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an NRTL to qualify these important safety devices for the benefit of workers involved in crane operations near power lines”, said Paul Jankovic, president of Miller Lifting Products. Accidental contacts with overhead power
lines causing electrocution are the main cause of construction site deaths involving crane operations. Use of an insulating link is one of a number of actions employers must consider in order to comply with recently updated OSHA crane safety regulations addressing power line safety in construction. Miller Lifting Products, founded in
1935, is a manufacturer of lifting accessories primarily for use with cranes and hoists in the construction, industrial, offshore and energy sectors and has produced insulating links for a wide range of industrial applications for over four decades. For more information see www.
millerproducts.net or call 800-733-7071. y
Loos & Company Completes Wire Mill Upgrades
> Loos and Company has completed upgrades to its wire manufacturing operation with the
installation of a third new, in-line, ultrasonic wire cleaner. The new equipment adds 24 additional lines of capacity to complete a wire mill expansion project which began in the spring of this year. “We’re very excited to have the additional capacity,” according to Wire Mill general manager Joe Stagon, ”We’ve been able to both improve product quality, increase output, and continue to support our expanding customer base.” The additional capacity marks a
continuance of planned upgrades that Loos & Company is making to its equipment and facilities. Following on the recent expansions of its medical wire drawing operation and wire mesh knitting capacity, the cleaning line upgrade will provide more throughput of upstream wire products into the company’s specialized product manufacturing divisions. “We have seen an increase in business across our entire product line over the last few months,” says Wire Mill Sales Manager Mike Fredrickson, “and our new equipment has allowed us to keep up with customer demands, in both quantity and quality.” Loos is planning to make additional investments before the end of the year,
focusing on the expansion of specialty wire drawing and coiling capacity for products destined for resource recovery and energy production. To learn more about Loos & Company’s recent investments and our wire product lines, please visit
www.loosco.com, or contact Patrick Bagshaw via email
pbagshaw@loosco.com. y
Loos & Company Goes Chunkin’
> Typically within the lifting and rigging industry, you don’t hear too often businesses participating in pumpkin throwing contests; however, wire rope manufacturer Loos and Company along with U.S. Air Force engineers from Wright-Patterson AFB comprised a team, “Chunk Works,” to participate in the annual World Championship Punkin’ Chunkin’ competition, November 1-3. For 25 years, the Punkin’ Chunkin’ competition has drawn thousands of spectators and pumpkin throwing connoisseurs to Bridgeview, Delaware to see who can throw an 8 to 10 pound pumpkin the farthest.
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WINDY RIDGE CORPORATION P.O. Box 32
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10 NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2013 WIRE ROPE EXCHANGE
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