Machine shops, foundries, and other plants routinely move loads weighing from several to 600 tons on overhead cranes such as the ER-2000 from Whiting Corp., Monee, Ill. (whitingcorp.com). Such cranes ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- Cranes are a marvel of engineering. But, overhead crane accidents cause around 175 severe injuries and nearly 45 fatalities every year, according to the Bureau of Labor ...

(MENAFN- Robotics & Automation News) Modern heavy industry relies on the seamless operation of overhead lifting systems to maintain the high-speed production cycles demanded by today's markets. As ...

USA-headquartered producer of steel and related products Nucor Corporation has retrofitted its hot metal cranes with emergency brakes from disc and drum brake manufacturer Pintsch Bubenzer in order to ...