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WHAT’S NEW COLUMBUS MCKINNON UNVEILS CM BUNDLING CLIP FOR HEAVY DUTY APPLICATIONS
Columbus McKinnon Corporation, a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of material handling products, is proud to announce the CM Bundling Clip. From logging roads to the oil fi elds, the CM Bundling Clip is built for heavy-duty bundling applications in the toughest industries. When lifting, storing or moving steel tubing, pipes, or precast concrete, its easy-to-assembly U-design allows for fewer parts to drop or lose. The CM Bundling Clip eliminates shear points and damage to wire rope, as well as preventing the choker from going slack and the load spreading after being unhooked. The CM Bundling Clip is ideal for off shore, transfer stations, pipe yards, pipeline installations, transportation, rail yards, logging, steel mills, construction sites, and oil fi elds. Built for
WHAT’S NEW NEW HYDRAULIC LIFTING YOKE FOR OFFSHORE WIND FARMS
A newly developed hydraulic lifting yoke from Danish based Fyns Kran Udstyr has been tested in the world’s largest off shore wind turbine park, London Array. The new way of handling off shore wind turbine foundations is much faster, cheaper and more secure. It no longer needs to take an hour to get ready to lift the 370 ton heavy off shore wind turbine foundation parts, also called Transition Pieces or TP’s, from dock to vessel – and from vessel on to the off shore monopiles. Fyns Kran Udstyr (FKU) has developed a hydraulic yoke that makes the TP ready to lift within 10 minutes – only needing one employee to handle and adjust the TP.
The newly developed
hydraulic yoke is hoisted onto the fl ange on the top of the TP. The hydraulic system then secures the yoke to the fl ange and the TP is now ready to lift. During the lift, the hydraulic yoke adjusts the TP near to center of gravity (CoG). All this only takes approx. 10 minutes.
Since the TP is now plumb and level, the risk of tilting when the TP is placed onto
the vessel is minimal. The same safety remains on sea, where it is even harder to han- dle the enormous foundations, when they are lifted into place over the monopolies. The newly invented yoke is developed by Danish engineers from Fyns Kran Udstyr,
and approved by Germanisher Lloyds. The engineers have documented every detail of the unique construction in accordance to EN Norms. From the beginning the goal has been to improve the safety and working conditions compared to the known method with Pad Eyes, and at the same time speed-up the process and thereby save money at every lift. ❙
harsh environments and demanding applications, the CM Bundling Clip is galvanized and painted U-Bolt with rolled threads. Additional features include interchangeable and replaceable with Columbus McKinnon standard wire rope clip U-Bolts; forged and galvanized saddles come with FORGED USA, size, CM logo and Trace Code forged in; Meets B30.26 plus traceability; performs to rated capacities and available for use with 3/4”, 7/8”, 1” & 1-1/8” wire rope chokers For more information on the new CM Bundling Clip, please visit the Bundling Clip webpage on the Columbus McKinnon webpage (
www.cmworks.com). ❙
WHAT’S NEW IDBLUE INTRODUCES NEXT- GENERATION UHF MOBILE RFID READER FOR SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS
IDBLUE recently unveiled the world’s fi rst mobile, Bluetooth® UHF RFID (radio frequency identifi cation) reader for smartphones and tablets.
IDBLUE.UHF is a handheld, pen-shaped RFID reader that is ideal for use with smartphones and tablets, including iPhones and iPads. It is designed for precision asset identifi cation and tracking applications in healthcare, retail, utilities, aerospace, oil and gas, and other industries. The readers are intended to meet the fast-growing demand for mobility along with global adoption of the Electronic Product Code Gen 2 standard for UHF devices.
Weighing in at just 60 grams – less than the weight of an apple – IDBLUE.UHF off ers unparalleled portability and ease of use for close-proximity RFID applications. Other handheld RFID readers today can be expensive, heavy and cumbersome.
The innovative and ergonomic pen style shape of IDBLUE.UHF is small and lightweight, allowing it to fi t conveniently in your pocket. The specially designed tip of the reader can be used to navigate and enter data on your smartphone, instead of using your fi nger. This feature is especially useful in situations where the user is wearing gloves.
“IDBLUE.UHF bridges the gap between the explosion in smartphone use and the rapid growth of RFID adoption,” says Steve Taylor, CEO, IDBLUE. “As companies increasingly integrate smartphones and tablets into their operations, IDBLUE turns these devices into a powerful asset tracking and management tool with a value-add RFID reader that seamlessly extends the capabilities of their smartphone infrastructure.” Taylor adds, “The effi ciencies enabled by RFID technology are more accessible than ever with our reader’s cost-eff ective UHF design, smartphone compatibility and intuitive interface.”
According to VDC Research, the global market for RFID readers grew nearly 25 percent in 2010, to more than 2.1 million units shipped. VDC predicts that by 2015 this will grow to more than 5.2 million units worth $1.65 billion.
While stationary RFID devices are most common today, mobility is rapidly gaining market share. Similarly, Gen2 UHF hardware, which represented about 14 percent of the total RFID hardware sales in 2010, is forecasted to account for almost half of the global market by 2015. For more information, visit
www.IDBLUE.com. ❙
WHAT’S NEW LIFTING GEAR HIRE RELEASES NEW CATALOG Lifting Gear Hire Corporation‘s (LGH)
2012 Product Specifi cation Catalog has a new look. The catalog features an updated cover design and reorganized page layouts. Each section off ers a pictorial overview of the products
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available for rent or sale, as well as product de- scriptions and specifi cation tables. New additions to the catalog include; large capacity Hand Chain Hoists, Receiving Tanks, Hydraulic Tools, 400/110 and 400/110H Modular Spreader Beams.
Over 25,000 catalogs will be distributed to
current and potential LGH customers in 2012. To receive a copy of the 2012 LGH Product Specifi cation Catalog, contact LGH at 1-800-878-7305. LGH – Puts Safety First. www.lgh-usa. com ❙
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