Seven years ago, the ASME B30 standards, one of the most important set of hoist engineering guidelines in the US, were changed. For decades the standards stated that hoists should have upper limit ...

While spreader and lifting beams are two different types of below-the-hook lifting devices, used to stabilize and support a load during an overhead lift, both keep lifting slings below at or near a ...

Citing the need for “greater energy independence” following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the impact that has had on domestic energy prices, the UK government threw its weight behind the building ...

HAMBURG The port of Hamburg, one of the busiest ports in Europe (along with Rotterdam and Antwerp), initiated a strategic programme in 2011 to evolve into a ‘smart port’ to optimise capacity and ...

Our buyer’s guide content offers some detailed and valuable information for buyers seeking to understand what to look for in the best hoist trolley system for their needs. We identify some of the most ...

3-become-1 in ‘highly fragmented’ crane & hoist market Rotunda Capital Partners has partnered with American Equipment, Pacific Crane & Hoist and Allied Crane to form the largest independent provider ...

All slings are classed as accessories, so in accordance with Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (Loler) they are inspected every six months by a competent person, who decides what ...

Think about the way we manipulate items we pick up with our hands before the moment we put them down or place them into another object. A piece of bread is flipped and rotated numerous times before it ...

Operating out of Fort Worth, Ace World Companies has been supplying overhead cranes, electric wire rope hoists, and end trucks to a range of industries since 1987. Last year marked 35 years since the ...

Oliver Riese is export manager, at Kuli Hebezeuge – Helmut Kempkes GmbH, a German manufacturer of cranes, hoists and lifting equipment. Here, he talks to Hoist about technology, training and the ...