http://www.mhia.org/rss/industrygroups/cmaa MHIA.org Crane Manufacturers Association of America, Inc. en-us Copyright Material Handling Industry 2009 10 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 02:25:00 GMT Below is a list of frequently asked questions regarding crane specifications. http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/faq.aspx Mon, 23 May 2011 20:37:37 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 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:35:31 GMT System Integration, the Key to Performance… In close cooperation with the end user, Demag Cranes and Components Corp. designed an integrated coil storage system adjacent to an existing coil processing bay. Since the system is capable of stacking coils ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/10166/demg-coilmaster-cranes-provides-multi-level-stacking-in-an-automated-coil-storage-system Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:17:30 GMT Demag Cranes & Components Corp. has supplied and integrated overhead crane based logistics solution to a leading manufacturer of steam turbines. Specially designed cranes for lifting of heavy turbine assemblies, parts and semi-finished components at ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/10165/integrated-logistics-solution-for-major-manufacturer-of-steam-turbines Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:38:05 GMT Below is a list of CMAA Industry Publications. http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/publications Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:26:48 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, 03 May 2010 15:20:47 GMT A leading bio-innovation company built a new indoor storage warehouse to receive and blend enzyme products. Konecranes implemented a crane-based automated storage and recovery system. http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/9782/konecranes-asrs-crane-facilitates-enzyme-blending-and-storage-for-biofuel-manufacturers Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:24:43 GMT A producer of architectural precast concrete wall panels operates a facility certified for A1 Architectural Concrete. The company needed overhead material handling equipment that could handle the different lengths of panels and rotate them 90 degrees ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/casestudies/9674/emh-gantry-simplifies-loading-of-large-concrete-panels Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:37:02 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 20:39:23 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 20:38:30 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 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:31:41 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 15:40:55 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 14:45:58 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 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:42:40 GMT Below is a list of CMAA news items. http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/news Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:44:28 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 19:35:12 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 12:49:19 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 11:39:10 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 11:35:32 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 11:32:34 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 11:28:02 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 18:19:50 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 23:18:12 GMT Below is a list of CMAA Technical Papers http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/technicalpapers Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:13:04 GMT OSHA Announces Alliance with CMAA, HMI and MMA http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/cmaa/news/osha-announces-alliance-with-cmaa-hmi-and-mma Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:38:05 GMT Skip to Navigation. Skip to Content. Industry Groups. 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