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Shooting a film from crane. The generally accepted definition of a crane is a machine for lifting and moving heavy objects by means of ropes or cables suspended from a movable arm. As such, a lifting machine that does not use cables, or else provides only vertical and not horizontal movement, cannot strictly be called a 'crane'.
Steam crane by Smith & Sons, in Puno, Peru, on Lake TiticacaThomas Smith & Sons was a British engineering company that played a key role in manufacturing cranes, starting with hand-operated models in the 1840s and advancing to steam-powered cranes by the 1860s.
John Landis Grove (January 26, 1921 – June 16, 2003) was an American inventor, industrialist and philanthropist. [1] He became known, primarily, for developing the hydraulic crane and access lift industries.
The Manitowoc Company, Inc. is an American manufacturer which produces cranes and previously produced commercial refrigeration and marine equipment. It was founded in 1902 and, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, markets, and supports mobile telescopic cranes, tower cranes, lattice-boom crawler cranes, and boom trucks under the Grove, Manitowoc, National Crane, Potain ...
Design of the crane began in 1994, making it relatively old. Four examples of the crane are in existence: two built in 1995 that operate in Australia, one built in 2003 that operates in the United States, [6] and one built in 2008 that operates in China. The older three cranes are operated by Lampson International, with the Chinese example the ...
When we heard about the largest crane helping at the Baltimore bridge crash, we thought it was the Left Coast Lifter that raised the TZ Bridge. Nope. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign ...
The tower crane, owned by New York Crane and Equipment Corp., was hoisting concrete to the 36th story of a luxury high-rise when a fire broke out in the machine’s cab, officials said.
Not the first crane accident for city, or equipment owner. 08:45, AP. The crane is owned by the New York Crane & Equipment Corp., one of the city’s most widely used crane providers, officials said.