Hoists & Cranes Blog
Let’s face it, if you don’t have rails, you don’t have a crane. Bridge cranes travel on rails. If those rails become misaligned, the crane’s wheels will begin to wear out sooner than they should–and this can lead to acatastrophic failure of your overhead crane...
Hoists & Cranes Blog
The goal of overhead crane inspections is to test functionality and safety. But you can get so much more from having a well-developed schedule & checklists for these inspections! Read on to learn why you need a proper inspection schedule and what needs to factor...
Hoists & Cranes Blog
You’ve got to regularly inspect your industrial lifting slings to ensure they are still safe to use. But how often should you examine them? And how do you know they need to be replaced? If your lift slings fail, the repercussions are going to be serious...
Hoists & Cranes Blog
Before you use an overhead crane, you should always perform a pre-op inspection — and a great tool to do that consistently is to use a basic checklist. But you also need to recognize why these inspections are essential! Operator Inspections Several different...
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As part of its ongoing virtual seminar series, Hi-Speed Industrial Service, in partnership with Conductix, recently hosted a virtual seminar on overhead crane collision presented by Chris Barksdale from Conductix. In this seminar, Chris focused on preventative...
Hoists & Cranes Blog
You may have heard that overhead crane side pulling can be dangerous. How serious can it really be? And what exactly constitutes a side pull? To find out answers to these questions, and learn how to prevent side pulling, read on! What is Side Pulling? According...
