is an attractive one for new workers
In this issue we have an article on ergonomics, and how this science is applied to lifting devices.
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Digitalisation, automation and the human touch
Ever since computer scientists realised that silicon, as a semiconductor, had enormous potential for boosting processing power, the world as we know it has changed immeasurably.
