Enerpac Heavy Lifting Technology has developed a self-erecting facility hall (SEFH) for power generation plants that lack an on-site workshop, and manufacturing sites needing additional…
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NessCampbell Crane + Rigging Launches Tower Crane Division
November 16, 2017In the Pacific Northwest, tower cranes are almost as plentiful as the skyscrapers they are building. They blend in with the landscape as global technology…
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DICA Produces Medium-Duty ProStack Cribbing
November 16, 2017DICA has expanded its ProStack cribbing products to include smaller medium-duty interlocking blocks and pad sizes. The reduced size is specifically designed for truck-mounted aerial…
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Near Fort Worth, Texas, an active rail line running below Interstate 35 was closed when four 68-foot-long, 120,000-pound concrete box beams were set. The bridge…
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All-Terrain Cranes Lift Gantry Crane in Tandem
November 15, 2017At a steel yard in Ludwigsburg, Germany, crane rental company Wiesbauer lifted a 58-tonne, 45-meter-long gantry crane using two all-terrain cranes. The Terex AC 700…
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NessCampbell Crane + Rigging announces a new partnership with the Ironworkers District Council of the Pacific Northwest. The partnership allows the company to continue its…
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H&E Equipment Services Inc. has opened a new branch near Lynnwood, Wash. It will provide full-service coverage to customers in northern King, Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom,…
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Bigge Expands Tadano Crane Sales Territory
November 13, 2017Bigge Crane & Equipment Co. announces it is now selling new and used Tadano cranes and parts in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado. Bigge…
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Manitowoc MLC650 Crawler Crane Replaces Transmission Towers
November 13, 2017Cianbro is using a barge-mounted Manitowoc MLC650 crawler crane to replace two transmission towers on the James River near Charles City, Va. When construction is…
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New Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 All Terrain Crane For Steil
November 13, 2017Steil Kranarbeiten in Germany has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 all-terrain crane. For its first job, the 500-tonne-capacity crane worked with another…
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Terex Announces Large Purchase Order During Trade Mission in China
November 13, 2017Terex Corporation has joined 27 other companies on the U.S. Trade Mission to China led by President Donald Trump and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and hosted by China President Xi Jinping.…
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New Jersey Naval Museum Artifacts Moved with Ease
November 10, 2017Severe weather from 2012’s Hurricane Sandy continues to affect the mid-Atlantic region. After the storm made landfall in 2012, the New Jersey Naval Museum in…
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American Iron Operates WolffKran W8033.20 on Hospital Job
November 10, 2017American Crane and Rigging, Schenectady, N.Y., recently purchased a WolffKran W8033.20 tower crane from Empire Crane Co. The crane will be used by sister company…
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Terex Cranes Develops IC-1 Remote Telematics System
November 10, 2017Terex Cranes is collaborating with customers to develop the new IC-1 Remote telematics system for Demag and Terex mobile cranes. The IC-1 Remote telematics system…
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From August to September, Sarens helped with emergency bridge repairs on the M30 highway in Madrid. The Avenida del Mediterráneo bridge was constructed in 1955…
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Video: Using Fleet Management Software to Improve Safety
November 10, 2017Whether it’s at the jobsite or in the yard, crane and rigging safety should be a company’s first priority. Fleet Cost & Care’s NexGen and Atom…
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Scott-Macon Equipment Takes Delivery of Tadano GR-1200XL RT Crane
November 9, 2017Tadano has delivered a 120-ton-capacity GR-1200XL rough-terrain crane to its Texas dealer, Scott-Macon Equipment (SME). The new GR-1200XL has experienced strong pre-sales since its introduction…
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The Apollo 4 capsule was crucial to the success of the nearly 50-year-old Apollo space missions. The 10.5-foot-tall command module made the first unmanned, “all-up”…
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Crane Operator Certification Delayed until Nov. 2018
November 9, 2017OSHA has published a Final Rule in the Federal Register that will delay the deadline for crane operator certification by one year. The new deadline is…
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Talbert Celebrates 70th Anniversary of Mechanical Gooseneck Trailer
November 8, 2017Talbert Manufacturing is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its mechanical gooseneck patent, which was developed by Austin Talbert, engineer and founder of Talbert Construction Equipment Co.…