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  • When is a Foundationless Jib Crane Suitable?
    September 13, 2022

    When is a Foundationless Jib Crane Suitable?

    This article is about foundationless jib cranes. It explains that these types of jibs are not set to replace all traditional jib cranes, with foundations, but in ½-ton and 1-ton capacities especially, they are proving their suitability in a number...

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  • Measuring Tension on Static Lines
    August 30, 2022

    Measuring Tension on Static Lines

    This article is about using Crosby Straightpoint’s Clamp On Line Tensionmeter (COLT) for measuring tension on static wire ropes and guylines. It was co-authored by two individuals that have been involved with the product for several years and continue to...

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  • OSHA's Safe + Sound Week
    August 7, 2022

    OSHA's Safe + Sound Week

    This article is about participation in OSHA’s Safe + Sound Week, which takes place August 15-21, 2022. The guidance can be applied to other awareness events too. It also talks about safety and health programming and why, at the center...

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  • Reid Lifting Gantries Lift New York Urban Energy
    July 21, 2022

    Reid Lifting Gantries Lift New York Urban Energy

    Brooklyn, New York-based Urban Energy Inc. has sourced a series of Reid Lifting gantry cranes from FAD Equipment Store for clean energy construction. The company, which installs solar systems across the city, uses Porta-Gantry cranes as they offer the perfect...

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  • What’s Global Lifting Awareness Day?
    June 28, 2022

    What’s Global Lifting Awareness Day?

    This article explains what Global Lifting Awareness Day is, who’s behind it, and what you can do if you want to get involved. Global Lifting Awareness Day takes place on July 7, where it will be mostly recognized by social...

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  • Technology is Bad—and Good
    June 13, 2022

    Technology is Bad—and Good

    We must manage technology, so it works for and not against us, says David Ayling, the former owner of load cell manufacturer Straightpoint, and now president of FAD Equipment Store.

    I read an article recently that said 83% of U.S. workers suffer from work-related stress, with 25% saying their job is the number one stressor in their lives. They’re worrying numbers given how many hours a week—in a lifetime, even—we all spend at work, especially here in the U.S. But I wasn’t surprised when I read these stats. If you Googled the subject, yourself, you’d find many similar reports and articles, proving that we’re a super-stressed nation.

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  • Product Innovation: Why Innovate?
    May 18, 2022

    Product Innovation: Why Innovate?

    This article explores equipment innovation and the reasons why the ability to innovate separates the great companies from the rest. It was written by David Ayling, the former owner of load cell manufacturer Straightpoint, and now president of FAD Equipment...

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  • A Dynamometer in a Lever Hoist
    May 13, 2022

    A Dynamometer in a Lever Hoist

    Meet our newest product—OZ Lifting’s Dyno-Hoist—a dynamometer-equipped lever hoist from 0.75 to 9 tons capacity (up to 3 tons in stock). And who better to walk us through it than the guy who named it? Rich Miller, sales manager, remembers...

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