Crane Business

Alliance Scale, Canton, Mass., has introduced a heavy-duty, portable crane scale with a wireless remote control for a wide range of material-handling applications.

This week at its CraneFest, Link-Belt debuted the RTC-8080 Series II rough-terrain crane, featuring 80 tons of capacity, a full-power, four-section boom, and the Link-Belt Pulse total crane operating system.

Loader and hydraulic crane manufacturer HMF has announced the launch of its new crane, HMF 3220‐K, with characteristics that are suitable for haulier applications.

The provincial government has announced $490,639 for a new tower crane operator training program to be delivered at the Operating Engineers College, Holyrood campus.

This week saw another crane overturn while attempting to lift tree parts from the rear of a private home.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals workers wondering what the view will look like out their office windows after the Cambridge firm’s big move to Fan Pier should ask Chris Rand. But they might have to climb up 18 stories to find him.

Palfinger announced the world premiere of its PK 110002 SH hydraulic crane this month. With a lifting moment of 98.5tm, it’s the largest crane of the SH range from the Austrian manufacturer.

Liebherr said UK firm Weldex successfully used its new PowerBoom parallel boom attachment on a LR 11350-P1800 crawler to install heavy turbine machine housing in a single lift.

Crane service provider Welti-Furrer Pneukran & Spezialtransporte AG has erected a 2.3MW Enercon E-70 wind turbine at an altitude of 2465 M, (Approx. 8,000 ft) close to the Swiss-Italian border…

Terex will unveil the long rumoured and long awaited successor to its incredibly successful 600 tonne CC2800-1 crawler crane on October 8th and 9th.