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  • Crane Planner 2.0 – Smart Software For Tough Hardware Challenges

    • Tool for selecting the perfect equipment configuration for the particular application
    • Interactive 3D models with all relevant planning data
    • Helpful features support intuitive handling

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    May 3, 2017 - 8 years ago

  • Liebherr Tower Cranes – Everything From Planning To Dismantling From A Single Source

    • Construction of a new production line at Schelklingen cement works whilst operations continue
    • Liebherr provides planning, rental, assembly, service and dismantling work from a single source
    • 1000 EC-H 50 Litronic climbs to a height of 163.4 m

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    May 3, 2017 - 8 years ago

  • Straightpoint Load Cells Integral To Onboard Crane Load Tests

    Anchor Industries used water bags in addition to a variety of force measurement and rigging equipment to complete load tests on a Liebherr crane aboard a vessel in Cape Town Harbour, South Africa recently.

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    Apr 26, 2017 - 8 years ago

  • TransLink trades diesel buses for hybrids to reduce fleet emissions

    TransLink is rolled out 26 new hybrid diesel-electric articulated buses in the month of April, with the first batch that arrived in time for Earth Day. These New Flyer XDE60 buses will be based at the Burnaby Transit Centre and serve nearby B-Lines as well as other high-occupancy routes. The buses are replacing diesel models that went into service 17 years ago.

    These hybrid buses use 17% less fuel than equivalent diesel-powered models, and join 21 hybrid articulated buses added to the fleet in May 2016. With the new additions, TransLink will now have 252 hybrid buses in service in Metro Vancouver in addition to 262 zero-emission trolley buses.

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    Apr 25, 2017 - 8 years ago

  • Uptake Partners With Caterpillar To Transform The Construction Industry Through Data Analytics

    Through its model of collaborative disruption and a landmark partnership with Caterpillar, Uptake plans to put the construction industry’s data to profitable use. The construction industry has seen it coming for a while now: The commoditization and decreased costs of telematics, both in terms of hardware and connectivity, could help lead to billions of dollars’ worth of new efficiencies in operations and capital management. Several factors, including a downturned economy and glut of used equipment that has at times slowed the purchasing of new machines, have meant the industry has been slow to adopt telematics and the so-called industrial internet-of-things. But there are signs that will soon dramatically change.

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    Apr 24, 2017 - 8 years ago

  • TrailerCam - Revolutionary New Product Solution For Blind Spots Displayed By FLO Components Ltd. At NHES

    FLO Components Ltd. displayed at the recent National Heavy Equipment Show, the Portable TrailerCam, what Mike Deckert, Vice-President of FLO Components called a “revolutionary new product solution for blind spots”. Designed and engineered in the USA by Convoy Technologies, LLC, the Patent Pending Portable TrailerCam is “the first truly removable, wireless, rechargeable battery operated camera on the market,” that literally can be placed (using strong, rugged magnets) on the side or rear of any truck, trailer or equipment.

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    Apr 24, 2017 - 8 years ago

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