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Volume 2, Issue 8

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Photo: Booms in the air at CONEXPO 2017 in the Gold Lot.

 

Hi Friend, 

CONEXPO 2017 - Team ITI [Photo Diary]

5 Days, over 2,500 exhibitors, 100,000 attendees, and over 2,500,000 square feet of show space. CONEXPO 2017 is officially in the books! Before you start to prepare for the 2020 industry staple, here is a quick look back at the mammoth event from the prespective of the ITI Team. 

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Improving the Sling Angle

From The Pro Rigger with Mike Parnell

We often learn from our surroundings. By taking a page from other folk’s playbooks, we can start to appreciate new solutions to old problems.

Standard rigging generally calls for two to four slings rigged from the crane hook to the load. Either the slings connect directly to a pad eye or manufactured connector like a swivel hoist ring, or we might use the slings in choker or basket hitches. Especially when rigging with 4 slings, the angle of the slings is typically less than 90 degrees from the horizontal, which means they bear against a portion of the load. (You have heard from me numerous times in various articles about the absolute need to install sling protection when the potential exists for sling damage due to cutting or sliding friction, or load damage due to marring and scrubbing.)

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Partner Spotlight

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Lifting Gear Hire

Lifting Gear Hire (LGH) is the leading expert in the rental of hoisting and rigging equipment with an unmatched reputation for safety, quality, and reliability. LGH sets the industry standard with our extensive rental inventory. The expertise and knowledge of our workforce is unsurpassed. The LGH team shares a common purpose to serve our customers with passion, motivation, and dedication, as we continually work together to exceed all expectations. Throughout our 21 locations in the U.S., supported by over 45 Rental Representatives nationwide, LGH can provide, for rent, hoisting, pulling, jacking and rigging, safety and material handling equipment for every conceivable lifting or moving need. LGH does this by holding the most comprehensive inventory of lifting equipment.

LGH partners with ITI as the host of the ITI Chicago Training Center. Upcoming courses include:

Rigging Gear Inspector Level I/II | March 27-29

Lift Director & Critical Lift Planning | March 30-31

VR Mobile Crane Simulator Demos

Check the schedule demo to reserve a session at an upcoming industry event or ITI Training Centers.

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Showcase Webinar Archive

View recordings, download presentation files, and review Q&A of every single Showcase Webinar episode of all-time! After completing the form, be sure to bookmark the archive page in your browser so you can refer back at any time.

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Cranes and Derricks [Bookstore]

Cranes and Derricks (Fourth Edition)
Lawrence K. SHapiro & Jay P. Shapiro
 
 
Fully revised throughout, Cranes and Derricks Fourth EditionCranes and Derricks Cover.jpg, offers comprehensive coverage of the selection, installation, and safe use of cranes and derricks on construction sites. Written for both engineers and non-engineers by the principals of an engineering consulting firm that has helped to define the state-of-the-art in crane and derrick engineering, this authoritative guide discusses a wide range of equipment and the operations, capabilities, advantages, and disadvantages of each device.

 

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Team ITI

 

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