Engineered Lifting Systems is pleased to announce its new Overhead Crane and Hoist Service and Inspection Department.  Our complete crane inspection and service work for Overhead Cranes & Hoists includes:

• OSHA Crane Inspections
• Periodic, Semi-Annual and Annual Inspections
• Crane and Hoist Load Testing
• Emergency Crane Repair
• Runway Inspections
• Expert Crane Installations
• Consulting for Customers’ in-house maintenance programs
• Breakdown Avoidance Consulting
• Crane Capacity Upgrades
• Crane Control and Mechanical Modernizations



We are pleased and excited to advise that Mr. Dane Vance will be heading up this division of Engineered Lifting Systems.

Dane’s crane service philosophy is to keep your cranes in optimum operating condition while avoiding unwanted breakdowns that lose valuable production time. Dane Vance comes to us with a wealth of knowledge and experience in the repair and modernization of overhead cranes. Dane graduated from Rankin Technical College at the top of his class and has spent the last 13 years becoming one of the top Crane Service Technicians in the Midwest. Many of you already know Dane, having experienced his work ethic and expertise in Overhead Cranes and Hoists. Dane can provide expert help in:

• Programmable controllers
• Variable Frequency Drives specific to Cranes & Hoists
• Eddy Current Brake controls
• Wound Rotor Motor controls
• DC contactor and drive control (Mill Cranes)
• P&H Static Stepless Control
• Gear Box durability and alignment
• All types of Radio Controls
• Consulting for repair of Cranes & Hoists



Our latest service truck is designed for providing the very best service and repair for you and your company.

The service truck is an E450 Ford dually with a Cutaway chassis, and powered by a 6.0 Ford PowerStroke diesel engine with Knapheide KUV153DHK body, allowing for more of the tools and parts you would expect a Service Technician to have with him when arriving at your facility. GPS dispatching with complete 801.11b/g on board computer provides the fastest response to your plant, with the ability to get needed data fast while at the jobsite. Engineered Lifting Systems will be among the first Crane Service and Inspection providers in the Missouri-Southern Illinois area to implement Magnetek’s new Impulse-Link Wireless Diagnostic System  for Impulse G+, Impulse VG+ Series 4 and Series 3 variable frequency drives (VFD) for around-the-clock VFD performance monitoring and troubleshooting. We welcome Dane and the entire Vance family. Engineered Lifting Systems wishes the best Christmas and holiday season to you, your family and friends.