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Placing the spotlight on warehouse automation
Automated Guided Vehicle manufacturers and suppliers play an integral role in the modernwarehouse. Innovative machines and intricate control systems are enabling companies to get the most out of...
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Arbil: 50 years in the making
When chairman Raymond R. Bills founded Arbil Lifting in Wolverhampton back in 1963, a global business operating out of modern premises across the UK was probably a pipedream. Now, 50 years young,...
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Picking up the pieces
Hoist manufacturers have a major part to play in the food and pharmaceutical manufacturingprocess. Ever-changing industry regulations and strong demand from end users is driving investment in this...
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J D Neuhaus has played a key role in the construction of the world’s largest observation wheel in Las Vegas.
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Kalmar enlisted for major STS crane relocation
Kalmar has been credited for the “impressive” relocation project it has carried out in moving an 850-ton ship-to-shore (STS) crane at the Port of Helsingborg, Sweden.
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RTGs ordered for Indonesian airport
Port crane and reach stacker manufacturer Kalmar has received an order for six E-One rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes from Indonesian container terminal operator, PT Terminal Petikemas Surabaya (TPS), the company announced recently. The deliveries are expected by the end of the second quarter 2014.
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New online crane marketplace launched
A new a global online trading website, Crane Swap, went live earlier this month. The website aims to connect buyers and sellers of cranes including gantry and STS cranes and equipment.
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Konecranes lowers its forecasts
Konecranes has lowered its full-year forecast following a 10 per cent drop in third quarter orders, the company announced earlier this month. The company said that ‘continued soft market and unfavourable currency development’ are to blame for the revised expectations.
LATEST FEATURES
Automated Guided Vehicle manufacturers and suppliers play an integral role in the modernwarehouse. Innovative machines and intricate control systems are enabling companies to get the most out of their warehousing operations, finds Tim Sheahan.
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Arbil: 50 years in the making
When chairman Raymond R. Bills founded Arbil Lifting in Wolverhampton back in 1963, a global business operating out of modern premises across the UK was probably a pipedream. Now, 50 years young, Arbil is celebrating this major anniversary but Bills and his company have no plans of slowing down.
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Picking up the pieces
Hoist manufacturers have a major part to play in the food and pharmaceutical manufacturingprocess. Ever-changing industry regulations and strong demand from end users is driving investment in this machinery, finds Tim Sheahan.
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Onwards and upwards
Growth in the automotive and manufacturing markets are expected to boost North America’sindustrial construction sector in the coming years. But as confidence slowly returns to the market, manufacturers are finding that customers are still erring on the side of caution when it comes to committing to significant new investments, finds Tim Sheahan.
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CSX Intermodal Terminals returns to Konecranes
Konecranes has been commissioned by US-based transportation firm CSX Intermodal Terminals to provide a quartet of RTG cranes.
BLOGS
The integral role tradeshows play in bringing an industry together can rarely be overstated. They fulfill a variety of functions, from a means of showcasing new equipment and products to providing the people that make up this industry with a way to liaise with their peers. In an age where time "out of the office" is more of a luxury than ever, these events offer welcome respite from daily routines.
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Place a spotlight on the future
Having spent a siginificant part of my time in journalism writing about the machinery used in the print and packaging process, it hasn’t taken long to notice some of the similarities between that world and the factory crane sector.
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Showcasing the game changers
When Firestone Tire and Rubber Company founder Harvey Firestone was asked what quality an entrepreneur should value above all others, he paused for a while. After several seconds he smiled and offered this simple but effective response.
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15 years? It seems like only yesterday...
This months issue of Hoist finds us all in a reflective and contemplative mood. Has it already been 15 years since the first issue of the magazine rolled off the presses? Has it been a decade and a half since Phil Bishop and his team introduced the industry to what would soon become one of the world's most influential factory crane magazines? It seems like only yesterday.
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Charting a course to healthier profits
If there is indeed a tide in the affairs of men, then port operators appear determined to take this tide at the flood and, should fortune smile, chart their course to a healthier profit margin. In this month’s issue of Hoist we cast a nautical gaze at the rise of Maersk's new Triple E, Super Post-Panamax, container vessel.
