[EDITOR’S NOTE]
Think about a large, successful project your business has undertaken. Te results were good, and the customer was more than satisfied with the outcome. Now suppose that same customer calls you again tomorrow and offers you a contract for another project along the same lines. Just one thing, though. Te job is the same size, but the budget is 20% smaller. To make that work, you are probably going to have to rethink nearly every aspect of the process you followed the
first time – and that process was good. Tis will not be easy. What we’ve just described is a short version of the scenario presented to the shipbuilders
at the Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries. Having just completed the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the first of a new class of carrier replacing the prior Nimitz class, the Navy commissioned the John F. Kennedy (CVN 79). Hard Tings Done Right™ - that’s the motto at Hu1ntington Ingalls. Tat’s a great way
to approach any business challenge, and perhaps even the name of the game for the lifting and rigging world. In our cover story for this issue, we’ll learn how the team at Newport News Shipbuilding tackled this challenge, and see how an amazing ship takes shape. We will also celebrate the 100th anniversary of Peerless Industrial Group in this issue.
Imagine the challenges in a century of manufacturing! And for something completely different, we’ll learn about slacklining. When we wrote
about Nik Walenda in our final issue of 2016, we were thinking about walking on a line or wire as a strictly spectator sport. But the folks at Straighpoint showed us that not everyone does, and we’ll see where their equipment is turning up in this unusual sport. Like the world of sport and everything else, our business is changing fast. If you’re
following our online news feed or social media – and if you’re not, we’d encourage you to do so! – you’ve seen some of the new products and technologies exhibited at ConExpo- Con/AGG 2017 in March. We’ll be covering more of these in upcoming issues. If you had a chance to attend the show, let us know what you saw that we should be writing about. We are always interested in hearing about your company and your work, and looking for ways to serve you better. Please send us a note or give us a call and let us know what’s new in your business – and what we can do to make the Exchange work harder for you.
Best Regards,
Upcoming Events PROMAT 2017
April 3-6 | Chicago, IL
promatshow.com
SC&RA Annual Conference April 18-22 | Scottsdale, AZ
scranet.org
AWRF Spring General Meeting April 23-26 | Savannah, GA
awrf.org
Offshore Technology Conference May 1-4 | Houston, TX
otcnet.org
WSTDA Annual Meeting May 8-11 | Incline Village, NV
wstda.com
ACRP 2017 General Assembly May 9-12 | Tulalip, WA
acrp.net
CeMAT SOUTH AMERICA May 16-19 | Sao Paulo, Brazil
cemat.de/en
AWEA Windpower 2017 May 22-25 | Anaheim, CA
windpowerexpo.org
Vertikal Days May 24-25 | Silverstone, Towkester, UK
vertikaldays.net
CRAC Conference June 7-10 | St. Andrews, NB Canada
crac-canada.com
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HydroVision International June 27-30 | Denver, CO
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MHI Annual Conference October 1-4 | Boca Raton, FL
mhl.org
International Construction & Utility Equipment Exposition October 3-5 | Louisville, KY
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