ASME B30.10 Hook Inspection Criteria and Best Practices for Use
Do you know how often you should be inspecting your hooks, who should be performing those inspections, and most importantly—what…
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Who Are the Best Overhead Crane Manufacturers?
When we quote custom crane systems for potential customers, they often ask us: “If we don’t go with you, who…
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What Information Must Be Included on a Sling Identification Tag?
You could argue that a sling identification tag is the most important component of a sling assembly. Without it, you…
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The Problem with Using Rigging Inspection Tags
At Mazzella Companies, we can and do tag and mark rigging equipment based on the needs of our customers and…
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How Often Must Slings and Other Rigging Equipment Be Inspected?
You could argue that a sling identification tag is the most important component of a sling assembly. Without it, you…
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What Are the Different Types of Lifting Hooks and Sling Hooks?
In this article, we’ll discuss the different type of sling hooks that exist, including: eye hooks, clevis hooks, swivel hooks,…
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The Basics of Personal Fall Protection
In this episode, Devon McCarty sits down with Jon Schryver, a Safety Consultant with Ultra-Safe, Inc. and Terry Pipik, Director…
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How Do I Inspect Synthetic Rope Slings to ASME B30.9 Standards?
Synthetic rope slings are preferred in certain lifting applications in the construction, shipyard, and offshore and deepwater industries. However, synthetic…
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Variable Frequency Drives: A Deeper Dive
Are you looking for more information on variable frequency drives? In this podcast episode, we sit down with a rep…
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How to Identify Hazards by Performing a Job Safety Analysis
In this podcast we discuss if safety is a priority in the workplace. How to tell if a culture of…
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Which Sling Hitch Is Best for Your Lift? Vertical vs. Basket vs. Choker
Lifting slings are designed to be used in several types of hitches so that the best configuration can be used…
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Mazzella Sponsors Classroom at Associated Training Services in Sun Prairie, WI
Mazzella sponsored the rigging / training classroom at the newly-built training facility at Associated Training Services in Sun Prairie, WI.
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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…
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Tennessee Sling Provides Rigging for “Colossus” TV at Bristol Motor Speedway
Nicknamed "Colossus," the display was installed by Memphis-based Barnhart Crane between January and April of this year. Colossus consists of…
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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…
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Mazzella Recognized As One of Crain’s 52 Fastest-Growing Companies
Crain's Cleveland Business recognized Mazzella Companies as one of the 52 Fastest-Growing Companies in Northeast Ohio.
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Upgrading Your Overhead Crane’s Capacity: What You Need to Know
One of the biggest benefits of an overhead crane system is the ability to modernize or upgrade the individual components of…
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How to Inspect Your Metal Mesh Lifting Slings to ASME B30.9 Standards
Metal mesh slings are widely used in demanding environments like metalworking facilities and steel processing facilities where the loads may…
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Installing an Overhead Crane in an Existing Building Structure
In most cases, the design and engineering team has to retrofit an overhead crane and its support structure into a…
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Mazzella’s Larry Petkovsek Awarded 2016 Top Trainer Honorable Mention
Larry Petkovsek, Lifting Specialist at Mazzella Lifting Technologies, received Crane Hot Line's Corporate Top Trainer Honorable Mention award for 2016.
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Mazzella Now A Harrington Hoists Master Parts Distributor
Currently, Mazzella is one of three Harrington Hoist Master Parts Distributors on the east coast. Harrington selected Mazzella to be…
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Mazzella Lifting Technologies Opens Branch in Oklahoma City
Mazzella Lifting Technologies (a member of Mazzella Companies), a manufacturer and distributor of lifting and rigging gear, opens a new…
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Mazzella Companies Acquires Florida-Based FHS Incorporated
Mazzella Companies is pleased to announce it has acquired FHS Incorporated (Florida Handling Systems), the leading full-line material handling distributor…
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Do You Know How to Identify Fall Hazards? | Fall Protection Training (Animated)
Did you know that fall protection is the most frequently cited violation on the job site? Our comprehensive fall protection…
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