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Jump to page content Accessibility HOME NEWS BUYERS' GUIDE FEATURES BLOGS EVENTS SUBMISSIONS DIGITAL EDITIONS SUBSCRIBE Home | Newsletter Sign-Up | Advertise With Us | About Us | Contact Us online -- Taking control There is a growing movement in the hoist sector towards wireless control systems that can ensure greater safety and less downtime for operators, as well as intelligent devices that provide increased levels of production data. Tom Woerndl reports. Read more -- Deep thinking Extracting minerals from below the earth takes big, and very specialised, hoisting gear. Julian Champkin reports. Read more -- Highly refined A manufacturer of equipment for refineries and power stations required an upgrade to its steel-handling cranes in Germany. Read more LATEST NEWS -- -- -- GH launches Core+ Synchro 12 November, 2020 Spain’s GH Cranes has launched its Core+ Synchro system, which allows automated synchronisation of two hoists on one crane, regardless of their capacities and speeds. It allows two hoists movements to be adjusted to the load while offering continuous monitoring of them. -- New Harrington Hoists HATSB spreader Part of the Kito Group, Harrington Hoists, based in Manheim, Pennsylvania has introduced its new HATSB model adjustable telescopic spreader beam, designed for outdoor construction or for places where headroom is not limited. Jaso cranes for ArcelorMittal Spain-based Jaso has supplied a 250t-capacity liquid steel ladle handling crane to the ArcelorMittal plant in Differdange, Luxembourg. The crane is now working at full capacity in the manufacture of steel sections. Cargotec and Konecranes to merge Cargotec and Konecranes have agreed to merge creating a global business with €7bn turnover. Konecranes Noell straddle carriers for APMT APMT Rotterdam container terminal in The Netherlands has taken delivery of 16 diesel-electric Konecranes Noell straddle carriers. LATEST FEATURES -- -- Getting heavy 15 October, 2020 Heavy lifting hoists and overhead cranes are more than just scaled-up versions of smaller systems. Julian Champkin investigates. -- Next generation Gantry cranes for use at ports are getting makeovers, with new units and retrofitted existing cranes being fitted with automation capability, as well as safety and efficiency upgrades. Daniel Searle reports. American Exceptionalism A growing pandemic, a looming presidential election, an unpredictable stock market, and an unemployment rate in the double-digits. And yet, somehow, opportunity? Parts of the American hoist market are performing surprisingly better than expected, although the industry as a whole hasn’t been left completely unscathed. Mike Straus investigates. Water works Finmotor OY supplied a Kito SHER2M electric chain hoist to lift water pumps during maintenance routine at a water treatment facility in Finland, built by Skanska. Renewed Interest Energy production used to mean coal, oil and gas, with nuclear as an adjunct. Not any more: alternative sources are set to overtake fossil fuels, and the lifting equipment they will need is as varied as the sources. Julian Champkin reports. See all NEWS See all FEATURES BLOGS -- !{record.Title} -- Our industry still has a trade show happening in 2020 09 October, 2020 don’t normally tend to address the same topic in two consecutive comment pieces, but this month I’m going to make an exception and pick up where I left off in our August issue—that is, discussing our forthcoming online conference. -- -- -- Tune in to the latest opinions with our webinars I’m of the opinion that there will always be a place for print media in everyday life; while the instant access of the internet makes online media extremely useful, there’s still a certain satisfaction to be had by picking up a magazine or newspaper, sitting down with it and reading it through. Technology taking centre stage to help businesses I’ve been reluctant to devote too much of my recent editorial comments to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. Disruption, uncertainty, and a small landmark There was really only one option of what to write about in this month’s Editor’s Comment, and that, of course, and unfortunately, is the spread of Covid-19, or Coronavirus, and the immediate effect it’s had on our industry. Thanks to the posties for almost 10,000 deliveries It’s difficult to start this comment piece anywhere other than on the most obvious topic of Covid-19, and to say that I hope all our readers, and everyone in our industry across the world, are staying safe during the current outbreak. 0' LATEST EVENTS 0' -- See all BLOGS -- 0' See all EVENTS -- Free Newsletter Sign Up For all the latest HOIST industry news, sign up for our regular updates. 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