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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.
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Weighing it up
Load monitoring systems are part of the ever-increasing digital component of lifting technology. Julian Champkin looks at the latest developments.
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Core strength
Hoists from Stahl CraneSystems are assisting the dismantling process at the Philippsburg nuclear power plant in Germany.
Read moreLATEST NEWS
Reid Lifting, a UK-based manufacturer of lightweight gantry and davit cranes, has been purchased by Pure Lifting, for an undisclosed amount.
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Reid additions to Speedy fleet
UK-based rental company Speedy Hire has ordered 20 1,000kg-capacity lightweight gantry cranes from Reid Lifting.
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R&M cranes installed at Indiana foundry
Service Crane Co., which provides industrial cranes, workstation cranes and hoist systems, has installed six R&M crane systems at the newly-constructed Kimura Foundry America Inc. factory in Shelbyville, Indiana.
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New site for HSI
Handling Systems International (HSI) has purchased a new 57,000sq ft manufacturing facility in McCook, Illinois.
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Brake maker expands sales team
Pintsch Bubenzer, a manufacturer of disc and drum brakes for steel cranes and other severe-duty applications, has appointed Mike Sparks as regional sales manager and Jim Fields in service sales.
LATEST FEATURES
The chain hoist has been around for many years. Julian Champkin finds modern additions to a design that works.
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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.
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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.
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Engine Room
A jet engine maintenance facility in Brazil is using a highly automated system manufactured by Stahl Talhas for transporting engines.
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Ocean drive
Subsea lifting is used in a range of sectors, each with specific requirements. Julian Champkin investigates.
BLOGS
Jack Hinsdale, president of South Carolina-based Material Handling Solutions, looks at the issues surrounding procuring cranes through contractors and how to address them.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
