ANSI ACE 35-2026 Updates Improve Clarity, Safety, and Collaboration in ...
A Guest Post from the Members of the Automation, Controls, And Electrification Association (ACE). The electrification systems that power overhead traveling cranes may not be the most visible part of a crane design, but they are among the most critical. Conductor bars, festoon ...
CMAA Specification 79 Provides Updated Recommendations for Overhead Crane Operators
The Crane Manufacturers Association of America (CMAA) has released the 2025 revision of its Specification 79: Crane Operator’s Manual. This publication offers detailed guidance for individuals responsible for operating overhead and gantry cranes in industrial environments. CMAA Specification 79 complements ...
CMAA Specification 78 Updates Guidance for Overhead Crane Inspection and ...
The Crane Manufacturers Association of America (CMAA) has released the 2025 revision of its Specification for Crane Inspection and Maintenance Personnel: Qualifications and Training Requirements. CMAA Specification 78 provides a unified framework for developing, evaluating, and documenting the qualifications of ...
Updated CMAA Specification 74 Strengthens Safety and Design for Single-Girder ...
The Crane Manufacturers Association of America (CMAA) has released the 2025 revision of Specification No. 74. The document is the definitive design reference for top-running and under-running single-girder electric traveling cranes using under-running trolley hoists. The updates to CMAA Specification ...
Updates to CMAA Specification 70 for Multiple Girder Top-Running Bridge ...
The Crane Manufacturers Association of America (CMAA) recently released the 2025 revision of Specification No. 70. The publication is the definitive standard for top-running bridge and gantry type multiple-girder electric overhead traveling cranes. This update reflects the latest advances in ...
MMA ANSI Standards for Monorails and Workstation Cranes Updated
As an accredited standards developer for the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), MHI and its industry groups produce consensus-based, voluntary standards. Among the groups developing standards that promote safety, consistency, and reliability in material handling equipment is the Monorail Manufacturers ...
Why Hoists Designed For Material Handling Should Never Lift Elevators ...
Hoist end users often ask if the hoists produced by the members of the Hoist Manufacturers Institute (HMI) are suitable for lifting guided loads or for lifting, lowering, or supporting personnel. Many hoist users assume that if the equipment’s capacity ...
CMAA Standards Focus on Overhead Crane Safety by Design
Overhead crane safety is at the core of the work of the Crane Manufacturers Association of America (CMAA). However, this committee of “friendly competitors” does not merely replicate the work of federal regulators. Rather, the group sees its role as ...
Why It’s Important To Buy Monorails And Workstation Cranes Built ...
Both patented track and enclosed track monorails and underhung workstation cranes provide an efficient way to move loads overhead. To ensure these overhead lifting systems are safe, operations should purchase products manufactured to a uniform set of standards. Specifically, the ...
Four Overhead Hoist Publications You Should Know
The members of the Hoist Manufacturers Institute (HMI) develop and publish several guidelines for the safe operation and service of overhead hoists. The documents, produced by the HMI Engineering Committee, cover a broad range of hoist types. HMI’s publications are the ...