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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 admin|September 21st, 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

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 admin|September 7th, 2011|Crane News|Comments Off

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 admin|August 30th, 2011|Crane News|Comments Off

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 admin|August 21st, 2011|Crane Maintenance|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

Manitowoc crane sales grow 22.9% despite market pressure

Manitowoc Crane sales grow 22.9% despite market pressure
Manitowoc Crane

Manitowoc’s first half financial results for 2011 show cranes segment sales increasing by 22.9% from $451.6m to $544.8m year on year while market pressures helped force operating margins down 3.2%. Manitowoc Crane

Cranes segment sales were largely responsible for helping achieve group sales figures of $949.8m for […]

By admin|August 3rd, 2011|Grove Crane|Comments Off