A West Midlands steel company has been ordered to pay more than GBP 146,000 in fines and costs after one of its employees was crushed to death by a 15 tonne crane. Mr Wilfred Williams 57 of Tividale, Warley, was carrying out maintenance ...
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So you have a bunch of personnel,the ungrateful kind,and they're whining about having lifting equipment for the heavy tasks.So you think to yourself'do I merely fire the whole lot of them and get fresh staff?Will the union try to murder me ...
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The mood among many of the 43,000 attendees at glasstec 2012 was positive,despite uncertainties surrounding the global economy and glass market.While the European and Chinese segments show signs of softening,many exhibitors reported ...
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TATA Steel at Brierley Hill in the West Midlands has ordered two SMARTON® cranes for coil lifting from East Kilbride based Konecranes UK Industrial Crane Division. The contract worth just under GBP 1 milion is for the supply of two 32 ...
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Bosch Rexroth Corporation, Mobile Hydraulics The final run-up to the complete implementation of TIER 4 regulations has begun. In 2014, diesel systems will be required to operate emitting only 10% of currently permitted levels of soot ...
SAN ANTONIO—I'm in San Antonio this week, home to the Alamo and the annual meeting of the Material Handling Industry of America. At today's meeting, Hal Vandiver, MHIA's long-time economist and president of F. Hal Vandiver & ...
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You could say that Ronald Vincze has a passion for safety. Vincze, quality manager of Pewaukee, WI-based Precision Gears, Inc., recently evaluated his facility with a critical eye on safety. One area that needed attention was the ...
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A manufacturer of engineered plastic components was running into problems when fabricating bed liners for dump trucks. The liners were made of three separate plastic panels, which were welded together and formed into rolls. The panels, each ...
Premature failure is a common fate for large-diameter (e.g., 8 in. to 10 ft) bearings in heavy-duty applications where rotations are frequent. In big rotating equipment, such as cranes, excavators, and tunnel boring machines, a slewing ring ...
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The Kolkata Port Trust and Haldia Bulk Terminal tussle is heading for arbitration.KoPT is in the process of assessing the cost of damage caused due to the exit of ABG Haldia Bulk Terminal. In November,the port authorities had encashed the ...
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AAP reported that iron ore miner Fortescue Metals has sought to reassure shareholders that the economic credentials of its biggest customer, China, remain sound following the country's recent leadership transition. Mr Nev Power CEO of ...
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ElectroMech, India's largest industrial crane manufacturer and customized material handling solutions provider, was awarded the Excellence in Innovation award in the SME category for its specialized Tunnel Mucking System, by Manufacturing ...
In the hinterland of the vast loess land of Qingyang County, Gansu Province, is a famous plateau, Dongzhiyuan. More than 2,500 square kilometers, Dongzhiyuan boasts the world's thickest layer of loess. On this land, the Qin Dynasty built ...
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Sichuan embroidery is an ancient handicraft handed down from more than 2,000 years ago in Sichuan Province, which is known as "the Land of Abundance." A piece of double- faced embroidery made by Ms. Kang Ning, a master of Sichuan style ...
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China is universally acknowledged as the birthplace of kites. Kites originated in the Spring and Autumn Period over 2,000 years ago. Legend has it that the wooden bird made by the ancient philosopher Mozi was the earliest kite. Later, his ...
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