Broadly speaking, tower cranes typically fall into general categories of either luffing jib or trolley jib types. Luffing jib tower cranes have jib arms that “luff” or pivot up/down like ...

A working arm or jib is connected to the turntable and extends horizontally. Attached to the jib is a trolley mechanism, hoist, and hook. These provide the various functions needed for lifting. Behind ...

2. JIB. The crane’s working arm, sometimes referred to as the boom. Dale Hendrix, of McHugh Construction, was an apprentice operator when tower cranes first came to Chicago.

At least three videos posted on social media showed a crane's boom swinging dizzily as a major storm blew through Ottawa on ...

The focus was to have high capacity at a short outreach. Converting a standard heavy lift tower crane into a wind turbine installation crane only needed a limited number of design changes. A good ...

Spanish tower crane manufacturer Comansa has launched a new flat top modular tower crane, the 21CM750. It be manufactured in China for distribution to Asia, South America, the Middle East and Africa.