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08 May 2008
Cranes can appear anywhere at any time, often in the most unexpected of places. IC reader Eric Michotte, a director at Belgian concrete company SA Straming, saw these two vintage toy cranes at a market in Le Touquet in France. Neither are branded but Michotte says the clockwork toys were still in full working order.
Manufacturers are taking a leap forward with intelligent robotic lifts capable of carrying out increasingly complex tasks with minimal human intervention
Isuzu describes how pre-validated systems can lighten the engineering load for OEMs
Roman Megela explains the impact of installation quality on machine reliability, energy-efficiency and sustainability