The Statement of Best Practices of Personal Fall Protection Systems for Aerial Work Platform Equipment is an industry initiative to develop an educational document to clarify when and how to use PFP systems on AWP equipment. It was developed for use in the US and is based on ANSI standards. It was launched in February 2011 by the […]
UK based powered access rental company AFI-Uplift has been trialling a new security system on some of its lifts and has received very positive feedback from those clients that have used it.The new Smart Zone card reader system is being introduced by AFI in association with Infobric. It will enable contractors to have full control […]
Sims Crane & Equipment recently completed a job at Trademark Metals Recycling, LLC in Ocala. The biggest machine in the yard is the car shredder, which shreds an entire car and breaks down the pieces to sort them out for recycling. As you can imagine this machine gets worn down by the large amounts of […]
The new Kobelco CKS2500 Kobelco Cranes has started production of its new S series crawler cranes aimed at markets outside of Japan, Europe and North America.The 10 model line-up includes cranes from its CKS, BMS and 7000S series and includes the CKS600, CKS 800, CKS 900 CKS 1100, CKS 1350 and CKS2500, the BMS800 and […]
The workshop below uses the Journeyman Rigger’s Reference Card panel 6, to help provide the solution. The area of a circle can be calculated with either (Pi x radius squared) or (dia. x dia. x .80), and both arrive at very similar values for Area of a Circle. For riggers in the field, we use the […]
Proving that no challenge is too large, Boscaro Crane Attachments took on the opportunity to build a custom ordered self dumping bin, which could possibly be the world’s largest under-hook self dumping bin. The A-800D with a capacity of 8,000 litres or 10.5 cubic yards. With the construction industries asking for bigger and better, […]
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$ 150 million loan to Argentinean renewable energy company Impsa to support the construction of four wind farms - three in Brazil and one in Uruguay. The full cost of the schemes is put at US$ 1.4 billion, and when complete in 2014, they will provide 546 […]
Many of the machines launched at international exhibitions like ConExpo, Samoter and Smopyc at the start of this year featured new EU Stage IIIB/US Interim Tier 4 engines. The new regulations were introduced at the start of this year for 130 kW to 560 kW engines, and over the next two years the requirements will […]
A number of union employees at the Manitowoc crane plant in Manitowoc Wisconsin walked out on strike on Monday.The strike affects up to 200 employees who are members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). 600 other employees and possibly some of the IAM members, continued to work as normal. The company said […]
From the entire Sims Crane family, we would like to take a moment and wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving. We are thankful for the many blessing each one of you have bestowed on our lives. May your day be surrounded by friends, family and lots of love.
