Cranes/winches
Product & Service Resources
Case study: Bigfoot polymer-based outrigger pad from Nylacast makes crane more stable download
In a recent construction application, the Bigfoot pad from Nylacast has been placed under outriggers to make a crane more stable. As the Bigfoot device is made of advanced polymers — particularly those based around cast nylon — it offers benefits such as a low component weight.
Danaher Motion offers compact telescopic lift column for applications requiring a high load weblink
Danaher Motion, a manufacturer of Thomson linear motion products, has introduced a compact, electrically actuated telescopic lift column suitable for use in space-critical environments, such as those found in the medical, disability, rehabilitation and fitness OEM markets.
JD Neuhaus supplies 100-tonne air-operated hoist to lift a furnace at St Fergus gas terminal
The inaugural lift for a Profi TI 100-tonne air-operated hoist unit, one of the latest pieces of heavy-duty lifting equipment added to the JD Neuhaus hire range, has been successfully accomplished at the St Fergus gas terminal, located near Peterhead, Scotland.
Verlinde supplies hoist for lifting helicopter dummy for safety-training exercises
A crane equipped with a Verlinde Eurobloc VT3 hoist has been supplied to the Martec training centre in Denmark by Danish Crane Building, for hoisting a helicopter dummy used in safety training for offshore personnel.
Schaeffler offers technical article on the importance of OAPs in combustion engines downloadweblink
Schaeffler has published a technical article highlighting the importance of the overrunning alternator pulley (OAP) component in modern internal combustion engines, where it can improve the energy efficiency of an engine.
Product brochure: Control Techniques drives for port cranes download
An outline of Control Techniques drive components for port cranes and hoists.
Product brochure: Control Techniques RIS.GA. fuel-saving system for rubber-tyre gantry and mobile harbour cranes download
The Control Techniques RIS.GA. system is a fuel-saving system for rubber-tyre gantry and mobile harbour cranes.
Verlinde components aid the development of hoisting units for use at car production plant
Somiram has developed two hoisting units for PSA Peugeot Citroën using standard Verlinde Eurobloc VT components.
Product brochure: Igus crane systems download
Igus’s chain and cable carrier solutions for use in cranes and harbours.
JD Neuhaus introduces emergency lowering device for air-operated monorail hoists
JD Neuhaus (JDN) has launched an emergency lowering device for its EH range of air-operated monorail hoists that can be used in the event of a mains power cut.
