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STRONG WINDS, HEAVIER LIFTS
The newest developments in offshore lifting nowadays are in the wind energy field. As turbines get heavier, blades get longer and towers get higher, demands on lifting technology increase. Julian Champkin reports.
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STANDING FIRM
Process cranes combine automated technology with overhead cranes to handle heavy duty loads and streamline working procedures. The two largest end-user sectors are metal and mining followed by manufacturing, automotive, and the utility sectors. Jenny Eagle investigates.
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LA DOLCE VITA
As The Italian Sea Group says goodbye to its historic 46m high gantry crane in Marina Di Carrara, to make way for the future development of the shipyard, Jenny Eagle looks at other news happening across Italy.
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Associated Wire Rope Fabricators (AWRF) has named The Caldwell Group’s director of business development Jeff Ferchen to the board of directors. It represents a return to the AWRF board for Ferchen, who previously served from 2015 to 2017.
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Lifting beam and chain hoist installed in new tower block basement
UK lifting equipment company Hoist & Winch has recently installed a concrete ceiling-mounted 7.5t safe working load (SWL) lifting beam and manual chain hoist into the basement energy room of a new, large tower block.
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Bishop Lifting rebrands
US firm Bishop Lifting Products has undertaken a rebrand of its business.
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Verlinde launches variable-speed electric chain hoist
Verlinde has launched a new line of variable-speed electric chain hoists.
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Lloyds British wins crane servicing contract
Lloyds British, a provider of lifting and equipment inspection services in the UK, has won a new contract with British water company Severn Trent Water.
LATEST FEATURES
The newest developments in offshore lifting nowadays are in the wind energy field. As turbines get heavier, blades get longer and towers get higher, demands on lifting technology increase. Julian Champkin reports.
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Standing Firm
Process cranes combine automated technology with overhead cranes to handle heavy duty loads and streamline working procedures. The two largest end-user sectors are metal and mining followed by manufacturing, automotive, and the utility sectors. Jenny Eagle investigates.
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La dolce vita
As The Italian Sea Group says goodbye to its historic 46m high gantry crane in Marina Di Carrara, to make way for the future development of the shipyard, Jenny Eagle looks at other news happening across Italy.
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Need for speed
Britlift supports Jet Hydroplane UK to break World Water Speed record
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Turbine control
MKK Logistics lifts a 130t turbine at a power plant in Dhaka, using an Enerpac hydraulic gantry crane
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How to be safe when using hoists
Hoists and hoisting operations have become safer over the years, but accidents still happen and sometimes they can be very serious indeed. Julian Champkin reports.
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The cranes lightening the load in the metal production industry
Metal production is a core industry and a hard one: temperatures are extreme, loads are heavy and hot or else difficult and hard to handle. Julian Champkin reports.
BLOGS
Port operator Bolloré Ports has officially opened Tibar Bay Port in East Timor.
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ZPMC donates books to Chinese school in Germany
ZPMC, the Chinese manufacturer and supplier of port equipment including cranes,donated a number of books to the Hanhua Chinese School in Germany at the end of November.
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Caldwell launches distributor pricing and availability tool
US lifting solutions business The Caldwell Group has unveiled a new online tool where channel partners can access pricing and availability information online.
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Steel maker upgrades overhead cranes in US
International steel manufacturer the Valbruna Group has 2,500 employees and produces approximately 250,000 tons of specialty steels annually, with a primary focus on stainless steels and specialty alloys.
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Axel Johnson acquires Danish lifting equipment supplier
AxFlow Denmark – which is part of the Axel Johnson International business group Fluid Handling Solutions, or AxFlow – has acquired Gram Vakuum Teknik, a Danish supplier of vacuum pumps, lifting equipment and related services.
