Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon December 05, 2022
Tower Crane Emergencies Require Level-Headed Action Plan
Safety is key when any crane is on a job site, but a tower crane requires safety managers to have a rescue plan in place. A medical emergency can occur any time on the job, even to a crane operator in a tower crane cab....
Link-Belt Cranes - Tue November 29, 2022
Big B Crane Hits Stride With Link-Belt Cranes
In the last 24 months Big B Crane of Burleson, Texas, has purchased six Link-Belt lattice crawler cranes from local Link-Belt Cranes distributor HOLT Crane & Equipment of Irving, Texas. In June 2021, Big B Crane purchased two 238 HSLs and a 248 HSL, a 298 HSL in September 2021, a 348 Series 2 in June 2022 and a second 298 HSL in July 2022....
Linder Industrial Machinery - Wed November 23, 2022
SEACOR Utilizes Konecranes to Efficiently Handle Cargo
SEACOR Island Lines LLC provides shipping solutions between Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands. Its fleet of nine specialized vessels provides unique cargo transportation and logistics solutions....
ALL Family of Companies - Wed November 09, 2022
After Productive Year, Crane Work Ends On Indianapolis' Huge Highway Project
The highway project to completely re-route and reimagine Indianapolis' I-65/I-70 North Split interchange is winding down. Central Rent-A-Crane, a member of the ALL Family of Companies, has completed its work setting bridge beams for the project....
Tadano - Thu October 27, 2022
Tadano Boom Booster for CC 68.1250-1
Just like for its siblings the CC 38.650-1 and CC 88.1650-1, Tadano now offers a Boom Booster for the CC 68.1250-1. Its special design increases the main boom's stiffness, boosting the crane's lifting capacity by up to 30 percent....
Tadano - Wed October 26, 2022
Tadano Presents Hybrid Tech Demo at bauma 2022
The future is electric — Tadano clearly thinks the same way and presented a demo of an all terrain crane with an electrified superstructure to a broad public for the first time ever at this year's bauma....
Manitowoc - Wed October 26, 2022
Grove Launches GMK4070L at bauma 2022
To strengthen its four-axle all-terrain crane line-up, Manitowoc unveiled its Grove GMK4070L at bauma 2022 in Munich, Germany. The 77 ton GMK4070L boasts the strongest load charts and the longest boom in its class at 197 ft....
Manitowoc - Tue October 25, 2022
Manitowoc Launches Grove GRT8100-1 Rough-Terrain Crane
Manitowoc used its attendance at bauma 2022 to launch its latest rough-terrain crane: the Grove GRT8100-1. This upgrade of the hugely popular GRT8100 will be available from 2023 and offers a series of improvements over the original GRT8100....
Manitowoc - Mon October 24, 2022
Potain Unveils First in New Generation of Luffing Jib Tower Cranes at bauma 2022
Visitors to bauma 2022 saw the design and technology upgrades that will roll out to the Potain range of luffing jib tower cranes as Manitowoc introduced the first in a new generation, the MR 229. The new MR 229 is the first Potain luffing jib crane to feature Manitowoc's Crane Control System (CCS), the popular control command system that already features on all Potain hammerhead cranes....
Manitowoc - Mon October 24, 2022
Manitowoc Unveils Potain MDT 159 Topless Tower Crane at bauma 2022
Manitowoc unveiled the latest addition in its Potain MDT City crane range at bauma 2022, the 6.6 ton capacity MDT 159, which fills the gap between the MDT 139 and MDT 189. With a 197 ft. maximum jib, the crane is suited to small to midsized building projects of up to 10 floors, and it has been specially designed for tight urban job sites....
