Tony Rock speaks to a crane engineer to find out the kinds of maintenance issues that can affect manual chain hoists. Phil Simpson is an engineer at CraneServe, a crane maintenance and inspection comp[...]
Demag has outlined a number of new features found on its Demag E22-C travel drive, which is used for DC chain hoists that run on I-beam girders and also for the KBK crane system. The E22-C travel driv[...]
Lift Turn Move (LTM), the Wirral, UK-based firm, has launched the new GIS GPM electric chain hoist. Capable of handling lifting capacities from 80kg to 250kg, the new hoist is the latest product from [...]
Chain hoists, manual or powered, have been around for many years. They tend to carry smaller loads than wire rope hoists, but their convenience and easy-to-handle nature makes them ubiquitous. Julian [...]
EnerMech has expanded its international presence within the cranes, lifting and valves sectors following two acquisitions in the USA and Africa, moves that are expected to boost turnover by around £2[...]
Kito Europe has unveiled its ER2 electric chain hoist complete with programmable limit switches that enable automatic stopping at preset positions. Central to the ER2 Limit Lock hoist is an inverter-c[...]
In a world full of automation and tech, it’s the simplest solutions that are often the best. Two companies – one manufacturer and one rental firm – make the case for manual chain hoists. Tony Ro[...]
Street Crane Company has supplied electric wire rope hoists for use on a crane playing a key role in the reconstruction of the Longfellow Bridge that runs Charles River at Cambridge, Massachusetts. Th[...]
The LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) has unveiled the eighth edition of its code of practice for the safe use of lifting equipment (COPSULE). Written by independent industry experts, COP[...]
Training is of course essential, but what specific benefits does it bring? And how can technology help it to continue during the current crisis? Julian Champkin investigates. Training comes in many gu[...]
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