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Staff Writer
MMA ANSI standards for monorails and workstation cranes updated
This year, Monorail Manufacturers Association (MMA) completed substantial revisions to the MMA America National Standard Institute (ANSI) standards for both workstation cranes and monorails, keeping them safe, consistent and high-performance.
How AI is transforming overhead crane inspections
With AI transforming the overhead crane industry, Crane Manufacturers Association of America (CMAA) hosted a webinar to explore the next generation of inspections.
Forging the future
With the metals industry facing a critical juncture, CareGo looks at how material handling meets autonomous software to deliver transformational business outcomes via cranes with brains.
A brave new world
Industry 4.0 is upon us – but where is the lifting industry on the adoption curve? OCH takes a look at some of the key trends and how they are impacting the crane and hoist markets.
Signal savvy
When factory overhead crane operations use signallers, proper training is vital. James Headley, founder and CEO of Crane Institute of America (CIA) and Crane Institute Certification (CIC) investigates.
The critical role of lighting in industrial safety
Specifying industrial-grade products is common practice across the industrial sector to cope with the harsh and challenging environments. Yet many facilities are still overlooking one of the most relied on and perhaps most important safety features in the whole setting – the lighting system. Dialight explores the critical role that lighting plays in securing safe working environments across the industrial sector.
Navigating through stormy economic waters
OCH looks at manufacturing investment across the US, examining which industries are receiving the most attention and how this impacts the overhead lifting sector.
OZ Lifting Welcomes Dignitaries and Special Guests at Grand Opening
OZ Lifting Products LLC welcomed dignitaries, special guests, and media to officially open its new facility in Winona, Minnesota on Tuesday October 7.
The hidden gem on the shore of the Great Lakes
With a huge economy and a burgeoning manufacturing industry, Wisconsin is set to benefit from the refocusing of investment on domestic industry. OCH looks at both the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for the crane and hoist sector.
Keeping pace with change
SteelGlide has a history spanning more than 50 years in its niche of maintenance solutions for flanged wheel applications, but the latest generation to take over its leadership role has plans to expand. OCH talks to its president, Mark Davis, about his unlikely path to his current position, and how he plans to balance the company’s heritage with an appetite for innovation.