As technology has improved and cranes continue to get larger many lifts made in the past with two or more cranes are now being made with just one.
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Applied technology in the crane industry.
Overhead Crane Plays Role in James Webb Space Telescope Project
Carpenter Crane Hoist worked with Midwest Cleanroom Associates to install lifting equipment that met a variety of criteria, the most notable being the design of a crane that wouldn’t contaminate the lenses on the James Webb Space Telescope.
Crane & Rigging Hot Line announces that key organizations in the crane and rigging industry have signed up to sponsor the 2014 Top Trainer program.
An EOT crane lifts rocket and space equipment at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, one of the oldest launch sites in the world.
Administrative law judge David P. Shaw of the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued an initial determination in the patent infringement and trade secrets case filed by Manitowoc against Sany cranes.
Potain tower cranes assist with $3.8bn dam build
A team of 19 Potain tower cranes are helping to build the 1,285MW Xayaburi Dam in Laos.
NCCCO Kicks Off Boom Truck Operator Certification Program
The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) now offers the first phase of its CCO certification program specifically designed for boom truck operators.
CCO certification reached a historic milestone last month when the 100,000th person to be certified through the nationally accredited program since its launch in April 1996 received his certification card.
Airbus Selects Demag Cranes for New Alabama Plant
Terex Material Handling has been awarded a contract by Airbus to supply 10 Demag process cranes for its assembly facility in Mobile, Alabama
Grove cranes lift giant relics at the Smithsonian
Two Grove GMK7550 all-terrain cranes have been used to lift a pair of giant historical artefacts at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.