Sixty years ago, the rigging world was introduced to a new type of lifting equipment: the hydraulic gantry system. Originally developed to facilitate the lifting of heavy equipment inside plant ...

During World War II, the Austin-Western Road Machinery Co. developed the first hydraulic crane, the tractor-mounted Anteater, in response to the U.S. Navy’s need for a munitions-handling machine ...

Iowa Mold Tooling Co., Inc. (IMT), an Oshkosh Corporation company and leading manufacturer of service vehicles, truck-mounted cranes, hydraulic loaders and air compressors, is displaying a battery ...

Ever observed cranes lifting heavy loads, excavators digging and scooping earth or the extension and retraction of landing gears in an aircraft? They all have one thing in common: they are driven by ...

Construction is basically a material handling process in that it requires the movement of materials — rock, dirt, debris, trees, shrubs, etc. — from one place to another so that materials can be moved ...

Hydraulic roller cams have plenty going for them, including power, reliability, and reduced friction. Heck, even the OEMs have embraced the benefits of hydraulic roller cams. Often thought of as the ...