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Attract Crane Technicians: 4 Proven Ways to Win Talent in 2026
The math is unforgiving, and it's making it harder than ever to attract crane technicians. For every five trades workers retiring, only two are entering the field. In the crane industry specifically, more than 28,000 industrial positions sat unfilled in 2024 and the...
Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning: The Complete 5-Step Safety Process
Nuclear power plant decommissioning is not a conventional demolition job. Instead, it's a carefully planned, NRC-regulated process involving defueling, decontamination, major dismantlement, waste packaging, and final site release, with specialized cranes and material...
Nuclear Workforce Skills in Demand Through 2030
The last time America built nuclear plants at scale, the workers who learned the trade on those job sites are now retiring. The industry kept their expertise for decades. It won’t be able to keep it much longer. In our 50+ years supplying nuclear facilities, we've...
Essential Cleanroom Crane Guide for Semiconductor Manufacturers
A semiconductor wafer can be worth thousands of dollars before it becomes the chip inside a smartphone, vehicle, or medical device. That is is why choosing the right cleanroom crane matters as much as choosing the right equipment for the cleanroom itself. That’s why...
When History Rolls Through Town
Most pieces of history sit quietly behind glass. This one announces itself with a whistle you can hear for miles. On July 2, Union Pacific's legendary Big Boy No. 4014 will make a brief whistle stop in Pottstown, giving our community the chance to see the world's...
4 Critical Standards for Defense Crane Systems: A Zero-Tolerance Guide
Defense crane systems at DOD facilities demand more than lifting capacity. Learn how precision, documentation, and custom engineering eliminate risk in high-consequence environments.
Best Overhead Cranes for SMR Facilities: A Complete Guide
Overhead cranes for SMR facilities aren’t one-size-fits-all. From polar cranes in reactor buildings to gantry cranes in modular construction yards, each zone of a Small Modular Reactor plant requires a different lifting solution. Learn which crane types are used where — and how engineers select the right system for safety-critical nuclear applications.
SMR Crane Systems: 4 Infrastructure Challenges for Small Modular Reactors
Everyone’s talking about small modular reactors but who’s thinking about how the components get moved? Here’s why SMR crane systems matter more than most people realize.
Crane IoT Monitoring: Why 79% of Facilities Are Dangerously Behind on Predictive Maintenance
Most crane operators still depend on scheduled inspections — but that reactive approach is costing facilities more than they realize. With 79% of facilities falling behind on predictive maintenance, the gap between what IoT monitoring can do and what most operations are actually doing has never been wider. Crane IoT monitoring technology continuously tracks load cycles, motor health, vibration, and usage data in real time, giving maintenance teams the ability to catch problems before they cause costly unplanned downtime. Studies show predictive maintenance programs can reduce unplanned downtime by 30–50% and extend the long-term performance of overhead crane assets. In this post, we break down how crane IoT monitoring works, what your facility could be missing, and how to close the gap.