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New benefits from Verlinde’s Eurochain VX
24 December, 2019
France-based hoist manufacturer Verlinde has introduced its new range of Eurochain VX electric chain hoists, designed for loads from 63kg through to 10t.

New chain hoist range from SWF Krantechnik
24 December, 2019
German hoist manufacturer SWF Krantechnik has launched the Athlo Chain, the company’s latest generation of chain hoists.

Liebherr offshore cranes set for Africa and Turkey
24 December, 2019
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.

More Liebherr STS cranes set for Bremerhaven
24 December, 2019
Liebherr Container Cranes has received an order for two megamax ship-to-shore (STS) container cranes for the MSC Gate Terminal Bremerhaven.

Major product launches from Konecranes
24 December, 2019
Konecranes has launched three new series of lifting systems, the S-series, M-series and C-series.

Plug in and lift with forthcoming Kito hoist
24 December, 2019
Kito will launch a new variation of its Kito EQ electric chain hoist in 2020, with the single-phase EQS model designed to work with 220–240 volt power supplies while still providing all of the advantages of the high-voltage version, says the manufacturer.

Rail lifting clamp developed by Elebia
24 December, 2019
Barcelona, Spain-based Elebia has launched the eTrack, a 2t-capacity remote-controlled rail-lifting clamp.

Explosion-proof crane installed in Nebraska
24 December, 2019
AFE Crane, based in Cedar Falls, Iowa, has installed a 5t-capacity Acco explosion-proof crane at a facility in Nebraska, for lifting bulk container bags in a hazardous area.

Virtually the same as training on a real crane
13 December, 2019
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.

Taking control
13 December, 2019
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.

Sim City
13 December, 2019
Crane training in North America is being slowly revolutionised by increasingly affordable simulator systems. Daniel Searle reports.

Deep thinking
13 December, 2019
Extracting minerals from below the earth takes big, and very specialised, hoisting gear. Julian Champkin reports.

Highly refined
13 December, 2019
A manufacturer of equipment for refineries and power stations required an upgrade to its steel-handling cranes in Germany.

Steely resolve
22 November, 2019
The Central-Eastern European markets remain solid despite industrial slowdown. Jaroslaw Adamowski reports from Warsaw.

Keep on running
22 November, 2019
Maintenance is an essential for safe operation of hoists. Julian Champkin looks at requirements and methods.

Best of both Hoists
22 November, 2019
A new hoist, and custom systems, are boosting LTM’s cleanroom business.

Lifting Silicon chips
22 November, 2019
Mennens and Elma are supplying highly precise cleanroom cranes that will be used in the development of a new generation of silicon chips. Daniel Searle reports

Heavy metal
22 November, 2019
A 41m crane installed at a UK steel plant is due to be joined shortly by the largest-capacity crane ever made by manufacturer Jaso Industrial Cranes.

Light fantastic
24 October, 2019
Light lifting systems may seem simple but, as Julian Champkin finds, they are every bit as useful as heavier lifting equipment and repay consideration and good design.

Keep on moving
24 October, 2019
Intermodal cranes and lifting apparatus are vital to the movement of world trade. Julian Champkin looks at this large and varied sector.