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Demag launches next-generation DRS-M wheel blocks
Demag has launched the next generation DRS-M wheel blocks featuring a rugged, modular design and versatile connection possibilities on five sides. Also new is optional mechanical wear measurement of the wheel.
Gorbel to display overhead and warehouse portfolio together for first time
Gorbel says it will be showcasing its full range of customer solutions at MODEX 2022, in Atlanta, USA, March 28 to 31, 2022.
William Hackett sees greater uptake of its Quad Pawl
William Hackett, which provides below the hook lifting products to the lifting, oil & gas, renewables, and offshore sectors among others, is seeing increased demand for its WH C4 QP (Quad Pawl) technology since its launch last year.
Kito suspends all shipments to Russia
Kito has announced it has suspended all shipments and financial transaction with Russia.
CMCO unveils first Electric Chain Hoist with Intelli-Connect Diagnostics & Analytics
Columbus McKinnon Corporation (CMCO) has announced that its Intelli-Connect Diagnostics and Analytics technology is now available on the CM Lodestar VS Electric Chain Hoist.
VOXPOP: International Women’s Day
In a special edition of Hoist we decided to celebrate International Women’s Day (March 8, 2022) by inviting our readers to tell us what it means to them to be a woman working in this industry, alongside a series of accompanying articles, where workers introduce themselves and tell us how ‘they got the job’.
Herrmann & Wittrock modernises its fleet with Liebherr mobile cranes
Crane and work platform rental contractor Herrmann & Wittrock has ordered three Liebherr mobile cranes from Liebherr.
PHL Hydraulics and Enerpac: largest synchronised lift to date
In what is believed to be the largest array of Enerpac SCJ-50 Cube Jacks for a single lift, PHL Hydraulics Ireland has used 16 cube jacks for the synchronised lifting of a 50m x 7m racking system weighing 160 ton at a large industrial facility. Completed in just over one hour, the steel racking was lifted to a height of 2.2m.
VDMA: ‘It remains right to impose tough sanctions on the aggression against Ukraine’
VDMA (the German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association) has spoken out on the war against Ukraine, saying the sanctions imposed by the European Union as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in violation of international law represent a fundamental reassessment of economic and trade relations with Russia in light of Vladimir Putin’s systematic aggression.
Port of LA rolls out digital platform
The Port of Los Angeles has unveiled new features to its Port Optimizer, the nation’s first and only port community system that allows shippers, cargo owners, terminal operators and others to better predict and plan cargo at the busiest trade gateway in the U.S.