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Manitex secures crane orders from dealers in North America and the UAE
Manitex International, Inc. has announced receipt of new orders valued at approximately $5.0 million for shipment during the third and fourth quarters of 2010. Approximately $4.0 million is for the Company's Manitex boom truck cranes and $1.0 million is for the Company's specialized military material handling products. Of the total orders, approximately 25% is for international customers. Scott Rolston, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketi... [more]
Lifting Bags can be used instead of hydraulic jacks or cranes
Trelleborg Engineered Systems' Lifting Bags are unique reinforced polymer bags that when inflated can lift huge weights. Used for three decades in rescue work they are now launched to a broader range of applications in the industrial market. Lifting bags are expected to be used mainly instead of hydraulic jacks or cranes. They are much thinner than jacks – between 22 and 25 millimeters – which means they can be inserted into small spaces. And ... [more]
Street Crane Company launches single girder hoist for safe lifting up to 25 tonnes
Street Crane Company has launched a single girder hoist for safe lifting from 12.5 to 25 tonnes. The new crane from Street is suitable for manufacturing operations housed in lightly constructed buildings where substantial gantries or structural reinforcement would be required to house double girder cranes. Aerospace manufacturers often fall into this category because of the wide-span bays and hangars used in this industry. The beam and hoist can ... [more]
Masternaut Asset Track protects Flannery Hire's high-value equipment
Flannery Hire has implemented the web-based antitheft system from Masternaut Three X. Used to protect high-value equipment such as excavators and telehandlers, the Masternaut Asset Track system provides automatic, self-monitoring surveillance of Flannery Hire’s equipment used on sites throughout the north of England. The system has already helped to pinpoint and recover a stolen excavator within a few hours. “The Masternaut Asset Track system... [more]
GMK 6300L crane has a fully automatic transmission offering the best driveability on site
Manitowoc has selected Allison Transmission's technology for its new Grove GMK6300L. Set to be launched at the 2010 Bauma, the six-axle all-terrain crane with an extended boom offers more power and, thanks to the 4500 SP fully automatic transmission, outstanding manoeuvrability and driver comfort. The GMK6300L is capable of lifting 300 tons and features a main boom that can extend 80 metres. For further operating distance a 37 metre boom exten... [more]
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TN may allow hunting of once-imperiled sandhill cranes
A once minuscule group of sandhill cranes that migrates through the Southeast has succeeded in rebounding to a healthy population, but it could spell trouble for the big bird in Tennessee.
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International footballer Obua boosts Uganda Cranes
Uganda Cranes have been boosted by the recovery of Scotland-based winger David Obua ahead of the weekend home tie in the 2012 CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cup qualifier against tricky Angola.
Downtown construction project breathes new life into former National City building
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Construction cranes are a great sign of a healthy downtown. Unfortunately, we don't see them in downtown Cleveland very often, so the one on East Sixth and Short Vincent stands out.
Travelers Educates Its Construction Customers on OSHA's Revised Cranes and Derricks Standard
HARTFORD, Conn.----The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently published a new standard regarding the use of cranes and derricks in construction. Recognizing that more than 250,000 construction, contracting and equipment rental companies, employing almost five million workers, will be affected by the new rules*, Travelers has updated its complimentary training courses and is well ...
Coughing bighorn sheep at Skalkaho confound biologists
SKALKAHO - Standing behind grass taller than its back, a smallbighorn lamb cranes its neck to watch the parade of peopleshuffling up the hillside.
Gaylord going
The final push is more than a month later than planned, but the big cranes are now on-site and the dismantling of Gaylord Chemical Company is under way.
Poland and Ukraine overcoming jitters
WARSAW: The girders sway from cranes on the riverside in the heart of Poland’s capital Warsaw, as the vast metal and concrete skeleton of a stadium takes shape, slowly but surely.
New Secure Storage Facility Stores Boats, RVs, Cranes, Truck Fleets & Construction Materials
With over 18 acres of parking area, Access Outdoor Storage is the largest facility of its kind in the Greater Cleveland area of Ohio. It offers 24/7 access via keypad entry to boats, RVs, trailers, campers, semis, construction equipment of any size, and even car and truck fleets.
Progress made on Eastwood bridge
Construction of the Eastwood Street Bridge continued Tuesday, Aug. 17. W & M Welding and Crane Service, of Sedalia, had cranes "in the hole" near Salt Fork Creek to set bridge girders across the beams.
