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HIAB Continues to Achieve New Heights of Success with it’s Cranes
Understanding the dependence of hard working professionals in the materials handling sector, HIAB have continued to achieve new successes, with stories pouring in from all parts of the world. The latest HIAB Method magazine chronicles the numerous achievements made by HIAB with customers in various industries. One of the biggest achievements by HIAB this year […]
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HIAB MEWP Finds Increasing Popularity as a Heavy Lifter
HIAB’s Mobile Elevating Work Platform or MEWP has found immense popularity in Swedish cities like Orebro, with local technical departments regularly using the setup for maintenance works in the city. Located a few hours from the Swedish capital Stockholm, the city is showing great interest in HIAB cranes fitted with personnel baskets. Orebro’s technical department […]
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30+ Year Old HIAB 650 Working Hard in Muskoka
I was scanning the Web and noticed a small blog article where a customer was talking about using his crane for tree services. What surprised me wasn’t the fact that the crane worked so well, but that he nonchalantly talked about the HIAB 650, a crane that is at least 30 years old! Few cranes […]
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Atlas Polar Sheds More Light on HIAB’s Elevated Work System
The introduction of personnel baskets for HIAB cranes has changed the way this equipment is used at work sites. HIAB’s MEWP (Mobile Elevated Work Platform) allows operators to climb in and safely perform manual tasks like repairs. The MEWP can be attached to any HiPro crane from HIAB. The latest brochure from Atlas Polar focuses […]
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Herman Brood – Painted HIAB 102 Helps Raise 11,750 Euros For War Child
Herman Brood, the Dutch artist was invited by Cargotec in 2000 at the RAI exhibition, to paint a HIAB loader crane. At the RAI exhibition that took place this year, on the 20th of April, the same HIAB 102 crane was auctioned to fund money for War Child, an independent charitable organization. Cargotec Netherlands’ Marketing […]
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Pop-Art HIAB Loader Crane to be Auctioned for Charity by Cargotec
2000’s RAI exhibition saw Cargotec taking the artistic route to support an important charitable cause by having a HIAB loader crane transformed into a pop-art piece. Famous Dutch artist Herman Brood was invited to paint the HIAB 102. This year’s RAI exhibition, scheduled on 17 April – 21 April will have Cargotec auctioning the crane […]
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Did You Know that the HIAB 174 Speedloader was Also an Elephant Feeder?
If you already know that present-day HIAB cranes have been used for animal-rescue operations, this blast from the past won’t come as a big surprise to you: the HIAB 174 Speedloader was used to feed wild beasts in a Swedish zoo. Yes, even forty years ago, HIAB cranes came to the aid of animals, and […]
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HIAB Loaders Help Undersea Oil Prospects
Looking back over 40 years ago, there were initiatives by the Western Geophysical Company to find oil off the US west coast. And, of course, the efforts were supported by HIAB, with HIAB loaders becoming an integral part of this process. What does the oil exploration job entail? Back in the Sixties, it started with […]
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Before the HIAB 174 Speedloader, Manual Loading Was the Norm
Can you imagine a time when loading and unloading was done only by hand? Before cranes, workers had to rely only on their strength and makeshift arrangements like planks to discharge loads. HIAB METHOD looked back at the good ‘ol days with Enstaberga Cementgjuteri, a pre-cast concrete works in Stockholm, started by brothers Georg and […]
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New HIAB XW Wireless Crane Scales
HIAB’s just announced XW Wireless Crane Scales really look like they are going to set a new standard in the material handling, recycling and forestry industries. This comes courtesy of the integrated motion control and the high-resolution load cell. The former enables dynamic weighing while the latter ensures torque and overload protection. Ideal for rough […]