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May 20, 2008
Magnetek’s “Ultra-Lift”
Hoist Control with Ace World Trolley-Hoists
Recently, Engineered
Lifting Systems completed a multiple crane project for a large
Midwest steel supply company. The cranes are used for the loading
and unloading of many different sizes, shapes and bundles of steel
from trucks and rail cars. The cranes are primarily operated by cab,
and at times during the day the speed at which these cranes can
perform becomes critical when dispatching trucks to their customers.
February 29, 2008
Magnetek Crane Modernization for Coil
Handling Cranes
After securing emergency parts from Germany
for a new customer (see
Coupling Inserts Found!), Engineered Lifting Systems was
selected to put two 25-ton cranes back into active coil
handling service for them.
January 9,
2008
Crane Control Panel Installation The Right Way
In the world of Material Handling, it is always a good idea
to look for and specify name brands for the equipment we
need. Names like Magnetek, Gorbel, Mondel, Yale and others
tell you that you are getting a product made by a company
committed to providing the best equipment.
October 16,
2007
Engineered Lifting Searches the
Globe for Crane Parts!
We recently were called on to
assist a new customer who was desperate to find parts for
his 30-ton hoist unit. After discussions with their
maintenance department it was clear that this crane was
extremely important to the customer’s production (they only
had one 30-ton crane), and that the only thing keep them
from running was an OEM coupling
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August 27, 2007
Tom Leb Joins Engineered Lifting Systems
We are pleased to announce Mr. Tom
Leb has joined Engineered Lifting Systems as a Customer Service
Representative. Tom is a 2005 graduate of
the University of Missouri Columbia. He came to us from the Automotive
Industry, already with a useful knowledge of maintenance. Tom and his
family are from South St. Louis.
July 19, 2007
Gorbel Custom Crane Installation Goes Up Fast!
Recently, Engineered Lifting Systems
was contracted to design, provide and install a Gorbel Workstation Crane
System. The basis for the system was to furnish a 2,000# capacity runway
for two 1,000# Gorbel ergonomic bridge cranes. We took several pictures
along the way to help show how the installation progressed.
May 24, 2007
Barge Transfer System Gets New Controls and
Motors
At Engineered Lifting Systems, we handle
the requirements of many types of customer needs beyond crane and hoist
applications. Applications for conveyors, rock crushers, pumps, and
other material handling systems are designed, and modernized.
February 6, 2007
Mondel
Thruster Brakes Basic Applications Guide
At Engineered Lifting Systems,
we are often asked to provide services and equipment to
modernize or develop solutions for existing bridge cranes
and hoists. Braking can often be a part of those needs.
October 10, 2006
Crane Two Blocking Problem Solved with Hubbell Limit Switch
Recently, Engineered Lifting Systems fielded a call from a
customer with production that includes the hoisting of
molten metal. The question was raised regarding the use of a
power circuit limit switch (upper limit) on a Magnetek
variable frequency drive controlled hoist.
August 16, 2006
Telemotive MLTX Radio Control Transmitter
Concrete Stripping Gantry
Crane Uptime Improvement
Telemotive’s
new MLTX radio control transmitter
was recently installed on our customer’s
outdoor duty concrete stripping gantry crane in order to
prevent nuisance control signal
drop-outs and loss of production time.
July 19, 2006
Old Hoist Gets New
Life - 40 Year Old Gets Makeover in Days Instead of Months
You've seen those extreme
makeover shows on TV? Engineered Lifting
Systems and Magnetek recently did an
interesting makeover to modernize a 40 year old hoist,
and we did it fast!
May 17,
2006
Safety
Latches for Hooks - Gravity
Works Best for Hoist Hook Latches on Your Crane
Often in the crane and
hoist lifting business, customers are faced with a
need for a safety latch for their crane
hook, yet the safety of the
latch itself becomes an issue in the
lifting application.
April 13, 2006
Proper
Overhead Crane Inspections Runway How To
During the
life of your top running or underhung crane, you
need to inspect the condition of
the runway on which it operates for damage or wear.
February 15, 2006
Engineered Lifting's
48 Hour Demag Hoist Modernization: Don't wait for parts from
across the pond. Call us!
Just because you have a
foreign made hoist
or control at your plant, it doesn’t mean you have to
put up with long deliveries or one
single source for your repairs.
December 15, 2005
Engineered Lifting Announces
New Crane Service and Inspection Department
Engineered
Lifting Systems is pleased to announce its new Overhead
Crane and Hoist Service and Inspection Department.
November 8, 2005
Crane
Repair of a Yale 25-Ton KEW Hoist Modernization
Why replace when you can call the Crane Doctor?
The importance of getting and expert second opinion to save
both time and money.
September 20, 2005
Special
Engineered Cranes & Hoists Are Fast & Easy with Gorbel
Flexible design delivers custom crane systems in 3.5
weeks!
August 7, 2005
Telemotive Product Group Case History
Are Telemotive “TelePilot” transmitters
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