A news item was published on this site earlier in the week, detailing Italian gantry manufacturer Ascom’s 720t capacity boat hoist, which it designed for Dubai Maritime City. Like an RTG, it will be used in and around the port area. But RTGs have found happy homes far from the water’s edge.
RTGs offer materials handling versatility that some potential users may not have considered.
They are commonly used as port equipment, an alternative to reach stackers or straddle carriers moving containers around at docksides. Most leading RTG manufacturers devote their marketing efforts to container handling applications, usually in ports and harbours.
Where space is limited, RTGs come into their own, handling up to eight rows of containers. But newer markets have emerged too, such as the wind power manufacturing sector. Tower sections and blades are long awkward loads that an RTG can handle with relative ease.
Don’t miss the July/August issue for a deeper exploration into their true versatility.
Meanwhile, two live polls on the site are addressing the service of overhead lifting equipment. The first asks: has the increased emphasis placed by high profile manufacturers on the service of lifting equipment resulted in a better deal for end users?
The second assesses the industry’s understanding of crane and hoist inspection and, thus, the importance it places upon it.
You may have noticed that the digital issue link has changed on the menu on the left-hand side of the site, but there is still an archive if you scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the folder to the left of the binoculars. A link to this is at the bottom of this blog.
Dates for your diaries
The Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) has conveniently charted the next two years of meetings, trade shows and events. A link to this is also below.
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Richard Howes, Editor
