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Staff Writer
NYPA partners with REEL COH on crane upgrades
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) Board of Trustees has approved a $70.6 million contract for the design, fabrication, and installation of two new gantry cranes at the St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt Power Project in Massena.
Double leg coil lifters
Larger coils are typically transported and stored with the eye horizontal, which is also how they must be lifted and moved, explains Dan Mongan, senior sales engineer, at The Caldwell Group.
What is a lifting appliance?
Ben Dobbs, head of Global Standards and Legislation at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), and Keith Tonge of LEEA Technical Services look at lifting appliances and explain why their selection should be carefully considered.
Custom Design
Heike Metzger, senior specialist, Sales Enablement, Stahl CraneSystems explains how its CraneKit enabled a flexible off-the-shelf solution for a customised crane application with special requirements.
Crane market growth to accelerate by 2031
The overhead crane market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 5.5% between 2024- 2031, according to Orion Market Research, driven by a rising demand in manufacturing, construction, and power generation and the expansion of manufacturing factories as they aim for higher production volumes to meet these rising demands.
JLT Mobile Computers celebrates milestone anniversary
JLT Mobile Computers brings 2024 to a close, celebrating its 30th anniversary, marking three decades in the rugged computing industry.
Movequip & Verlinde partner on major project for Brazil’s sugar industry
A Big Bag storage project recently completed in Brazil is set to revolutionize the country’s sugar industry, a sector that already accounts for 25% of global sugar production.
Extracting future gems
From Pan Africa acquiring TCMG, Hoisting Equipment Specialists expanding into Japan, LEEA LiftEx Gold Coast and Mammoet launching Hands-Free Lifting, we look at the latest news to come from Australasia.
Off The Hook
Below the hook devices are many and various. Julian Champkin examines some options.
A.I. comes to lifting
Artificial Intelligence has given us chatbots and can almost drive cars. Can it operate lifts and hoists? Julian Champkin reports.