by admin | Oct 3, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
Panama City’s Corpinsa, one of Manitowoc’s largest distributors in Central America, has just added its fourth Potain MCR 160 to its fleet. The tower crane is already at work, helping build residential towers along the waterfront in Panama City. According to CEO...
by admin | Oct 3, 2016 | Manufacturer News
Large trees characterize our landscape, create a wonderful atmosphere and are extremely valuable from an ecological perspective. However, they sometimes also pose a danger to road safety, grow too big or become infested with parasites and therefore have to be trimmed,...
by admin | Oct 3, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Energy News, Equipment Rental News
The ingenuity and technical excellence of the UK’s market leading national lifting solutions company, Ainscough Crane Hire, has come to the fore at the development of the new 320,000tpa EfW (Energy from Waste) plant at Allerton Waste Recovery Park in North Yorkshire....
by admin | Oct 3, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News
Ohio-Crews from PSC Crane and Rigging of Piqua utilizes an All Terrain Mobile Crane crane to lift a new heating, ventilation and air conditioning system onto the roof of the Logan County Sheriff’s Office and Jail Complex. In late July, the air conditioning system at...
by admin | Oct 3, 2016 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
Fortunately no injuries were reported when a self erecting tower crane was not properly secured and rolled 250 m (820 ft) and slammed into a parked car. The accident happened in Rheiland-Pfalz, Germany.
by admin | Oct 3, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Ports & Terminals
ALE Heavy Lift has performed the jack-up of a Ship to Shore crane in the Port of Valencia, Spain. This is the first of three jack-ups ALE will perform, with each crane weighing 1,474t. Once all three Ship to shore cranes have been jacked-up, ALE will then transport...
by admin | Oct 3, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Manufacturer News
Komatsu America officials, with Starship’s “We Built This City” blaring in the background showed off their Chattanooga-made line of excavators as the company marked 30 years here. “To reach that milestone, 30 years, takes a lot of...
by admin | Oct 3, 2016 | Equipment & Construction Videos, Manufacturer News, Mining News
Despite the dream of the self-driving car, most autonomous vehicles still have a steering wheel, giving passengers the option to take control at a moments notice. Komatsu’s latest dump truck is a bit different — it doesn’t even have a cab for a human...
by admin | Oct 3, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos
A dragline crane is working under a rainbow and pulling out sand in this 1:34 minute...
by admin | Oct 3, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Energy News
The world’s largest capacity land based crane, the 5,000-ton AL.SK350, has performed its inaugural lifts in Brazil, using its 4,000t winch system and high speed slew. ALE Heavy Lift is currently using the AL.SK350 crane to lift and install approximately 40 modules,...
