Pneumatic hoists offer numerous advantages over their electric counterparts, says JD Neuhaus.

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Liftket has developed the first electronically controlled chain hoist with quick stop function.

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Konecranes investigates the hoisting gears of the critical overhead cranes at the Palm paper factory.

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Lift Turn Move has placed an order for a GIS Electric Chain Hoists and Electric Travel Trolleys and they will now be fitted with ILME connectors between the hoist and trolley at no extra cost to the customer.

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Wherever tough or hazardous operating conditions place excessive demands on lifting operations, the Profi series air hoists from J D Neuhaus (JDN) rise to the challenge.

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Joseph Merritt Group has announced plans to invest £1.4 million in machinery lifting and transportation equipment as part of an ongoing strategy to expand services across the UK.

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When specifying a hoist for use in industrial applications that demand beam-traversing motion, attention should also be paid to the trolley on to which the hoist hooks.

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Konecranes has refurbished the rotary crane at a test facility for rocket drives at the German Aerospace Centre.

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The Port of Grangemouth is installing a multimillion pound container crane which is set to increase the number of ship to shore cranes at the port by 50%.

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Konecranes has introduced the new advice tool Crane Advisor in English in the United Kingdom – and launched its Konecranes STORE in additional countries.

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In an era when the industrial world is becoming ever-larger, there is a growing responsibility on equipment suppliers to make sure the market has everything it requires to function safely, reliably, efficiently and cost effectively.

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A portal crane very similar to the one pictured, designed and manufactured by Condra in 2014, is being made by the same company for pre-sink work at the world’s fifth largest mine, Oyu Tolgoi in Mongolia.

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Red Ledge has released an RFID-driven system that cuts the time and cost of meeting Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) for lifting equipment re-certification, traceability and compliance.

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Below-the-hook equipment manufacturer Modulift and Siemens Heat Transfer Technology combined forces to design a special rig for lifting modules that weighed nearly 200t apiece.

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Grosskraftwerk Mannheim AG (GKM) produces energy and distant heating for the booming Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region. Each of the approximately 260 cranes and hoists used in the plant requires maintenance and safety-related checks on an annual basis.

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The KITO ER2 M electric chain hoist is used for precise work at the production facility of Gaensefurther Schlossbrunnen mineral water, which is famous in German state Saxony-Anhalt.

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The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) is to issue a ‘Guide to the verification of runway beams’, writes Ricardo German, Technical Assistant at LEEA.

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Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract with Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals (RST) to supply two Kalmar rail-mounted gantry (RMG) cranes with remote control and extensive customisation.

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J D Neuhaus has further enhanced its remote control capabilities.

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Condra has received an order for a further overhead crane from Kamoto Copper Company, the copper and cobalt mine in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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