Investing In Overhead Lifting? Consider All Building Clearances Before Buying
Perhaps it sounds obvious, but when planning a significant capital equipment investment in an overhead lifting solution — like a wide-span crane — it’s important to avoid making assumptions about an existing building’s structure. In this, the first of a ...
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 ...
Hoist Equipment 101: An Overview Of A Key Overhead Lifting ...
Hoist equipment — working in conjunction with overhead cranes (connected via a trolley that travels the length of the crane bridge), monorails (attached to a carrier traveling on a track) or workstation cranes (suspended from the end of a cantilevered ...
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 ...