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Staff Writer
Demag Automates Bio
Biomass is yet another alternative power technology that has come to maturity in recent years, especially in the form of CHP – combined heat and power. At Hamburg-Lohbrügge, a fully automated Demag crane installation stores and supplies woodchip to a CHP biomass power plant.
Large And Small
Nuclear power is a sector with its own very special lifting needs and its own unique cranes and hoists. Absolute safety is one requirement – multiple redundancies in all systems are mandatory so that if two components of an overhead crane should fail in a radioactive environment, enough elements will still remain functioning to retrieve it without human operatives having to enter a danger zone.
Powering Through
Power generation now comes in many forms, both renewable and fossil. Each has its own particular needs from the lifting industry. Julian Champkin reports.
All Under Control
The old way of controlling a crane or hoist was to have a man who pulled or pushed a lever. As digital technology becomes all-encompassing, the old ways have now disappeared. Even simple overhead cranes have different options for controlling them – some with very complex control systems. Julian Champkin investigates.
The differences between lifting and spreader beams
There are similarities but, more importantly, differences between lifting and spreader beams that might be easily overlooked at first glance, says Dan Mongan, senior sales engineer at The Caldwell Group.
New EU regulation redefines textile lifting compliance
Marc Eijssen and Susanna Wolfram, Eurocord’s EU liaison team, shed light on the effects of the EU’s incoming Machinery Regulation on textile ropes, chains and webbing for lifting purposes and on lifting accessories.
Upping The Lifting Game
Konecranes delivers 14 high-performance cranes to Makino’s new facility in Vietnam. Ranging from 500kg to 15t, these cranes are built to keep Makino’s operations moving safely and efficiently across production lines, shipping area, showroom, staging zone, measurement area and storerooms.
New heights
Welcome to this edition of Hoist. I’m excited to write to you for the first time as the new editor of a publication that’s long been a trusted voice in the lifting industry. It’s a real honour to step into a role that shines a light on the people, products and innovations driving forward the hoist sector – an essential backbone of modern manufacturing, logistics and infrastructure.
Opportunity in Asia
Protectionist government policies around the world are aiming to increase manufacturing production through investment in new plants. In its latest analysis, GlobalData investigates the global pipeline, and in particular the role of Southeast and South Asia.
Who needs hooks?
Below-the-hook devices come in almost infinite shapes and variety. Julian Champkin investigates both unpowered and powered attachments.