Tower Cranes
Cranes
A new guide to help inexperienced crane buyers identify whether or not a tower crane is compliant with EU legislation has been released by the Committee for European Construction Equipment (CECE). In a move to combat the illegal import and use of non-compliant tower cranes across Europe, CECE has collaborated with a number […]
Simple Step #1 to Preventing Unnecessary Crane Down Time – Power Washing- Crane Repair
Crane Repair
This step first appeared in the December 2010 Issue of Crane Hot Line Magazine where Bode Technical Services published an article on water protection for crane owners:
Most crane control electronics are rated water protection class “IP65.” With regard to […]
Terex Crane Client Uses Hammerheads to repair ships
Terex Crane
Two Terex Crane SK 415 hammerhead tower cranes are being used for repairing large vessels at a shipyard on the American East Coast, providing an unusual solution for servicing large vessels.
Detyens Shipyards of Charleston, South Carolina specialises in the repair and refurbishment of international state and […]
Two Liebherr luffing jib cranes construct Latin America’s tallest tower
Liebherr cranes
Two Liebherr luffing jib cranes are being used to construct Latin America’s tallest tower, the 300-metre (984ft) Torre Gran Costanera in Santiago, Chile, with another 12 Liebherr tower cranes being deployed for the construction of the Costanera Center, of which the tower forms the […]
Terex Crane
Terex Crane
Terex Crane Corp., Westport, Conn., will close its Wilmington, N.C., production facilities over the next several months.
The facility does some assembly and fabrication of tower cranes and small crawler cranes. Service and aftermarket support for these product lines will remain in Wilmington for the foreseeable future. Parts will be housed in Southaven, Miss. […]
Manitowoc Crane sales grow 22.9% despite market pressure
Manitowoc Crane
Manitowoc’s first half financial results for 2011 show cranes segment sales increasing by 22.9% from $451.6m to $544.8m year on year while market pressures helped force operating margins down 3.2%. Manitowoc Crane
Cranes segment sales were largely responsible for helping achieve group sales figures of $949.8m for […]
Load Systems International is an established leader in the crane & lifting industry
Load Systems International
Load Systems International products enable crane operators to remotely monitor crane function, offering a safer alternative to the guesswork involved with cranes that do not have any way of monitoring crucial functions like load weight, A2B, boom angle, etc.
Load Systems […]
Anti Two Block (a2b) Switch
Anti Two Block
Cranes are provided with two different configurations of anti two block switches, i.e.
some having only one anti two block switch, and some having two anti two block switches. Correct use of the anti two
block switches must be followed to prevent material damage and serious or even fatal
accidents. The […]
Hirschmann Maestro Load Moment Indicator
Hirschmann Maestro System
The Hirschmann Maestro is an economical upgrade solution for many of the existing Hirschmann and PAT load moment indicators that are currently in the field. The Hirschmann Maestro provides crane owners with a combination of the latest technology while incorporating many of the existing proven sensors and components. […]
Load Systems International announces the global release of new wireless instrumentation products to increase crane safety and efficiency
Load Systems International
Load Systems International is announcing the release of three new innovative products, the Wireless Slew Sensor and Work Area Definition Software, the Mini Cable Reel and the Stainless Steel Line Rider.
The Wireless Slew Sensor measures […]
