La Grange Crane Service has entered the Oak Brook Commons tower crane construction project in this year’s 3D Lift Plan Of The Year competition.
The Crosby Group invests in Verton Technologies
The Crosby Group, a global leader in lifting, rigging, and load securement hardware, today announced that it has completed a significant investment in Verton Technologies (“Verton”). Australian-based Verton has developed and commercialised disruptive advancements in load orientation technology that remove the need for human held tag lines in lifting applications. These innovations play a critical role in improving the safety and productivity of global lifting operations.
MTData partners in telematics
Partnering with customers to tailor telematics solutions that suit their specific business needs, is what MTData does best. They have helped businesses across numerous industries to achieve greater outcomes for 20 years. Read more
Tasmania leading the way with productive road access
In conjunction with key industry groups such as The Crane Industry Council of Australia and the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, Tasmanian State and Local Government road managers have developed a state-wide system to maximise heavy vehicle productivity and access across Tasmania’s roads. Read more
Controlling the load remotely
Remote load-control systems are designed to make taglines obsolete providing greater productivity, efficiency and safety by automating lifting operations. The Crane Industry Council of Australia’s Technical Committee examines these technologies in this issue’s CICA Tech Corner. Read more
Autolevelling versus side slope deration
The issue of derating the cranes lift capacity when operating on uneven surfaces led DRA Group to develop the Autoleveller System for its high capacity Humma 55T pick and carry crane. Read more
Cloud solution make collections easy
Finding an easy solution to manage invoicing and collections shouldn’t be hard. It’s not, according to financial solutions provider Esker. Read more
Liebherr launches the world’s first battery-powered crawler crane
The LR 1200.1 unplugged and the LR 1250.1 unplugged are one of the world’s first battery-powered crawler cranes. Both are driven by electric engines with a system performance of 255 kW. Read more
Australian construction adopts technology in response to COVID-19
A new survey has found 26 per cent of owners, 24 per cent of subcontractors and 20 per cent of head contractors have adopted technology in response to COVID-19. Read more
Fast tracking AI in construction
Two of Australia’s most innovative companies join forces to take the construction industry into the future. Read more