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 ...

Sixty years ago, the rigging world was introduced to a new type of lifting equipment: the hydraulic gantry system. Originally developed to facilitate the lifting of heavy equipment inside plant ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the late 1950s, the self-propelled rough-terrain hydraulic crane came into use in the construction and material handling industries, and in the following years dominated the market as it rendered ...

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 ...

Allied Systems Company Allied Marine Crane Division of Allied Systems Company designs and manufactures marine duty hydraulic cranes and boat davits. The company recently supplied equipment for U.S.

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 ...