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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 admin|September 22nd, 2011|Load Systems International|Comments Off

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 admin|September 19th, 2011|Load Systems International|Comments Off

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 admin|September 14th, 2011|Crane News|Comments Off

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 admin|September 12th, 2011|Crane News|Comments Off

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 admin|September 8th, 2011|Crane News|Comments Off

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 admin|September 6th, 2011|Crane News|Comments Off

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 admin|August 18th, 2011|Crane News, Terex Crane|Comments Off

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 admin|August 10th, 2011|Liebherr Crane|Comments Off

Terex Crane to Close Wilmington Plant

Terex Crane
Terex Crane

Terex Crane Corp., Westport, Conn., will close its Wilmington, N.C., production facilities over the next several months.

The facility does some assembly and fabrication of tower cranes and small crawler cranes. Service and aftermarket support for these product lines will remain in Wilmington for the foreseeable future. Parts will be housed in Southaven, Miss. […]

By admin|August 8th, 2011|Terex Crane|Comments Off

Load Systems International is an established leader in the crane & lifting industry

Load Systems International is an established leader in the crane & lifting industry
Load Systems International

Load Systems International products enable crane operators to remotely monitor crane function, offering a safer alternative to the guesswork involved with cranes that do not have any way of monitoring crucial functions like load weight, A2B, boom angle, etc.
Load Systems […]

By admin|August 1st, 2011|Load Systems International|Comments Off