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problems for owners with inexpensive components that have no support network.” Airpes has three principle lines of
business, namely pre-engineered weighing and monitoring kits for overhead cranes, including load cells, overload protection, readouts, and data loggers; engineered lifting devices for wind turbine erection; and engineered below-the-hook devices, such as coil grabs, rotating blocks, and magnets. Dunville added: “It’s a cliché, but in
this business, you can’t authentically love what you do, listen to customers, and learn from mistakes, if you don’t have a dealer- only policy that puts the end user first. I acknowledge that we’re not at the finish line yet in terms of our backshop infrastructure, but we’re making great strides. We don’t work with everybody; we’re highly selective about our partners, which is another criteria in effective dealer-led growth strategy. They have to be given the tools to oversee product lifecycle—not only the light lifting—with all the process and repeatability that has to come with it.” y
Brian Beagan Joins Pintsch Bubenzer USA Service
> Pintsch Bubenzer USA has added former U.S. Marine and offshore industry heavyweight Brian Beagan to its service department. He will report to Jim Fields, service sales. Beagan arrives having spent the past
15 years performing heavy underwater construction on oil and gas projects in the Gulf of Mexico. He had joined the U.S. Marines at 17 and was formally trained as a diesel mechanic before taking on an additional role as an assault mountain climber and later an instructor. Beagan was honorably discharged after eight years as an E-5 sergeant and graduated from commercial diving academy with a specialty in underwater welding and burning. He
has worked offshore on various demolition, repair and installation projects since. Pintsch Bubenzer makes high
performance disc and drum brakes for cranes and other severe duty applications, as well as complementary products, such as emergency and storm brakes. Beagan will work on the company’s complete line of Dellner Bubenzer Group products, dealing with new commissioning service calls, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance and overall support for customers. “If someone built it to work, I can fix
it,” Beagan said. “I was familiar with the company through Sean Sheridan [regional sales manager, ports], who was my former sergeant; we’ve continued to keep in touch. He spoke highly of the equipment and the operation, and the role represented an opportunity for me to work with big equipment. I’m fascinated by hydraulics, brakes and the way heavy equipment works.” Joel Cox, president at Pintsch Bubenzer
USA, said: “Brian’s offshore experience is huge for us; he knows jackup rigs, platforms,
We Now Stock the Grip Safe Locking Hook from Yoke
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Also available in clevis and swivel style.
Yoke continues to be innovative. Their new line of ergonomic Grip Safe Locking Hooks are fatigue rated at 1.5 times the working load limit and proof tested at 2.5 times the working load limit. Grip Safe Locking Hooks are available in Eye, Clevis and Swivel configurations. Yoke Grip Safe Locking Hooks come in sizes to accommodate Grade 100 chain from 3/8 to 7/8. AllWeisner warehouses stock numerous Yoke products.
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