Technology

Contractors can make the most of the available labor pool and improve safety and productivity on the job by accepting bids that encourage the use of certified crane operators and riggers.

BKT has launched a new All Terrain crane tyre, the Airomax AM 27 is currently available as a 445/95 R 25 and is designed for good performance on road and over unfinished ground.

Liebherr has developed a four axle armoured crane rescue vehicle for the German Army.

Liebherr has launched an intelligent grab for its mobile harbour cranes – SmartGrip, which it says can boost productivity by over 25 percent.

Chunjo Construction used its Manitowoc 31000 crawler crane with a Variable Position Counterweight (VPC) system to lift a 670-tonne wash tower in South Korea.

Expert’s in custom heavy lifting equipment, Modulift proved themselves again with their latest venture, assisting Harland and Wolff in optimizing their single point lifting capacity.

Honored as Top Trainers by Crane & Rigging Hot Line during the May General Assembly of the Association of Crane & Rigging Professionals (ACRP) were William “Hank” Dutton, and Angelo Alverio.

Trier-based Steil Kranarbeiten GmbH & Co. KG used their Superlift 3800 crane to build a bridge in Luxemburg only two days after the same machine was used to erect a wind turbine in the Hunsrück mountain range.

Crane Pad line is specifically designed to provide the support mobile cranes need on softer soil or poorly compacted ground. Measuring 1½ -inch thick, they provide an extremely rigid base for equipment needing 9 to 16 square feet of area.

This year’s SC&RA Job of the Year competitions featured 28 exceptionally strong entries—13 rigging jobs and 15 hauling jobs.