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Indusco Opens Crosby Store Displays in Baltimore and Capitol Heights, MD

Crosby now has two new store and showroom locations in the Baltimore area—including locations at Indusco downtown Baltimore and Indusco…

What is a Below-the-Hook Lifting Device? Definition, Types, and Design

What do you do if you feel like your crane isn’t performing as efficiently or as safely as you think…

How Can I Identify Domestic Wire Rope Brands by Color Strand?

How can I differentiate between domestic wire rope manufacturers? In the 1980s, U.S. wire rope manufacturers decided to color one…

Fall Protection for Roofers: Systems, OSHA Regulations, & Best Fits

Are you looking for a better fall protection system to make working conditions safer for your roofers? Here, we explain…

Overhead Crane Controls: Push Button Pendants vs. Radio Controls

Over time, there has been a trend towards moving operators out of the cabs and putting them down on the…

How to Measure for an Overhead Crane’s Span and Runway Length

The better you understand the design and specification requirements for your own crane system, the better equipped you’ll be to…

Which CMAA Crane Service Classification is Best for Your Business?

If you put a little bit of thought and consideration into how often you will be using an overhead crane,…

What is a Jib Crane? A Look at the Design, Types, and Components

Installing a jib crane, or a series of jib cranes, can increase production and improve workplace safety at your facility.…

What is a Gantry Crane? A Closer Look at the Different Types and Design

In this article, we'll break down the different types of gantry cranes, as well as discuss considerations that affect the…

Identification & Markings for Older Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices

It's possible that if you have a below-the-hook lifting device manufactured prior to 2008, it may not be in compliance…

Overhead Crane Safety Systems: Modern Features and Technologies

Is it time for you to modernize and improve the safety of your overhead crane system? Learn how advanced technologies…

Fall Protection Harness Inspection Field Reference [Guide]

Hierarchy of Fall Protection [Infographic]

Are your employees working at height and need to control fall hazards? This infographic will help your team identify controls,…

What Makes My Below-the-Hook Lifting Device OSHA Compliant?

Is your below-the-hook lifting device OSHA compliant? What makes it so? In this video, we offer some recommendations and take…

Rigging Equipment Safety – The OSHA Inspection Series – Ep 4

Tears in your synthetic slings, doglegs in your wire rope, a couple homemade below-the-hook devices are just some of the…

Who Decides When Someone is Ready to Operate a Crane? 

When it someone ready to operate a crane? Simply going through a two-hour or four-hour training course is not enough…

ITI Partners with Mazzella to Offer New Training Center in Cleveland

The Cleveland Training Center will be the fifth North American training center for ITI, along with locations in Washington, Tennessee,…

Crane Operator Training: Who’s Responsible for Training Your Employees?

If you have an overhead crane or lifting equipment in your facility, do you know which of your employees have…

Mazzella and ITI Deepen 30-Year Relationship with a Robust Partnership

This strategic partnership between two leaders in the Lifting & Rigging industry will establish Mazzella as a major distributor of…

Shackles At A Glance [Guide]

Check out this guide designed to give you basic information about all types of shackles.

Wire Rope At A Glance [Guide]

Check out this guide designed to give you basic information about wire rope.

Bridge Cranes At A Glance [Guide]

Check out this guide designed to give you basic information about bridge cranes.

Gantry Crane At A Glance [Guide]

Check out this guide designed to give you basic information about gantry cranes.

Jib Cranes At A Glance [Guide]

Check out this guide designed to give you basic information about jib cranes.