Over the upcoming years, APAC countries are forecasted to offer major opportunities for crane operators, particularly with the construction sector in Indonesia expected to record over 7.2% growth in 2[…]
TER has introduced two new position limit switches suitable for overhead cranes and hoists. The Arke switch is designed for controlling cranes, hoists and complex machine tools, and is particularly su[…]
ALE has overseen the move a gantry crane over live railway lines, as part of London’s HS2 project. The gantry crane, which weighed 290t, was due to be moved into position for demolition in North Lon[…]
A lower carbon world needs more copper. Also more nickel, more aluminium, more lithium, more cobalt, more rare earths … and therefore more mining. Julian Champkin reports on the mine lifting ind[…]
Konecranes has installed two open winch cranes at the new Nanjing Maxus factory of China’s largest automotive manufacturer SAIC Motor. The Smarton cranes, which comprise a 50t/20t double-hook overhe[…]
Service Crane Co., which provides industrial cranes, workstation cranes and hoist systems, has installed six R&M crane systems at the newly-constructed Kimura Foundry America Inc. factory in Shelb[…]
MH Automation International partners with crane parts supplier CP Automation to upgrade the crane control equipment of an overhead travelling crane operating at a South Wales steelworks MH Automation […]
UK-based rental company Speedy Hire has ordered 20 1,000kg-capacity lightweight gantry cranes from Reid Lifting. The 1,000kg models are a recent addition to Reid’s Porta-Gantry Rapide range. David U[…]
Condra has supplied a grabbing crane at the railhead serving the Sishen iron ore mine near Kuruman in South Africa. The double girder overhead crane is the final part of Sishen’s ore spillage recove[…]
Vacuum lifting is not only for small light objects, but concrete prefabricated units, big machines that need delicate handling, porous sacks and carboard boxes, pallets of shrink-wrapped tins: with su[…]