Power, motion and radio controls firm Magnetek has sealed a $1m-plus order to modernise the controls on four 300-ton power plant cranes for the Hoover Dam. The company is partnering with Nevada-based [...]
Australian specialists Pacific Hoists has been appointed as master distributor for Simplex Products for Australia and New Zealand. This agreement gives the manufacturer exclusive access to the company[...]
Digitalisation is enhancing performance and safety across the lifting sector with a raft of innovations. Daniel Searle looks first at Condra’s move into semi- and fully-automated cranes. South Afric[...]
Konecranes has launched a new overhead crane system that it claims is capable of handling any load up to 350kg in an almost weightless fashion. The ATB AirBalancer is a technology that is found in the[...]
J D Neuhaus has outlined its crane system offering for customers wanting products with Atex classifications EX II 2 GD IIA T4 / EX II 3 GD IIB T4. The company also offers systems with increased spark [...]
As operations can impact air quality, water quality and land use, many ports are investing in cleaner technologies and environmentally friendly operating practices to meet federal and international st[...]
Crane manufacturer Condra has completed the testing of a series of maintenance cranes it has been commissioned to provide for De Hoop Dam. The dam, which is the Department of Water and Sanitati[...]
SWF Krantechnik has been integral to the newly fitted production hall at Germany-based construction machine manufacturer Diem Werke. The company has fitted the firm's new 7,000sqm facility, which hous[...]
Kalmar, part of Finland-based Cargotec, has introduced Kalmar One, designed to be the first truly open automation system for the container handling industry, says the company—adding that it has the [...]
Terex Port Solutions (TPS) has increased its foothold in Durban Container Terminal, the largest container terminal in Africa, thanks to the installation of two rail-mounted gantry cranes (RMGs). The m[...]
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