Photo courtesy ALL Family of Companies Mounted on a barge in the Chicago River, Manitowoc 888 RINGER can lift 660 tons. Related Links: 150 N. Riverside Site Inspires Riverside Operations Custom Launching Gantry Builds Over Busy NYC Railway A bright red Manitowoc 888 ring-type crane sitting on a barge in the Chicago River is playing a critical role in the construction of 150 North Riverside tower, whose site is sandwiched on a narrow, 380-ft-long spit of land between the river and a rail corridor.For general contractor Clark Construction Group, Chicago, and subcontractor Chicago Steel Construction LLC, Merrillville, Ind., the challenge
For decades, crane engineers have created new markets with incremental changes to their tried-and-tested lifting systems. However, the ongoing quest to make heavy-lift cranes more powerful and efficient regularly comes down to one problem: counterweights.
Related Links: Chinese Construction Industry Association Explains Silk Road Program Mr. Xi's Grand Silk Road Plan Leaves the Starting Gate As China is busy seeking converts for its Silk Road and Maritime Silk Road program to build a network of linked infrastructure across Asia and Europe, equipment majors Caterpillar Inc. and Terex Corp. say they are enthusiastic about the One Belt, One Road program, as China calls it."Caterpillar is confident the One Belt, One Road initiative will strengthen connectivity in the region and globally," Qihua Chen, Caterpillar vice president and its China chief, told ENR in an email. "Caterpillar is
Related Links: Product Snapshot: Rough-Terrain Forklift and Pneumatic Nailers Looking to capitalize on its "Built in the USA with Global Materials" program, DeWalt, a unit of Stanley Black & Decker, has expanded production at its Charlotte, N.C., facility with a broader range of cordless tools.The facility first came online in September 2013, but production has accelerated in the past year, according to Steve Palmer, DeWalt's value-stream leader for motor production at the plant. "It's a 1.2-million-sq-ft building, and we keep adding production," he told reporters gathered for a media tour of the plant on June 3. "Right now we're putting
Photo by Tudor Van Hampton / ENR The 2.7-liter EcoBoost V6 was surprisingly powerful in the desert. Ford's aluminum body feels robust and is designed to be repaired easily. Photo by Tudor Van Hampton / ENR Related Links: Ford F-150 Ups Economy Bar for Full-Size Pickups Ford Reinvents Tough By Switching to Aluminum Pulling up to a stoplight in Tucson, I had my first taste of Ford's new fuel diet. After the 2015 F-150 came to a stop, the engine shut down, and the air-conditioning fan receded from a flurry to a whisper. That's when it hit me: The lightweight
Courtesy Maverick Transportation Starting in 2017, all new heavy trucks will be equipped with ESC. Related Links: Bendix Collision-Mitigation Technology Stops Vehicles in Their Tracks Looking to Cars, Trucks Step Up Safety The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a final rule requiring electronic stability control on new heavy truck tractors, effective August 2017.Portions of the new rule resulted from a safety study commissioned under the MAP-21 surface transportation bill of 2012. Shortly after President Obama signed the bill into law, NHTSA started requiring ESC for light cars.“ESC is a remarkable safety success story,” says U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony
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