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35 MAY 2021 ACT GANTRIES PRODUCT DIGEST movers put together a plan to utilize two of our 600-ton capacity gantries to pick and set the lead crown weighing in at 505,000 pounds, the trickiest part of the install, " said the Lee team. The Lift-N-Lock gantry header beams were very stout due to the heavy weight of the reactor coupled with a long span between the gantry lift housings. The Lift-N-Lock gantry header beams were very stout due to the heavy weight of the reactor coupled with a long span between the gantry lift housings. 40 ACT MAY 2021 PRODUCT DIGEST GANTRIES The Barnhart team load tested the lift tower to 125 percent or 1,332,160 pounds, at its Memphis, TN yard. [Extracted from the article]

The company used the show to deliver what it claims as the first electric revolving "carry-deck" crane compact crane has a maximum safe working load (SWL) of 12,000 kg and includes a wrap-around hydraulic luffing fly jib with a 40-degree sweep. Wigan, UK-headquartered machinery moving and installation specialist Ainscough Industrial Services has added to its fleet with the purchase of a Valla 120E pick and carry crane from crane manufacturer Manitex Valla. INTERNATIONAL CRANES AND SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT FEBRUARY 2021 20 INDUSTRIAL LIFTING I ndustrial lifting - a broad remit for a niche task. At ABB's Drives Service Workshop in Leicestershire, UK, it is using a material handling system, incorporating an S-series crane, from Finnish crane manufacturer Konecranes. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on APEX Asia which will be held in Shanghai New International Expo from October 23-26, 2019 in which several China-based access manufacturers will launch their products such as Zoomlion, Fronteq, and LiuGong. INSET: Rental conference line up.

The article discusses utility of gantry cranes for rigging and heavy machinery moving manufactured by companies including MiJack Travelift MJ 85 from Walsh Co., installed in rail system, Maxim crane works LP moved 360,000 pound transformer, and Hampton Crane Service uses Lift System.

The article offers news briefs related to tower cranes and transportation equipment industry as of September 2014. Topics include the acquisition of crane manufacturer Load Systems International (LSI) by technology supplier Trimble, the T3000-160V flat top tower crane purchased by Electric Power Construction Co., a subsidiary of Jiangsu Jiang'an Group, and the delivery of two Shuttlelift DB 70 double-beam mobile gantry cranes by Air Products & Chemicals Inc.

The article focuses on the specialized lifting industry projects. It mentions increased installation of tunnel boring machine (TBM) in North America, utilization of a tower lift by HWP Rigging, and selection of International Industrial Contracting Corp. (IICC) by Ford Motor Co. for stamping program installation. It previews the website of Lift Systems Inc., located at liftbeam.com to allow for loading analysis on hydraulic gantry beam arrangements. INSET: Liftbeam.com debuts.

The article reports on the increasing use of specialized lifting with gantries ad jacks. It mentions that the New Jersey-based George Young Co. has created a Heavy Rigging and Transport Division due to the market demand for specialized lifting. It also states that Shuttlelift Inc. has introduced its new SB series of gantry cranes to open new markets for companies which are starting businesses into shell buildings.

The article offers information on the hydraulic telescopic gantry systems SL400 and SBL900 from Enerpac.

The article offers information about the crane technology retrofits. It discusses that crane company, Konecranes Port Solutions offering container terminal operators retrofitted intelligence systems on their existing container cranes. It mentions that GVT Group of Logistics has commissioning a refurbished Nedcranes container crane at its Railport Brabant location in Tilburg, Netherlands.

The article discusses the initiatives of industrial companies to invest in new lifting equipment to increase productivity and safety. It cites the steam generators and pressure vessel manufacturer PCL Industrial Services which purchased two mobile gantry cranes from Shuttlelift to move product faster and safer. It notes that investing in equipment with various industrial benefits is not restricted to mature markets but represents as a channel for global expansion.

The article offers world news briefs. Dubai Ports (DP) World in Australia is ordering four units of Kalmar E-one2 rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) which is scheduled to be delivered on the fourth quarter of 2011. XCMG announced that the company was able to sell 133 units of truck crane units each day. The wind attachment boom raising system has been used by Manitowoc Equipment Works Inc. to improve the capabilities of the company's 16000 model wind turbine.

The article offers brief information on the Enerpac strand jack gantry.

The article discusses the differences between a spreader bar and a spreader beam in terms of uses, advantages and disadvantages as lifting devices.

Reports on the installation of ten electric generator sets to power rubber tired gantry cranes in a container terminal in Delta, British Columbia. Specifications of the cranes' Cummins/Onan diesel generator sets; Control systems; Provisions for maintenance access; Enclosure structure and packaged features.

The article reports on the lifting of the U.S. Navy's future nuclear-powered aircraft carrier's keel by Goliath gantry cranes at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia in August 2015 and mentions several aircraft carriers such as CVN 79.