http://www.mhia.org./rss/industrygroups/cmaa MHIA.org Crane Manufacturers Association of America, Inc. en-us Copyright Material Handling Industry® 2007 10 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:49:19 GMT One of the nation’s largest food redistributors manages a 275,000 square foot facility that is used as a redistribution hub for dry, frozen and refrigerated food products. Because forklifts are a core component of the redistribution center, downtime due to maintenance can translate into a loss of profit. ... http://www.mhia.org./industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/7791/large-spanco-jib-crane-helps-keep-food-redistribution-forklift-fleet-running-efficiently Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:39:10 GMT A housing material supplier receives daily shipments of steel bundles. The bundles arrive on flatbed truck that are backed into a large warehouse and unloaded. Shipments can range from one 500lb I-beam to a full truck load of 40 thousand pounds. The steel is then transported from the warehouse to existing ... http://www.mhia.org./industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/3615/spanco-gantry-crane-provides-secure-unloading-of-steel-bundles-from-flatbeds Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:35:32 GMT Over the past several years, the government has been focusing on increasing the use of our mass transit systems throughout the United States. This focus has many transit agencies upgrading their railroad cars. http://www.mhia.org./industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/3612/-sissco--unveils-new-a-c-unit-removal-hoist Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:32:34 GMT Atlas Steel Products, an aluminized and stainless steel service center and tubing producer in Twinsburg, Ohio, needed to purchase two new cranes and rectify some reliability and control problems. http://www.mhia.org./industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/3613/atlas-steel-solves-crane-problem-with-remote-control Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:28:02 GMT A west-coast refinery with a pair of old, worn-out coke handling bucket cranes was experiencing excessive down time and high maintenance costs (reportedly $700,000 per year). http://www.mhia.org./industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/3611/enhanced-coke-handling-crane-design-increases-productivity--reduces-downtime Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:19:50 GMT North American Industries Customized Gantry Cranes for Difficult Bridge Work. The 7.5 US ton crane was recently constructed and installed by NAI. All bracing from legs to girder was outboard. The gantry legs were designed so that loads could pass through the legs of the crane. The crane has an adjustable ... http://www.mhia.org./industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/6291/north-american-industries-customizes-gantry-cranes-for-difficult-bridge-work Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:38:16 GMT Crane Manufacturers Association of America, Inc. (CMAA) members are the leading providers of overhead cranes. 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Adobe Acrobat Reader. which is available free from Adobe.. http://www.mhia.org./industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:22:03 GMT Wall Mounted Jib Cranes allowed for an efficient production process void of bottlenecking. The plant production manager was dealing with the daily problem of bottlenecking on the production floor. Individual workstations were set up as part of a fabrication process were becoming inefficient as coworkers ... http://www.mhia.org./industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/6290/spanco-jibs-allow-for-efficient-workflow-void-of-bottlenecking Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:05:17 GMT During the steel production process, large overhead cranes are used to transport large refractory lined ladles full of molten steel from the blast furnace to a pour station. http://www.mhia.org./industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/3614/-spanco-wall-traveling-jib-cranes-have-improved-the-efficiency-of-steel-production-