Manitowoc - Mon January 13, 2020
Manitowoc to Debut Six New Cranes at ConExpo 2020
Manitowoc Cranes will return to ConExpo in 2020 to unveil six new cranes to the lifting market. In addition to these, four other crane models that were introduced in 2018 and 2019 also will be on display at the company's booth, with several making their North American debuts....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon January 13, 2020
Antsy for ANSI? Here's What You Need to Know About the New Standards
With just a few months to go before the new ANSI A92 standards are officially in effect, the access industry is still in preparation mode. Aerial manufacturers are putting the final touches on new machine design and safety features and, along with professional organizations, are dedicating time and energy to training for best MEWP operating practices....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon January 13, 2020
An Eye on Rigging Gear: Complacency Equals the Enemy
Last year, ASME revised its Slings standard to not only include an outline of rigger responsibilities, but guidelines on inspecting slings in special service. Though essential to the crane job site, rigging gear can get overlooked every day by the very crew members responsible for inspecting it and making sure it is in good working order....
Link-Belt Cranes - Mon January 13, 2020
Grasping OIL Needs… From the Derrick to the Doghouse and More
In less than six months, Brady Crane Service of Healdton, Okla., has logged more than 560 hours on its new Link-Belt 120-ton (110-t) TCC-1200 telescopic crawler crane. Brady Crane Service also has more than 2,000 hours on its 110-ton (100-t) TCC-1100....
Link-Belt Cranes - Mon January 06, 2020
Tutt-Bryant Builds Mining Infrastructure with TCC-1400 in Western Australia
Tutt-Bryant Heavy Lift & Shift is a major crane hire, heavy haulage and special projects provider in Australia, lifting structural steel with its Link-Belt 140-ton (127-t) TCC-1400 telescopic crawler crane at BHP's South Flank in western Australia....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon January 06, 2020
Putting a Focus on Distractions
Is staying focused an issue for crane operators? It depends on so many factors, say crane operator trainers and certification sites. The job site, the employer, the task at hand, even the operator him- or herself, all play a role....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon January 06, 2020
Cranes Continue HOT Streak … and Not Just in Seattle
Though Seattle has led the United States in tower crane numbers for three years now, utilization in this particular crane sector is moving at a good clip all across the country. End users like today's tower crane models for the time and money saved with safe and easy installation, as well as the fact that with a panoramic view of the job site, operators can see exactly where they're placing the load....
Manitowoc - Mon January 06, 2020
Potain Igo 50 Helps Renovate Mona Lisa's Resting Place
A Potain Igo 50 self-erecting crane is repairing more than 43,055 sq. ft. of damaged roof on the Sant'Orsola, a 14th Century ex-monastery in Florence, Italy, that is thought to be the final resting place of Lisa Gherardini, better known as Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa....
Liebherr - Mon January 06, 2020
Liebherr Crawler Crane LR 11000 Between Ironman and Surfers in Hawaii
A Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane from the fleet of Buckner HeavyLift Cranes is currently in use in Hawaii. New Vestas wind turbines with a hub height of 344 ft. (105 m) have been under construction there for more than three months....
Manitowoc - Mon January 06, 2020
Grove TMS500-2 Assists Helicopter to Install Antenna on Radio Tower in Maryland
Digging & Rigging, a crane and rigging company based out of Mount Airy, Md., deployed a Grove TMS500-2 truck crane to assist a helicopter with the installation of a new radio tower in Clear Spring, Md....
