Crane Manufacturers Blog

The Benefit of Simulated Crane Operating Programs

joeyv — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:53:46 +0000

When I lived in East Lansing one of my friends had a really cool crane attached to his sandbox. We would take turns sitting in the little crane replica scoop up sand and dump it a couple feet over. Kids sure are easily entertained. We used to joke th

Bridge Cranes: A New Perspective

jillianc — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:02:29 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M7vekUnKbk

It’s nearly summer, and when the weather becomes consistently cooperative enough, construction crews are out in full force on the United States’ highways and byways (and freew

Erecting the Tower

joeyv — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:34:25 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaNu4roALis

The university I recently graduated from is constantly expanding. The most recent project is the construction of a new library. Even though the new library is located adjacent to

The Science behind Electro-Magnetic Cranes

joeyv — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:51:49 +0000

I see it all the time in movies. The protagonists are in a junkyard and just got done running from a gigantic dog or what have you. Then everything is silent. All the sudden a colossal crane swoops in from ahead and manages to suck up the adventurers

New York Crane Training Debate Ensues

joeyv — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:43:02 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgPxJdw6uRk

After a worker was killed in a crane accident in the beginning of April a struggle ensued over who will control the hiring of crane operators. The Department of Buildings would li

Stopping Crane Injuries and Fatalities

rebekahf — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:03:29 +0000

A cable snapping on a construction crane was the cause of a recent crane collapse at the site of an expansion to the local jail in my town. I immediately wondered if the crane was being worked over capacity or if the equipment had been up-to-date wit

Crane Accidents Create Questions

rebekahf — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:27:43 +0000

When I heard of the recent construction crane accident in my hometown of Grand Rapids, Mich., immediately a number of questions came to mind. Was the crane operator properly certified and was the whole team working together to ensure a safe procedure

Overhead Crane Design Basics

rebekahf — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:03:42 +0000

Crane manufacturers around the country are dedicated to taking the guesswork out of overhead crane design for their clients. When working with a crane manufacturer, you’ll need to form a partnership to ensure the end product matches your site and l

What it Takes to be an Overhead Crane Operator

rebekahf — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:39:02 +0000

If you have excellent hand-eye coordination, you might want to learn how to become an overhead crane operator. Either by remote controls from the ground, or in the cab of an overhead crane, the operator must rely on hand-eye coordination and sound ju

The Overhead Crane Inspection Checklist

rebekahf — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:57:20 +0000

OSHA has many things to say about the proper utilization and maintenance of overhead and gantry cranes, and it’s no wonder. When this equipment isn’t used in compliance with overhead crane inspection checklists, and operators don’t take the nec