Why Choose Overhead Lifting For Your Operation? Watch The Overhead ...
In a recently released video, MHI’s Overhead Alliance (which includes the Crane Manufacturers Association of America (CMAA), the Hoist Manufacturers Institute (HMI), and the Monorail Manufacturers Association (MMA)) offers a quick introduction into the benefits of cranes, hoists and monorails ...
Keep Crane, Hoist Users Safe With Pre-Operational Equipment Check Guidelines
One of the most important ways to keep overhead crane and hoist operators safe is to require them to complete a pre-operational equipment inspection at the beginning of each shift. That’s why The Crane, Hoist and Monorail (CHM) Alliance — ...
MODEX 2020 Attendees Seeking Overhead Handling Solutions Look For Specific ...
With MODEX 2020 just a few days away, MHI’s Overhead Alliance (which includes the Crane Manufacturers Association of America (CMAA), the Hoist Manufacturers Institute (HMI), and the Monorail Manufacturers Association (MMA)) offers a few insights into the types of overhead ...
Crane Equipment 101: Covering The Fundamentals Of This Overhead Handling ...
Engineered to move large, heavy, and bulky loads, overhead crane equipment lifts, lowers and moves its payload horizontally through the overhead space in a facility. Also sometimes called a crane, an industrial crane, or an overhead traveling crane, this technology ...
Hoist Inspections 101: Covering The Basics
Overhead hoists—including wire rope, chain and lever types—are used for vertical lifting of freely suspended loads. And, because the vast majority of them are so reliable, it is easy to take their safe operation for granted. But that can mean ...
Need More Guidance On The Safe Application Of Overhead Handling ...
Encompassing a broad range of solutions for lifting, transporting and positioning loads in manufacturing and distribution facilities, cranes, monorails and hoists come in a wide variety of sizes and load capacities and a nearly endless assortment of customizable configurations. That ...
Seven Key Technologies That Enhance Overhead Handling System Safety, Productivity
Overhead handling solutions like cranes, monorails and hoists have been on the cutting edge of load lifting, transport and positioning since the introduction of the first steam-powered cranes in 1861. And, like the vast majority of material handling equipment, these ...
How Overhead Handling Remote Controls Make Moving Loads Easy
Intuition—or “the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning” (according to Oxford)—and the opportunity to use it can be a significant productivity enhancer. And for facilities lifting, transporting and positioning loads throughout a building and through ...
Why Overhead Lifting Solutions Are A Green Choice
Although not typically the first image to come to mind when considering the multitude of solutions for protecting the Earth and its environment, overhead cranes, monorails and hoists are indeed a green solution. These types of overhead handling equipment contribute ...
Learn All About Workstation Cranes, Monorails And Patented Track Systems ...
To help users gain quick insights into workstation cranes, monorails, and patented track systems for overhead material handling and load movement, the Monorail Manufacturers Association (MMA) has developed a new infographic. The reference guide provides an overview of the different ...