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Load Systems International GS075-B Wireless Anti-Two-Block Switch

Load Systems International  GS075-B Wireless Anti-Two-Block Switch
Load Systems International GS075-B Wireless Anti-Two-Block Switch
 

Load Systems International GS075-B Wireless Anti-Two-Block Switch FEATURES:

The GS075-B Anti-Two-Block-Weight & Chain Assembly offers users the classic method of hanging the A2B switch from the boom tip, users add a separate weight and chain to the switch assembly
The GS075-B can be adapted  […]

By |September 22nd, 2011|Load Systems International|Comments Off on Load Systems International GS075-B Wireless Anti-Two-Block Switch

Load Systems International GS550 Wireless Display/Receiver

Load Systems International GS550 Wireless Display/Receiver
Load Systems International GS550 Wireless Display/Receiver
The GS 550 offers a fully flexible design, able to simultaneously view multiple sensors as well as the number of parts of line on a large, sunlight-readable LCD display.
 

Load Systems International GS550 Display Features:

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Monitors up to 32 sensors simultaneously
Direct Sequence-Spread Spectrum-Two Way […]

By |September 21st, 2011|Load Systems International|Comments Off on Load Systems International GS550 Wireless 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

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

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

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

Demag AC535 Jib

Demag AC535 Jib
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We were recently able to help one of our customers with their jib on a Demag AC535.  We wish them many good picks in the future.

 

 

Bode Technical Services specializes in crane repair on Terex Cranes, Demag Cranes, Grove Cranes, Liebherr Cranes, and Krupp cranes. Beyond crane repair, Bode Technical Services also utilizes […]

By |August 16th, 2011|Demag Crane|Comments Off on Demag AC535 Jib

Two Liebherr luffing jib cranes construct Latin America’s tallest tower

Two Liebherr luffing jib cranes construct Latin America’s tallest tower
Liebherr cranes

Two Liebherr luffing jib cranes are being used to construct Latin America’s tallest tower, the 300-metre (984ft) Torre Gran Costanera in Santiago, Chile, with another 12 Liebherr tower cranes being deployed for the construction of the Costanera Center, of which the tower forms the […]

By |August 10th, 2011|Liebherr Crane|Comments Off on Two Liebherr luffing jib cranes construct Latin America’s tallest tower