Lifting

31 Oct University of Gorbel: Overhead Crane Training from the Manufacturer

For two days I was immersed in the world of industrial crane manufacturing at Rochester, New York. I'm in the marketing department of Acculift, so this was unusual on many fronts. As a marketing professional, I need to intimately understand our company, the products, and the services we offer our clients, but I'll never be at the level of understanding of our service people or our sales staff. Their knowledge comes from years of hands-on experience of installs and clients meetings that I'll never acquire. Yet, to better fulfill my role I need to understand what they do to build accurate messages in our marketing efforts. So when I had the opportunity to visit one of our key suppliers in Rochester, NY, to learn from the very makers of our products, I jumped at the chance to fill some knowledge gaps. They call it the University of Gorbel, and here's the experience of a very office marketing person, in a very industrial world, learning the slings and wire ropes of crane manufacturing.

31 Oct Demystifying the Duty Cycle of a Hoist

n the crane and lifting industry the terms heavy and heavy duty are often used interchangeably by our clients, but they have different meanings for hoist and overhead crane providers. ...

20 Oct Know your Tracks – the Highways of your Lifting System

There are many other factors to consider when choosing a track for a lifting system and there are a variety of tracks available each suited to the budgets and the environment of the lift. ...

04 Oct Balancer or a Hoist? Make the perfect pick for your worksite.

Ideal for repetitive tasks with loads in the 100-500 pound range, balancers behave like an extension of the operator’s arm and hand motions, but are they right for your workflow? Balancers follow the operator’s motions quickly and smoothly allowing workers to precisely move loads without great physical stress...

21 Sep Retrofitting Remote Controls for Overhead Cranes

Remote radio controls for hoists and overhead cranes are quickly becoming the norm in our industry and with good reason. The cost of these devices are very reasonable and the reliability of this technology has increased over the years. By removing the operator from the...