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As the new year begins, manufacturers are facing familiar pressures in a new environment. Costs remain elevated. Skilled labor is tight. Lead times fluctuate. And customers expect more speed and flexibility than ever before. In this kind of economy, lean manufacturing becomes a strategic edge. Lean principles have been around…

If you work in manufacturing in 2026, you don’t need a headline to tell you there’s a workforce challenge. You see it every day. Open positions that take longer to fill. Experienced team members nearing retirement. Projects that require highly specialized skills — and fewer people who have them. The…

Let that marinate on you for a second…. It’s not the person with the loudest voice. It’s not the person with the biggest title… It’s the room. At American Crane, we see this play out every day. When experience is shared between engineering, manufacturing, service and the field. When questions…

Most automotive repair shops don’t lose time in big, obvious ways. They lose it in the in-between moments — waiting for help to lift an engine, repositioning equipment, or working around tools that weren’t designed for tight spaces. Over the course of a week, those small inefficiencies quietly add up.…

At American Crane & Equipment Corporation, field inspections are a core part of how we support safe, reliable lifting operations. While most facilities take safety seriously, inspections often reveal the same preventable issues—small oversights that can lead to downtime, equipment damage, or injury if left unaddressed. The good news? These…

Every custom crane starts with a simple idea: solve a lifting challenge that standard equipment can’t fully address. From there, the engineering process becomes a collaborative, highly detailed journey that balances performance, safety, and real-world constraints. Designing a custom crane isn’t about reinventing lifting—it’s about refining it to fit a…

Containment buildings aren’t designed for convenience. They’re designed for safety, redundancy, and control. During nuclear refueling and maintenance outages, that reality creates a familiar challenge: core components must be lifted, positioned, and removed in spaces where access is limited and conditions are constantly changing. That’s where a telescopic outage jib…

Choosing the right electric chain hoist isn’t just about capacity — it starts with understanding the power available in your facility. One of the most common questions during hoist selection is whether single-phase or three-phase power is the better fit. While both options play an important role in material handling,…

Specifying a custom crane isn’t something most companies do every day. It’s a big decision, a long-term investment, and when done right, a game changer for safety and productivity. But because it’s not routine, it’s easy to miss a few key details along the way. Over the years, some common…

For many facilities — especially older buildings, smaller shops, maintenance bays, and light industrial environments — three-phase electrical service simply isn’t available. Installing or upgrading to three-phase power can be costly and complex, often involving utility coordination, panel upgrades, and downtime. That’s where single-phase electric chain hoists become a practical,…