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Water Weights, Inc., Montclair, Calif., recently installed a complete load measuring system on the upstream and downstream turbine deck cranes at Lower Monumental Dam in Kahlotus, Wash., for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Water Weights performed all the calibration and testing for the project using 12- by 35-ton water bags and 6- by 12-ton […]

Elebia Ltd., Barcelona, Spain, has released its automatic e5 and e10 hook systems, offering capacities up to 10 tons. Targeted at U.S.-based foundries, the remote control hooks help riggers and operators stay away from loads, enhancing safety and productivity. Oscar Fillol Vidal, Elebia general manager, said they’re particularly useful in environments where hazardous loads are […]

Intelligrated, Mason, Ohio, will display its software technologies in Booth #2900 at Modex 2012, February 6-9, 2012, in Atlanta, Ga. The company will provide demonstrations of its InControlWare system, a suite of warehouse control software products for automated material handling systems. InControlWare offers flexible process management of machines and operational resources through scalable software, while […]

Sapient Automation, Hatfield, Pa., has appointed Colman Roche as executive vice president. Roche will be responsible for leading multiple areas within the company while implementing automated storage and retrieval material handling systems, including Viper vertical lift modules (VLMs), Avenger Vertical Carousels and Hornet Horizontal Carousels, and Shark Inventory Management Software sold and integrated through dealer […]

Demag Cranes, Düsseldorf, Germany, has opened its International Dry Bulk Competence Centre to centralize and expand the company’s bulk materials handling operations. Located in Banbury, United Kingdom, the facility will offer a complete bulk-handling product line, including mobile harbor cranes, portal harbor cranes, floating cranes, hoppers, conveyors, grabs, and drive components. Additionally, it will provide […]

The Crosby Group, Tulsa, Okla., has introduced a new Bundle Clip as an alternative for transporting bundles of pipe and other cylindrical items. Targeted for shore-to-ship and ship-to-shore applications, the clip’s design allows the sling’s choker hitch to maintain its position as well as the shape of the choked bundle after the load’s tension is […]

The Crane Certification Association of America (CCAA), Vancouver, Wash., voted on and appointed new officers at its fall meeting, held October 16-18 at the Wyndham Lake Buena Vista hotel in Orlando, Fla. The new officers are: President: Ray Feidt, Stephenson Equipment, Harrisburg, Pa. Vice President: Jim Jota, Water Weights Inc., Montclair, Calif. Secretary: Howard Bristow, […]

On Tuesday and Wednesday last week, the Lift and Access Showcase & Symposium took place with its newly expanded format that included machine presentations for telehandlers, aerial lifts, and cranes; equipment demonstrations; and educational sessions for OEMs, equipment users, and fleet managers in the rental industry. The biggest news of the event was the announcement […]

The Philadelphia Zoo recently, Philadelphia, Pa., recently used a large capacity Toyota forklift to move two 4,500-pound hippopotamuses to a new home within the zoo grounds. The hippos, Cindy and Unna, were transported in a large crate measuring 15 feet long by 5 feet wide by 7 feet high. Zoo keepers used positive reinforcement to […]

Ecovix-Engevix Construcões Oceanicas S.A. (Ecovix-Engevix), a Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil-based shipyard that builds drill ships for the oil and gas industry, has ordered a Goliath gantry crane from Konecranes. The crane, which will be the largest Goliath gantry crane in the world in its combination of lifting capacity and rail span, will be delivered […]