Pelloby supplied a bespoke two-tonne overhead crane to Ricoh’s toner bottle production line in Telford, UK. Ricoh UK Products, a production subsidiary of Japan’s Ricoh Company, manufactures a rang[...]
German crane manufacturer Vetter Krantechnik has delivered its biggest slewing jib crane to the TAIF Oil Company refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Russia, for container handling. The crane has a foundation mea[...]
An Indonesian manufacturer of pre-stressed concrete beams has installed 16 CXT overhead cranes from Konecranes to optimise production at its plant in Surabaya. PT Waskita Beton Precast (WSBP) has a ta[...]
Demand for hoists and rigging equipment in the entertainment and hospitality sectors is buoyant. Sally Spencer reports Suppliers of hoists and rigging equipment into the entertainment sector have been[...]
Manual lifting equipment is increasingly being designed to improve ergonomics and assist the operator, thereby enhancing efficiency, precision, and safety. Daniel Searle reports. Technology to assist [...]
At one of the leading waste-to-energy plants in the world, at Gothenburg in Sweden, the cranes have been fitted with ICRAS anti-sway systems to increase productivity. Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plants use [...]
A robust safety culture is driving the market in the heavy lifting sector of the crane industry. Paola De Pascali reports. The demand for much higher capacities, often over 10t, drives the demand for [...]
Not all loads are best lifted by hooks. There are almost as many below-the-hook lifting attachments as there are types of load. Indeed, as Julian Champkin discovers, there are dozens of ways just to l[...]
Specialists from Ace World Companies, Caldwell and Conductix-Wampfler present their views on the current and future state of automation in lifting. Digital Automation is the key technology that is tra[...]
Enerpac gantry system leaps into action on Sydney rail project When, due to unforeseen issues, a company working on Sydney’s Botany Rail Duplication Project had to make last-minute changes to the wa[...]
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