BELLEVUE – A flawed engineering design caused a Bellevue tower crane to collapse and kill one person in November, state officials said Friday. The foundation of the crane was designed to withstand ...

In the first of a two-part feature, Heinz-Gert Kessel explores whether low top or flat top tower crane designs are leading the way in the high-capacity tower crane classes At first glance it seems all ...

Whether needing the occasional heavy load hoisted or needing to move material on a constant basis, investing in an industrial crane can streamline your warehouse’s processes. But which is the best for ...

Two recent projects for helicopter hangars on U.S. military bases, one in Colorado and one in Kentucky, offer examples of how out-of-the-box thinking about crane design can overcome some big ...

Lately it seems that ports have been putting off crane purchases and want to use their existing cranes past their design life. Additionally, cranes have been pushed harder than ever as they move ...

The demands on tower crane manufacturers to adapt to new high-rise construction techniques will be discussed at the Tower Cranes North America (TCNA) conference in Miami on June 19. Dr.–Ing Mohamed ...

Konecranes, whose portal crane design has been a proven performer for nearly 40 years, continues to develop this workhorse crane for demanding applications and environments in the steel, forest ...

The collapse of a Bellevue crane that damaged three buildings and killed a Microsoft attorney as he sat in his living room was caused by a flawed engineering design of the crane base, a state report ...

The construction crane that toppled in downtown Bellevue on Thursday sat on a base with a “very unusual design,” according to an official with a Tukwila company that erected the crane for the general ...