Overhead Lifting in Action: Case Studies from Manufacturing, Printing, and ...
Across the material handling industry, real-world case studies provide valuable insight into how companies solve operational and safety challenges. The solutions libraries maintained by the Crane Manufacturers Association of America (CMAA), Monorail Manufacturers Association (MMA), and Hoist Manufacturers Institute (HMI) ...
Is Your Crane Safe? Field Lessons on Preventing Overhead Lifting ...
Crane incidents and overhead lifting failures are rarely the result of a single mistake. More often, they stem from small oversights, improper design decisions, or long-accepted practices that go unchallenged. That was the central message of a recent webinar, “Is ...
Using AI for Safer Workplaces: Cranes, Forklifts, and Facility Safety ...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly moving from experimental technology to a practical safety tool in industrial environments. A recent educational webinar—hosted by the Overhead Alliance—demonstrated how AI-powered vision systems reduce risk and prevent accidents involving overhead cranes, forklifts, and other ...
How AI Is Transforming Overhead Crane Inspections
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly evolving from a tech buzzword into a practical tool for industrial operations. One task seeing dramatic transformation are overhead crane inspections—a process dominated by manual labor and subjective assessments. A webinar hosted by the Crane ...
Overhead Crane Safety Enhanced By Automated Tools
When automation first grew more widespread, the crane and overhead handling systems category was slow to adopt out of safety concerns. With time and more advances, however, that perspective has changed. Today, manufacturers are increasingly embracing automated tools for enhanced ...
How Digital Trends Will Push Overhead Lifting To Greater Heights
The original version of this article by MHI CEO John Paxton previously appeared on HoistMagazine.com With the advent of digital intelligence, overhead lifting components are smarter — and safer — than ever before. The digital trends impacting the design of ...
Key Considerations When Selecting Wireless Controls for Overhead Cranes
A Guest Post from the Members of the Electrification and Controls Manufacturers Association (ECMA). With wireless technologies increasingly used throughout daily life, it naturally follows that they will also find a home in industrial applications as well. In the case ...
Crane Electrification Options: Learn About Conductor Bars, Festoons, And Cable ...
A Guest Post from the Members of the Electrification and Controls Manufacturers Association (ECMA). Overhead cranes are essential equipment for many industries, including manufacturing and logistics. But in order for cranes to lift and move heavy loads within a facility, ...
How Overhead Lifting Equipment Enhances Workplace Safety
This article previously appeared in the February 2023 issue of Workplace Material Handling & Safety magazine. Contributed by the members of the Overhead Alliance, which is comprised of the Crane Manufacturers Association of America (CMAA), the Hoist Manufacturers Institute (HMI), ...
Does Your Overhead Crane System Or Its Components Need To ...
Designed, engineered, and manufactured to move large, heavy, and bulky items horizontally throughout an operation’s empty space above floor-based equipment and processes — or outdoors — overhead cranes are complex systems that incorporate multiple components to lift, lower, and transport ...