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working in the U.S. Steel taconite facilities. His professionalism and relationships within the plants will offer us a unique perspective and opportunities with these businesses and others within the region.” Mazzella will maintain an inventory of
wire rope, chain and synthetic slings; wire rope; rigging hardware; hoists; hoist parts; pullers and other related rigging products. “I am looking forward to expanding my
knowledge base of the Mining Industry and all heavy industry on the Iron Range, and feel especially fortunate to be able to do that as part of the Mazzella Companies. Mazzella Lifting Technologies is unique to Northeastern Minnesota in that it’s not only a distributor of product, but also an innovator and fabricator of what we provide for lifting devices.” says Todd Toman, Branch Manager of the new facility. “This ability to creatively solve problems
for our customers and to be able to provide that expertise locally is precisely what sets us apart from our competitors for the long term,” Toman adds.
Mazzella Companies is a privately owned
business, founded in 1954, that employs over 350 people at 18 locations in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North and South Carolina, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Illinois and Minnesota. A manufacturer and distributor of a wide range of lifting products for industrial, commercial, and specialty applications, Mazzella is a leading manufacturer of world-class overhead cranes and also provides overhead crane services. y
Lift-It Gives Refi nery a Lift with Herculean Cargo Net
> Lift-It Manufacturing, a leading supplier of slings and rigging, has once again achieved a production milestone, supplying its largest cargo net to date. Previously, the company’s largest heavy-
duty cargo nets measured 25 feet by 25 feet, and were used to lift a 50,000-pound artifact
in the Hawaiian Islands. More recently, a refinery in Trinidad and Tobago presented Lift-It’s experts with an even more substantial challenge: a 34-foot by 34-foot Barrier Net which, when completed, included 29 pounds of thread. The company also provided tie-down
assemblies for the Orion Lunar Mission. The tie-down assemblies featured high-performance
& Rigging Professionals General Assembly
Association of Crane Come Learn at the May 7-10, 2013 Speakers include:
Agenda: • Golf Tournament & Softball Game
• Keynote Address: Harry Costner, PE, Mammoet
Wednesday, May 8th Breakfast • Crane & Rigging Jeopardy: Crosby
• Case Studies of Super Critical Lifts: Harry Costner, PE, Mammoet
• Wind Turbine Lifting Considerations: Donald Strong, PE, Vestas
• Offshore Rigging: George Watson, Holloway Houston
Lunch • Breakout Workshop: Wire Rope Splicing
• Breakout Workshop: Chain Sling Mechanical Assembly & Inspection
• Breakout Workshop: Wire Rope Inspection
• Breakout Workshop: Crane Simulator Rodeo – Mobile, Tower, Overhead Cranes
Thursday, May 9th Breakfast
• Critical Lift Planning Interactive Workshop: Mike Parnell, Industrial Training International
• What is a Rigging Engineer’s Function: FLUOR
Press Partners include: Special rates available at the beautiful
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Dedicated to Improving Crane and Rigging Activities 14 NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2012 WIRE ROPE EXCHANGE Lunch
• Breakout Workshop: Mobile Crane Inspection
• Breakout Workshop: Crane Pads- DICA FIT System Training
• Breakout Workshop: SMPT Transporters • Crane Operator Rodeo Results
Friday, May 10th Breakfast
• Heavy Intermodal Lift & Transport- Engineering Considerations: Jim Yates, Barnhart Crane & Rigging
• Oil & Gas Lifting Challenges: Don Jordan, BP
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