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LSI GS820 Display/Receiver

Load Systems International GS820 Display/Receiver
Load Systems International

Features:

Monitors up to 32 sensors and display a wide variety of them simultaneously on the screen
View up to 20 fields of data on the display
Users can switch between graphical display of data and text only display of data
Direct Sequence-Spread Spectrum-Two Way Communication
Reception range: 4,000 feet / 1,300 meters
User […]

By |September 19th, 2011|Load Systems International|Comments Off on LSI GS820 Display/Receiver

MEC develops 60ft titan boom for crane service

MEC develops 60ft titan boom for crane service
Crane Service
 
Aerial work platform manufacturer MEC, Kerman, Calif., is developing a 60-foot version of its Titan Boom aerial platformfor crane service. The largest current model in the family is the 40-foot Titan Boom 40-S. The new Titan Boom will provide 20 more feet of platform height.
An MEC […]

By |September 14th, 2011|Crane News|Comments Off on MEC develops 60ft titan boom for crane service

Liebherr aids Nigerian’s goverment port upgrade project

Liebherr Crane aids Nigerian’s government port upgrade project
Liebherr Crane
 
A program of dredging and refurbishment along at ports lining Nigeria’s Niger River is gathering pace with the delivery of two Liebherr LHM 180 mobile harbour cranes to Onitsha River Port. Onitsha River Port’s purchase of Liebherr’s 64-tonners is in response to the port’s redevelopment, which […]

By |September 12th, 2011|Crane News|Comments Off on Liebherr aids Nigerian’s goverment port upgrade project

Crane Refurbishment Services – Extending Your Crane’s Life

Crane Refurbishment Services
Extending Your Cranes Life
In the past few years we at Bode Technical Services have seen a significant increase in crane refurbishment services and replacement services, both here in the USA and worldwide.  With our 36 years of experience specializing in crane electronic repairs our clients trust our advice on this matter and […]

By |September 9th, 2011|Crane Repair, Crane Upgrade|Comments Off on Crane Refurbishment Services – Extending Your Crane’s Life

OSHA Issues Final Rule on Slings, Shackles for crane safety

OSHA Crane Safety Rules
Crane Safety

Effective July 8, 2011, OSHA has updated its regulations for slings for both general industry (1901.184) and construction (1926.251). According to a memo from the Association of Crane and Rigging Professionals, a summary of the key changes are as follows. The full regulation can be viewed at: http://www.osha.gov/FedReg_osha_pdf/FED20110608.pdf.
All load capacity […]

By |September 8th, 2011|Crane News|Comments Off on OSHA Issues Final Rule on Slings, Shackles for crane safety

Luffing Jib Cranes Give Rise To Confined Singapore Retail Development

Luffing jib cranes give rise to confined Singapore retail development
Luffing Jib

Two Liebherr 160 HC-L 8/16 Litronic luffing jib cranes have provided construction firm Bovis Lend Lease with the lifting solution for a restricted space development on Singapore’s Orchard Road.
The two cranes are being used to lift loads between 3t and 4t at the 313@somerset […]

By |September 7th, 2011|Crane News|Comments Off on Luffing Jib Cranes Give Rise To Confined Singapore Retail Development

Manufacturers Back CECE Guide Tackling Illegal Tower Cranes

Tower Cranes
Cranes

A new guide to help inexperienced crane buyers identify whether or not a tower crane is compliant with EU legislation has been released by the Committee for European Construction Equipment (CECE). In a move to combat the illegal import and use of non-compliant tower cranes across Europe, CECE has collaborated with a number […]

By |September 6th, 2011|Crane News|Comments Off on Manufacturers Back CECE Guide Tackling Illegal Tower Cranes

Crane Service and Rigging Mobile Apps for iPhone and iPad

Crane Service and Rigging Mobile Apps for Iphone and Ipad
Crane Service

Joe Lane, an inspector and surveyor for Cairo Marine Service, Wickliffe, Ky., provided the following information in the Fall 2011 newsletter of the Crane Certification Association of America (CCAA). Note the CCAA will hold its fall meeting Oct. 16-18, 2011 in Orlando, Fla. There […]

By |August 30th, 2011|Crane News|Comments Off on Crane Service and Rigging Mobile Apps for iPhone and iPad

Simple Steps to Prevent Unnecessary Crane Down Time – Power Washing-Crane Repair

Simple Step #1 to Preventing Unnecessary Crane Down Time – Power Washing- Crane Repair

Crane Repair 
 This step first appeared in the December 2010 Issue of Crane Hot Line Magazine where Bode Technical Services published an article on water protection for crane owners:  
Most crane control electronics are rated water protection class “IP65.”  With regard to […]

By |August 21st, 2011|Crane Maintenance|Comments Off on Simple Steps to Prevent Unnecessary Crane Down Time – Power Washing-Crane Repair

TEREX Crane Client Uses Hammerheads To Repair Ships

Terex Crane Client Uses Hammerheads to repair ships
Terex Crane

Two Terex Crane SK 415 hammerhead tower cranes are being used for repairing large vessels at a shipyard on the American East Coast, providing an unusual solution for servicing large vessels.
Detyens Shipyards of Charleston, South Carolina specialises in the repair and refurbishment of international state and […]

By |August 18th, 2011|Crane News, Terex Crane|Comments Off on TEREX Crane Client Uses Hammerheads To Repair Ships