Lootah Lemmens, headquartered in the UAE, has announced that its 10-ton overhead crane is now operational at a local ...

How ports are using technology to boost efficiency Implementing technology can increase the capacity and efficiency of a port – for example, through optimising loading or unloading cargo operations ...

Ports invest in post-Panamax shipping The expansion of the Panama Canal to accommodate larger ocean-going vessels was completed in 2016. Since then, ports continue to invest in shoreside ...

Use the NOVA blackline electric wire rope hoists to build powerful, yet economical crane solutions from 2 to 20 t. Compared to the NOVA silverline electric wire rope hoists, NOVA blackline is a more ...

On the same terms? Bernie Winter, of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) Technical Services, explains the term Working Load Limit and answers a frequently asked lifting capacity ...

AI in control In his March budget speech UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced £900m backing for new super-computer facility to help the UK’s artificial intelligence industry. Julian Champkin ...

Below the hook: Turning point Special below-the-hook tools are available to rotate your load safely and efficiently in the air, says Sean Powers, Posi-Turner applications specialist, The Caldwell ...

Vacuum lifters: Suck it up Matthew Prestidge, general manager/director at Stratalign, makes the case for vacuum lifters.

Joon-Sung Lee, OEM sales manager, materials handling, ABB Drives, discusses how regenerative drives can unlock untapped energy savings for stacker cranes.

Non-Marring Clamps There are special clamps for lifting hard metals or delicate loads, such as those in the aerospace or food production industries, writes Dale Kelly, engineering manager at The ...

Dave Tucker, senior training specialist, and Dave Thomson, training manager, at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association, explain why attention needs to be paid to kinks during inspections of wire ...

Our slewing jib cranes from the VECTO jib series offer versatile solutions for efficient light crane systems in numerous industries and work environments in production and manufacturing halls. They ...