�Magic Arm� Crane Attachment Makes U.S. Debut at Indianapolis Hospital Expansion
Moving construction materials into tall buildings and parking garages just got easier thanks to an Israeli crane mechanic who invented the “Magic Arm,” a $20,000 crane attachment that is quickly gaining national interest.
Jerry D. Harper, a project manager at Summit Construction Co. Inc., was the first U.S. contractor to put the Magic Arm to the test. Since last summer, his crew has used it on a $170-million hospital expansion in Indianapolis. “We’ve been flying up drywall, pipe, roofing materials and masonry,” says Harper. “If it can go on a skid, they lift it in there.”