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CONTENTS 24


May 2025 Issue 261 32


PROJECT OF THE MONTH Upping the lifting game


Konecranes delivers 14 high- performance cranes to Makino’s new facility in Vietnam.


EXPERT COLUMN LEEA


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EXPERT COLUMN The Caldwell Group


Dan Mongan, senior sales engineer at The Caldwell Group, explains the differences between lifting and spreader beams.


CONTROLS 20


Marc Eijssen and Susanna Wolfram, Eurocord’s EU liaison team, shed light on the effects of the EU’s incoming Machinery Regulation on textile ropes, chains and webbing for lifting purposes.


All under control 24


Julian Champkin investigates how crane and hoist control operations have changed from analogue to more digital ways in the modern world.


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POWER SUPPLY Powering through


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Power generation now comes in many forms, both renewable and fossil. Each has its own particular needs from the lifting industry. Julian Champkin reports.


MARKET INSIGHT All change in the


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Middle East Countries across the Middle East and North Africa are accelerating efforts to diversify their economies by investing heavily in industrial infrastructure.


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