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Innovation showcase
Promat took place in Chicago in April, with crane and handling equipment manufacturers lining up alongside other members of the logistics industry. Daniel Searle attended.
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Set the stage
The entertainment industry demands ever-greater spectacle, which means ever-greater demands on stage lifting technology. Julian Champkin is stage-struck.
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Remote control manufacturer HBC-Radiomatic has completed the expansion of its facility at Hebron, Kentucky, adding an extra 13,000sq ft of floor space.
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Marble arch: Pelloby’s 47m crane installed
UK-based crane manufacturer Pelloby has designed, built and installed a 12.5t-capacity gantry crane with a 47m span for Somerset-based Marble Mosaics.
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Terminal cranes upgraded in Morocco
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, will upgrade the capabilities of four ZPMC ship-to-shore cranes in Morocco, on behalf of customer Eurogate Tanger.
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Smart manufacturing programme underway for crane maker
UK-based crane manufacturer DT Engineering is taking part in a leadership programme designed to provide skills and knowledge required to employ ‘smart’ manufacturing techniques.
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Lifting device for US particle accelerator lab
The Caldwell Group has manufactured a customised lifting device for use at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) in Batavia, Illinois. The project was awarded to Caldwell distributor John Sakash Copmany, also based in Illinois.
LATEST FEATURES
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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Sim City
Crane training in North America is being slowly revolutionised by increasingly affordable simulator systems. Daniel Searle 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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Steely resolve
The Central-Eastern European markets remain solid despite industrial slowdown. Jaroslaw Adamowski reports from Warsaw.
BLOGS
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.
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Don’t look now: why print can still beat digital words
When was the last time you actually finished reading an article on your phone? I don’t mean a short news piece about a politician with strange hair, or the World Cup (cricket or women’s soccer; your choice), or what one celebrity said about another celebrity—I mean a long, detailed article that takes more than a few moments to read, and which gives proper insight into a topic.
