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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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An installation at a Chicago museum showcases prehistoric plants high above the heads of visitors, using specialised hoists.
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Larger-capacity hoist launched by Oz Lifting
US-based Oz Lifting Products has added the OZ4000EC model to its range of electric chain hoists.
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Register now for Hoist’s webinar on simulator-based training
Hoist magazine will host a webinar on the use of simulators in overhead crane training on August 19th, at 2pm BST.
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Subsea lifting made easier at India gas project
Unique Group, in association with its partner Cranemaster, has been awarded a subcontract for Passive Heave Compensation (PHC) during subsea installation on the ONGC KG-DWN-98/2 gas project in the Krishna-Godavari basin, India.
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Cargotec and Chinese partner shuffle deck
Cargotec and China-based Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries (RHI) plan to change to ownership structure of their joint venture Rainbow-Cargotec Industries (RCI) in China.
LATEST FEATURES
Portable cranes are generally hand powered and can be lifted or moved by one person. Julian Champkin looks at these light but useful lifters.
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Forward thinking
With the 2020 Hannover Messe exhibition postponed until next April, Daniel Searle rounds up some of the latest innovations from Europe.
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The height of entertainment
When entertainment events resume around the world, specialist stage lifting manufacturers will be ready for them. Julian Champkin looks at latest products and some recent shows that took place prior to Covid-19.
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States of the art
This year’s Modex show took place in Atlanta, USA, just before international travel began to be curtailed by Covid-19. Daniel Searle caught up with some of the exhibitors remotely to discuss their key developments
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Flight delays
The sale of hoists to the aerospace industry was booming before the COVID-19 pandemic grounded the majority of international air travel. Tom Woerndl talked to the key players in the sector.
BLOGS
Tune in to the latest opinions with our webinars
I’m of the opinion that there will always be a place for print media in everyday life; while the instant access of the internet makes online media extremely useful, there’s still a certain satisfaction to be had by picking up a magazine or newspaper, sitting down with it and reading it through.
I’m of the opinion that there will always be a place for print media in everyday life; while the instant access of the internet makes online media extremely useful, there’s still a certain satisfaction to be had by picking up a magazine or newspaper, sitting down with it and reading it through.
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Technology taking centre stage to help businesses
I’ve been reluctant to devote too much of my recent editorial comments to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.
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Disruption, uncertainty, and a small landmark
There was really only one option of what to write about in this month’s Editor’s Comment, and that, of course, and unfortunately, is the spread of Covid-19, or Coronavirus, and the immediate effect it’s had on our industry.
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Thanks to the posties for almost 10,000 deliveries
It’s difficult to start this comment piece anywhere other than on the most obvious topic of Covid-19, and to say that I hope all our readers, and everyone in our industry across the world, are staying safe during the current outbreak.
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Navigating the challenges of subsea lifting
It’s hard to imagine how difficult it must be to work in offshore conditions. Sure, you could start by looking out of the window, if you’ve lived in the UK during the last six months—we’re already up to the letter ‘D’ in the alphabet of named storms so far in 2020, and Ciara and Dennis have brought some pretty spectacularly bad weather with them in recent weeks—but, joking aside, that isn’t really a patch on the harshness of the conditions found on offshore wind farms, rigs, and so on.
