There are very few sounds sweeter to a gearhead than a small-block spinning past 8,000 rpm. For anyone who appreciates internal-combustion engines and horsepower, a race engine spinning at high rpm is ...

Crane technology started to evolve substantially during the rough-and-ready post-war buildup in 1945-1955, when need for speed forced the development of hydraulic power transmission. New controls made ...

An early H-5 Hydrocrane working with a magnet. In the early 1940s, Roy O. Billings, president of the Milwaukee Hydraulics Corp., saw the need for a small mobile crane that would be safer, easier to ...

When leading Canadian heavy lift contractor, Western Mechanical, was asked to assist in the replacement of the Humber River railroad bridge it selected an Enerpac hydraulic gantry for the precision ...

Chinese crane and construction equipment manufacturer Zoomlion has launched its first hydraulic luffing jib tower crane. The 10 tonne capacity RL165-10 was first shown at a customer event in Changde, ...

Miller Electric is introducing the EnPak Hydraulic Tool Control (HTC), a new advancement with the EnPak Mechanic Series that allows simultaneous use of a mechanics truck’s hydraulic crane and 5- or ...

Hydraulic roller cams have plenty going for them, including power, reliability, and reduced friction. Heck, even the OEMs have embraced the benefits of hydraulic roller cams. Often thought of as the ...

This is the story of the Armstrong Mitchell 160-ton fixed hydraulic crane built for the Malta Dockyard. The crane was works no. 2983, built in 1883. The crane is first shown in images of the launching ...