Technology

Altec has developed a tilt cab option for all of its riding seat crane models. The new cab allows the operator to adjust the angle of the cab from 0 degrees to 20 degrees above horizontal, with hydraulic power, the company said.

The prospect of clean energy has once again taken center stage in shaping the future of North America’s energy supply. Wind power is growing in popularity across the globe

Liebherr has launched what it describes as the industry’s first hydraulic hybrid drive for mobile harbour cranes.

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has won the US$ 700 million contract to build the world’s largest solar energy plant. The 175 MW facility will be split across two sites in Arizona, US.

What will be “the largest wind farm in the southern hemisphere” will generate up to 420 MW of electricity – enough energy to power around 220000 “average” homes each year.

What will be “the largest wind farm in the southern hemisphere” will generate up to 420 MW of electricity – enough energy to power around 220000 “average” homes each year.

A roundup of the latest transmitter and receiver products in the constantly expanding world of remote controls

ALL Erection and Crane Rental used its 750 tonne capacity Manitowoc 18000 crawler crane on a bridge replacement project in Pennsylvania, USA

Bishop Lifting Products, recently completed construction of its new 3.3 million-pound (1,500 metric-ton) proof tester.

The cranes arrived on site in April 2009, and range from 6 t to 12 t capacities with working heights between 28 m and 61 m. The cranes work daily, transporting general building materials. They will remain on site until the project is complete in early 2012.

A1A Software will host is first 3D Lift Plan Boot Camp October 11-14, 2010 in Fernandina Beach, Fla.