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crane supplier, especially in Jiangsu and the neighboring provinces. y
Chant Welcomes Matthew Conway to Expanding Technical Sales Department; Welcomes International Summer Intern
> Chant Engineering Co. Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Matthew Conway to the Chant team. Matthew comes to Chant with over 20 years of experience. Patrick Shire, Vice President of Sales and
Marketing for Chant Engineering, said “As Chant continues to grow, Matthew will be relied upon to foster new relationships as well as calling on our existing customer base. His diverse capital equipment experience will be an invaluable asset to our technical sales team. I look forward to seeing him grow into his new role.” Prior to joining Chant, Matthew worked
in many facets of capital equipment providers including; field service, technical support, customer and service personnel training, applications, product management, and direct sales. Chant Engineering Co. is a global
diversified engineering company that designs, manufactures, services and calibrates testing machines, systems and related accessories for worldwide industrial and military customers. In addition, Chant welcomes Victor
Andersson from Sweden for a summer internship. Victor is currently on summer break from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden where he is planning on graduating in 2017 with a Master of Science & Mechanical Engineering degree. Chant Engineering currently partners
with Talurit AB of Sweden where Victor’s father, Thommy Andersson, is the managing director.
WSTDA Now Offering Free Standards Downloads
> The Board of Directors at the Web Sling & Tie Down Association (WSTDA) recently approved a measure to offer its electronic- format Recommended Standards and Test Methods on a complimentary basis to all interested users. Prior to the recent Board action, the
“With Victor following in his father’s
footsteps, we thought it would be a great learning experience for him to get some hands on experience here in the United States to compare it to his manufacturing experience in Sweden”, says Philip Chant, President of Chant Engineering. “It’s also a fantastic cross-cultural
experience for the employees of Chant, to work side by side with Victor.” For more information on Chant Engineering, visit
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WSTDA Elects Directors; Officers Appointed
> The members of the Web Sling & Tie Down Association (WSTDA) elected its 2014-2015 Board of Directors at the 2014 Annual Meeting, held May 6-8 in Charleston, SC. The Board of Directors also appointed the Association’s officers for 2014-2015. Jeff Iden, Cargo Equipment Corporation, Elgin, IL was elected to serve as President of the Association. Supporting Iden is a strong cabinet of officers, including Vice President Greg Pilgrim, Murdock Webbing Co., Inc., Central Falls, RI; Secretary/Treasurer Jim Bailey, Filtec Precise Inc., Tabor City, NC; and Immediate Past President Tom Wynn, Peerless Chain, Winona, MN. The 2014-2015 Board of Directors
includes: Steve Atzeni, Kinedyne Corporation, Lawrence, KS; Scott Fleming, Unirope Limited, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; Karl Heinz Keisewitt, Doleco GmbH, Dortmund, Germany; Loren Stolin, Security Chain Co., Clackamas, OR; Henry Brozyna, Columbus McKinnon Corp., Tonawanda, NY; and Trevor Waycott, Unitex Group USA, LLC, Piedmont, SC. WSTDA will hold its 2014 Fall Meeting at
the InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza, in Kansas City, MO, October 14-16, 2014. y
publications were offered for sale in print or electronic format. However, users may now visit
www.wstda.com/products/standards.cfm to download the publications as Adobe PDFs on a complimentary basis. WSTDA is recognized as a standards-
writing organization by the U.S. Department of Justice, and develops and publishes voluntary Recommended Standards and Recommended Test Methods for the web sling and tie down industry. WSTDA members include manufacturers and suppliers of synthetic web slings and tie downs, polyester round slings, synthetic webbing, fibers, thread, and related companies. y
Spider Provides Access for San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge Construction
> Spider, a division of SafeWorks, LLC, provided powered access throughout the eight-year construction of the new self-anchor suspension span of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge in California. American Bridge/Fluor Joint Venture, the
general contractor for this massive bridge project, turned to Spider in 2008 for a variety of swing stages, work baskets, and hoists. Over the past six years, they purchased and rented standard Spider equipment to enable their workers to access the bridge’s cables, underside of its roadway deck, and its 525-foot-tall tall tower. Spider’s experienced engineers also
designed a custom platform to reach around the exterior of the tower shaft. The equipment’s light weight and easy connections enabled American Bridge/Fluor Joint Venture to change the platform’s length as needed to gain better access to the sloping tower face, while maximizing the working space on the platforms to maintain productivity. Spider fall protection equipment, including
harnesses, safety lines, rope grabs, and lanyards was also implemented on-site. Additionally, in order to ensure safe, productive equipment operation, Spider’s San Francisco-based team provided both Competent Person Training and on-site User
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