DECEMBER 2022 | NEWS
CP AUTOMATION LAUNCHES CRANES AND POWER TRANSMISSION SUPPORT TEAM
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utomation and power quality specialist CP Automation has launched a dedicated crane and power transmission
team to support customers undertaking projects such as overhauls and upgrades. Traditionally, getting the necessary support for such projects meant working with multiple partners, but with the new turnkey offering customers can get everything from one supplier. “In my experience, customers often
need to go to multiple suppliers for various components. They could end up placing between five and ten purchase orders,” said CP Automation’s business development manager Andy Swann, who heads up the new department. “We’re not linked to any one manufacturer and, using our extensive network of suppliers, we can give customers the exact product they need.”
Although its business is predominantly
focused on applications in drives, automation and power quality, CP
Automation also offers a limited range of products for crane and power transmission projects. These include radio remote controls, variable-speed drives (VSDs) and collision-avoidance systems. Both existing and new customers can
reach out to Swann and his team, who provide onsite support and recommend solutions based on application needs. Since launching the team, CP
Automation has already scaled its crane and power transmission clientele significantly, working with the likes of Tata Steel, Liberty Steel and Michelin. “As well as off-the-shelf products like
the VSDs and wire pendants, we also offer engineered product solutions for older cranes, where we go out, measure up, respecify and offer a bespoke solution,” said Swann. “We recently worked on some Matterson cranes from the 1960s and were able to redesign them so they could run on VSDs, meaning they could all run at the same speeds and transport heavy loads.”
Andy Swann
“Every crane or power transmission
project is unique, and establishing a dedicated new department was the obvious step forward,” added John Mitchell, CP Automation’s global sales and marketing director. “It shows how we are continuing to expand and adapt.” Since establishing the new department, CP Automation has added applications engineer Ian Knight to the team, as well as staff to process orders and to work in its warehouse. ●
LMS APPOINTS AMERICAS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
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oad Monitoring Systems (LMS) has announced the appointment of Wayne Lacey to the newly created role of
business development manager for the Americas. LMS says the move “represents a significant advancement in the firm’s foothold in the US and Americas where
established and prospective relationships are set to be ramped up”, and that Lacey’s “international experience in hands-on and senior supervisory and management roles will be crucial in helping LMS to fulfil its ambitious plans for this emerging market”. The company says it will tap into
Lacey’s 30-plus years of knowledge to increase support to existing customers and secure new customers in target sectors including onshore and offshore oil and gas, renewables (wind and tidal), aquaculture, entertainment and subsea. LMS has also recently completed the
dual acquisition of AeroGo UK and Load Moving Systems, which both operate within the air-moving systems market. The company also recently celebrated the official opening of its 7,700ft2
HQ on
Aberdeen’s Claymore Drive. Commenting on his appointment,
R Managing director Kirk Anderson (right) welcomes Wayne Lacey to LMS
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Lacey – who will be based in the Energy Corridor in Houston, Texas – said: “I am
delighted to join LMS at an exciting time in the company’s growth journey and I look forward to playing a part in developing relationships in and around the Americas market.” LMS Managing Director Kirk Anderson added: “The Americas always presented significant opportunities for LMS and this strategy has been two years in the making as Covid delayed original implementation plans for 2020. “We are now pleased to get things back on track and delighted that Wayne has joined the team. His industry experience and knowledge will allow him to make an immediate impact.” Aberdeen-based Load Monitoring
Systems specialises in the design, manufacturing, sales, rental, repair and calibration of intelligent lifting equipment and load monitoring products and services, including load cells, line tension units, winch monitoring and crane safety instrumentation. ●
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