All Gantry - Industrial/Hoist/Bridge Articles

Columbus McKinnon Corporation has upgraded its Lodestar electric chain hoist for a quieter operation and user-friendliness

An investigation into a gantry crane collapse during its disassembly in the USA has produced findings that could help prevent a recurrence

US crane manufacturer Shuttlelift has a new series of double-beam rubber tyred gantry cranes for industrial applications

The last two or three years has seen a strengthening market for used hydraulic lifting gantries. Ben Forster, general manager at Rigging Gear Sales in the USA, talks to IC about the company's experience

Konecranes UK, based in Scotland, will supply the waste to energy facility in County Meath, Ireland with two 9.5 tonne capacity waste handling GL WTE cranes

Konecranes UK has won contracts for electric overhead travelling cranes from Siemens in Austria and from Cordeel for a shipyard in Romania

US crane manufacturer Shuttlelift has unveiled an unusual new folding crane concept for the wind power industry

Dismantling an old 300 tonne, 70 m high, portal crane was a job engineered and carried out by Vest Kran using three large mobile cranes working closely together assisted by a demolition excavator. Alex Dahm reports

Demag is extending its range of chain hoists with variable speeds in the upper load capacity range. The launch of the DCS-Pro 10 adds to the range of chain hoists fitted with an integrated frequency inverter up to 2.5 tonnes

The overhead crane market is unique in the way it delivers products in kit form. Euan Youdale speaks to Street Crane about its approach to this selling practice and rounds-up industry news

Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, in the US, is spending $40 million to overhaul a 900 tonne capacity gantry crane. The work will provide increased capacity needed for construction of the US Navy’s next generation of aircraft carrier.