Customised lunar lander transport cradle goes to Houston for final testing

A customised 2,500-lb. capacity transport cradle for a lunar lander, manufactured by The Caldwell Group, has arrived in Houston, Texas, USA. There, Intuitive Machines will complete the next stage of testing before the lander, Nova-C, will be sent to the Moon.

Employment in the US construction sector has seen increases in nearly three-fifths of metro areas according to new data released by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) but contractors still aren’t able to hire as many workers as they want.

We hear it all the time – OSHA doesn’t know anything about tree care. It’s a myth throughout our industry that we work in a “no-rules” environment. In that situation, PPE is optional, right? Wrong.

There is no gray area on personal protective equipment (PPE). It needs to be utilized all the time, every time.

Gaithersburg, MD — Using an equation they derived while studying the “motion of a so-called torsional pendulum,” researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology have found a “surprising link” between the equation and the work of crane operators on construction sites.

A crane’s cable and its load can be modeled as a vertical pendulum that moves to and fro in a manner similar to the way a torsional pendulum twists and untwists, an NIST press release explains.

A Sennebogen 613 crawler crane transports itself along a steep and narrow route to a mountaintop job site in Switzerland.

Swiss Alps must be a lovely place to live and work. Especially when your job is operating a Sennebogen 613 crawler crane to help modernise snow-making facilities at the mountain lake Lac des Vaux, southwest Switzerland.

Norwegian robot company nLink has unveiled a new boom lift robot which incorporates Artificial Intelligence to carry out a range of tasks without the need for anyone to work at height.

Notch Equipment’s new Flow Rope Wrench and Fusion Tether combo is designed to allow climbers to customize friction on their ropes. Designed and developed in partnership with Kevin Bingham, the Flow Rope Wrench returns to the use of an adjustable bollard, which is an evolution from the ZK-1 model. The new Rope Wrench also features an improved ultra-low drag ascent that can be customized to a climber’s setup to save the climber’s energy.

Safety should always be at the top of tree care professionals’ minds, according to Jim Dossett, regional safety manager for Bartlett Tree Experts.

“Understanding the environment that we work in,” he says. “We face so many hazards in this industry, and the level of exposure to those hazards is high. Just about everything we do can have a significantly higher level of risk.”

Lifting is overwhelmingly powered by fossil-fuel diesel. How can it become sustainable? Julian Champkin finds encouraging progress towards a carbon-neutral industry.

As crane sales surge, boom dolly demand rises.

While the pandemic has negatively impacted many sectors of the crane, rigging and specialized transportation sector, the boom dolly market only “wavered slightly.”

talian loader crane manufacturer F.lli Ferrari has added a new 40 tonne/metre family of cranes to its New Age crane line.

The New Age cranes run from nine to 66 tonne/metres are designed and engineered as premium models with maximum performance, ease of use and simple maintenance. They all carry a three year general warranty and five year structural guarantee.

You don’t want to be left off this list!

Don’t miss the opportunity to be included in the ACT100 list of North America’s largest crane-owning companies.

February 28, 2022 (Guthrie Center, Iowa) FiberTech® composite outrigger pads are designed to withstand and spread extremely high pressures from construction equipment like concrete pump trucks. They effectively spread outrigger loads and create stability when extra rigidity is needed, and weight is a concern.

A canopy anchor is a climbing system that anchors the rope in the canopy of a tree. While a moving rope system (MRS) typically uses a canopy anchor (or tie-in point), a stationary rope system (SRS) creates the option of a canopy or basal anchor. Why would we use a canopy anchor? When is it better than using a basal anchor?

"On a cool morning in August, Tower Crane 7 operator Jonathan Bloomer caught the fog bank in the Peace River Valley as the sun rose behind him," the magazine judges noted.

"Morning fog is a common occurrence at the Site C Dam site as the cool, moist air coming off the river is trapped underneath a stable, warmer air mass in a temperature inversion."

Members of the crew have studied for and earned the appropriate pesticide applicator license, identification of the pests and diseases common to the service area is complete, marketing new services has led to initial conversations with clients and the first sale has been landed. What’s next?

I'm sure you're wondering where this much passion, knowledge, and expertise comes from, and we were in the same boat, so first, let's dive into the origin story.

Hans is a former tree service owner. He worked with his family for many years as an arborist in a commercial/residential environment. He has also done storm response work, taking trees off of houses, and assisting in emergency efforts using cranes and various types of equipment.

CM Labs Simulations, developer of Vortex training simulators, has released its Boom Truck Simulator Training Pack. It is the only simulation-based product that accurately replicates machine instability and the ability to deploy outriggers, the company said.

When a machine is down, it can result in unintended costs — from lost revenue to costly repairs. It can also mean project delays that impact your employees, customers and even your reputation.

While you can't always predict machine downtime, you can have a plan to prevent it. Learn about the causes of equipment downtime and the seven steps you can take to save time, money and keep your crew safe.