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Staff Writer
Choosing the right runway electrification system: Key factors to consider
Selecting the correct runway electrification system is essential to ensure safety, efficiency and reliability in industrial settings, says Richard Warriner, VP at Span-Guard. Overlooking critical factors like temperature, duty cycle, power feed location and load calculations can lead to costly failures.
Chant Engineering 55th anniversary
Chant Engineering is looking back on its family legacy as it celebrates its 55th anniversary this year.
A safety guide for industrial operations
Overhead weighing systems provide real-time load data, enhancing crane safety by preventing overloads, caught loads and other hazards. Rice Lake Weighing Systems reveals how below-the-hook and integrated solutions improve safety, efficiency and regulatory compliance in industrial operations.
Ensuring safe operations
James Headley, CEO of the Crane Institute of America (CIA) and the Crane Institute Certification (CIC), explains why proper training is vital to safe operation and OSHA requires operators to be properly qualified.
Demand for ergonomic lifting is on the rise
Lee Bailey has been the manager of Manufacturing Integration & Engineering for Schmalz Vacuum Technology for nearly eight years and is current president of MMA (the Monorail Manufacturers Association), part of MHI, the US (Material Handling, Logistics and Supply Chain Association), where he will complete his two-year term in December 2025.
A class above
Chris Adams, director, manufacturing, overhead solutions, talks about Gorbel‘s roots in Pell City, Alabama, spanning three decades.
Heart of Dixie
From Alabama’s government announcing a next-generation strategic plan to drive economic investment, to Austal USA’s continued expansion in the defence industry, and DeSHAZO launching a National Training Center for overhead crane technicians, we look at the latest news to come from the Yellowhammer State.
Talking technology
Roland Najbar of Siemens Industry and Konecranes’ Joan Hexter-Christensen discuss industrial automation, digital services, and how technology will continue to evolve in the future.
R&M Materials Handling
Specht Industries has installed R&M cranes and hoists at an autoclave systems manufacturer.
NYPA partners with REEL COH on crane upgrades
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) Board of Trustees has approved a $70.6 million contract for the design, fabrication, and installation of two new gantry cranes at the St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt Power Project in Massena.