New Link-Belt TCC-1400 Telescopic-Boom Crawler Touts Long Boom, Robust Design
With an eye to better serving its current customers and expanding into a wider range of markets, Link-Belt Construction Equipment, Lexington, Ky., will unveil several new crane models this fall.
One exciting addition to its product line is the TCC-1400 telescopic-boom crawler crane, a 140-ton capacity telecrawler crane with a 195-ft. boom-the longest in its capacity class.
BC Crane Company Introduces North America's First Wind Speed Sensor with Smartphone App
A technologically sophisticated wind meter designed and engineered specifically for construction cranes is being distributed throughout North America by a BC firm, Bigfoot Crane Company. An industry first, this lightweight, compact wind speed sensor mounts easily using heavy-duty magnets and provides wind speed measurement data instantly through a paired display unit to any number of smartphones. Information is sent wirelessly via Bluetooth to the 'Windy' anemometer app, available for both Apple and Android phones, which has a working range of up to roughly 2,000 feet. Operators can program their smartphone devices to sound alarms when wind speed measurements reach a preset level.
"Some industries use wireless technology all the time," says Gerry Wiebe, Bigfoot's Director of Business Development. "This is a first for the crane industry. Operators, site managers and safety staff can all access this wind speed data in real time without having to climb up into the crane. It's so simple."
