Lootah Lemmens, headquartered in the UAE, has announced that its 10-ton overhead crane is now operational at a local ...

On the same terms? Bernie Winter, of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) Technical Services, explains the term Working Load Limit and answers a frequently asked lifting capacity ...

Chant Engineering is looking to hire a new addition of young and ambitious engineers to its growing team of 15 engineers, aimed at infusing fresh perspectives and dynamic energy into the industry.

Of the myriad problems presented by securing loads to a lifting machine, let us start with perhaps the simplest: weight. A heavy load requires a hole, shackle, lug or some other projection or cavity ...

Aerospace sector: Prepare for take-off Aerospace manufacturers are increasingly turning to cranes and other hoist systems to precisely place critical equipment. Overhead cranes add increased ...

Vacuum lifters: Suck it up Matthew Prestidge, general manager/director at Stratalign, makes the case for vacuum lifters.

Editor’s comment: Two forklift accidents and one tragedy Three stories that have appeared in the UK press this year highlight the dangers of forklift trucks and the need to follow safety practices.

Not all loads are best lifted by hooks. There are almost as many below-the-hook lifting attachments as there are types of load. Indeed, as Julian Champkin discovers, there are dozens of ways just to ...

Portable cranes are often an essential tool for light industry and manufacturers. Julian Champkin investigates.

With global offshore crane market predicted to grow, we round up the latest offshore and subsea crane news from around the world.

Dave Tucker, senior training specialist, and Dave Thomson, training manager, at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association, explain why attention needs to be paid to kinks during inspections of wire ...

Ben Dobbs, head of global standards and legislation at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association, examines the upcoming changes between the Machinery Directive and the new Machinery Regulations.