http://www.mhia.org/rss/industrygroups/cmaa MHIA.org Crane Manufacturers Association of America, Inc. en-us Copyright Material Handling Industry 2009 10 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:37:02 GMT Whiting modernized two (2) 70 ton Gate House cranes and one (1) 150 ton Powerhouse crane which service a hydroelectric power plant located southwest of St Louis, MO. The modernizations were in order to meet new stringent owner operational policies and ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/9554/a-dam-good-job--by-whiting Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:39:23 GMT One of the largest precast concrete companies in the U.S., Tindall Corporation purchased an existing plant in San Antonio, TX. The company wanted maximum lifting flexibility to accommodate future products. Because the states were high and time short, ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/9431/konecranes-pd-cranes-and-turnkey-steel-runway-selected-by-innovative-precast-concrete-manufacturer Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:38:30 GMT A year-round stream of poultry litter generated by Benson, Minnesota turkey raising operations totaling 700,000 tons each year combined with the tradition of spreading litter on agricultural fields as fertilized had begun to impact water quality in central ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/9430/konecranes-supplies-four-automated-cranes-to-first-poultry-litter-fueled-power-plant--in-united-states Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:37:35 GMT When a municipal waste composting facility outside Vancouver shut down because of odor problems, a new facility was sited in the Resort Municipality of Whistler. The process transforms a mixture of sewage solids, food waste and waste wood into high-quality ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/9429/konecranes-biomass-crane-helps-whistler-resort-manage-waste--reduce-carbon-footprint Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:31:41 GMT A leading manufacturer of mobile cranes operates a 58,000 square foot manufacturing facility in southeastern Pennsylvania. Assembly of the large cranes takes place in an individual building that is outfitted with large 30 Ton overhead cranes. The large ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/9053/spanco-wall-mounted-jibs-provide-lifting-supplement-for-leading-manufacturer-of-mobile-cranes Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:40:55 GMT The Bridge Crane designed and built by North American Industries (NAI) lifts $35 million dollar prototype engines at a jet engine test facility. The crane lifts the engines into special engine stands which enable engineers and technicians to work on ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/9045/bridge-crane-by-nai-with-precise-hook-positioning-lifts--35m-jet-engines Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:45:58 GMT A custom monorail crane system was engineered and built by North American Industries (NAI) for a hot metal iron ore sintering plant in India. This made-to-order custom system was designed with 3 hoists and 3 trolleys running on a curved “S”-beam monorail. ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/9040/complex-curved--s--beam-monorail-crane-built-by-north-american-industries Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:18:18 GMT Crane Manufacturers Association of America, Inc. (CMAA) members are the leading providers of overhead cranes. They supply overhead cranes worldwide and in virtually every major manufacturing and distribution sector. http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:42:40 GMT Below is a list of CMAA news items. http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/news Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:44:28 GMT Below are a group of photos of applications of the CMAA Buyer's Guide. http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/buyersguide/applications/all Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:35:12 GMT CMAA has organized this Buyer’s Guide to promote standardization and to assist prospective buyers of electric overhead traveling cranes in selection of equipment most suitable for their applications. http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/buyersguide Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:49:19 GMT One of the nation’s largest food redistributors manages a 275,000 square foot facility that is used as a redistribution hub for dry, frozen and refrigerated food products. Because forklifts are a core component of the redistribution center, downtime due ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/7791/large-spanco-jib-crane-helps-keep-food-redistribution-forklift-fleet-running-efficiently Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:39:10 GMT A housing material supplier receives daily shipments of steel bundles. The bundles arrive on flatbed truck that are backed into a large warehouse and unloaded. Shipments can range from one 500lb I-beam to a full truck load of 40 thousand pounds. The steel ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/3615/spanco-gantry-crane-provides-secure-unloading-of-steel-bundles-from-flatbeds Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:35:32 GMT Over the past several years, the government has been focusing on increasing the use of our mass transit systems throughout the United States. This focus has many transit agencies upgrading their railroad cars. http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/3612/-sissco--unveils-new-a-c-unit-removal-hoist Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:32:34 GMT Atlas Steel Products, an aluminized and stainless steel service center and tubing producer in Twinsburg, Ohio, needed to purchase two new cranes and rectify some reliability and control problems. http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/3613/atlas-steel-solves-crane-problem-with-remote-control Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:28:02 GMT A west-coast refinery with a pair of old, worn-out coke handling bucket cranes was experiencing excessive down time and high maintenance costs (reportedly $700,000 per year). http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/3611/enhanced-coke-handling-crane-design-increases-productivity--reduces-downtime Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:19:50 GMT North American Industries Customized Gantry Cranes for Difficult Bridge Work. The 7.5 US ton crane was recently constructed and installed by NAI. All bracing from legs to girder was outboard. The gantry legs were designed so that loads could pass through ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/6291/north-american-industries-customizes-gantry-cranes-for-difficult-bridge-work Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:18:12 GMT Below is a list of CMAA Technical Papers http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/technicalpapers Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:13:04 GMT OSHA Announces Alliance with CMAA, HMI and MMA http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/news/osha-announces-alliance-with-cmaa-hmi-and-mma Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:38:05 GMT Skip to Navigation. Skip to Content. Industry Groups. 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Adobe Acrobat Reader. which is available free from Adobe.. http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:22:03 GMT Wall Mounted Jib Cranes allowed for an efficient production process void of bottlenecking. The plant production manager was dealing with the daily problem of bottlenecking on the production floor. Individual workstations were set up as part of a fabrication ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/6290/spanco-jibs-allow-for-efficient-workflow-void-of-bottlenecking Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:05:17 GMT During the steel production process, large overhead cranes are used to transport large refractory lined ladles full of molten steel from the blast furnace to a pour station. http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/3614/-spanco-wall-traveling-jib-cranes-have-improved-the-efficiency-of-steel-production-