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Level Luffing Crane
A level-luffing crane is a crane mechanism where the hook remains at the same level while luffing: moving the jib up and down, so as to move the hook inwards and outwards relative to the base. Usually the description is only applied to those with a luffing jib that have some ''additional'' mechanism applied to keep the hook level when luffing. Level-luffing is most important when careful movement of a load near ground level is required, such as in construction or shipbuilding. This partially explains the popularity of fixed horizontal jibs in these fields. Toplis cable luffing An early form of level-luffing gear was the "Toplis" design, invented by a Stothert & Pitt Stothert & Pitt was a British engineering company founded in 1855 in Bath, England. It was the builder of various engineering products ranging from Dock cranes to construction plant and household cast iron items. It went out of business in 1989 ... engineer in 1914. The crane jibs luffs as for a conventiona ...
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Crane Double-lever-jib-type 3D Animated
Crane or cranes may refer to: Common meanings * Crane (bird), a large, long-necked bird * Crane (machine), industrial machinery for lifting ** Crane (rail), a crane suited for use on railroads People and fictional characters * Crane (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname * Crane (given name), a list of people Places Barbados * The Crane, Saint Philip, Barbados United Kingdom * River Crane, Dorset * River Crane, London, a small river of London, branch to the Thames United States * Crane, Indiana, a town * Crane, Missouri, a town * Crane, Montana, a census-designated place and unincorporated community * Crane, Oregon, a census-designated place and unincorporated community * Crane County, Texas ** Crane, Texas, a city and the county seat * Crane, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Crane, Washington, an unincorporated community * Crane Creek (other) * Crane Beach, Ipswich, Massachusetts * Crane Island (Washington), one ...
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Crane (machine)
A crane is a type of machine, generally equipped with a hoist rope, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves, that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to move them horizontally. It is mainly used for lifting heavy objects and transporting them to other places. The device uses one or more simple machines to create mechanical advantage and thus move loads beyond the normal capability of a human. Cranes are commonly employed in transportation for the loading and unloading of freight, in construction for the movement of materials, and in manufacturing for the assembling of heavy equipment. The first known crane machine was the shaduf, a water-lifting device that was invented in ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) and then appeared in ancient Egyptian technology. Construction cranes later appeared in ancient Greece, where they were powered by men or animals (such as donkeys), and used for the construction of buildings. Larger cranes were later developed in the Roman Empire, e ...
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Jib (crane)
A jib or jib arm is the horizontal or near-horizontal beam used in many types of crane to support the load clear of the main support. An archaic spelling is gib. Usually jib arms are attached to a vertical mast or tower or sometimes to an inclined boom. In other jib-less designs such as derricks, the load is hung directly from a boom which is often anomalously called a jib. A camera jib or jib arm in cinematography Cinematography (from ancient Greek κίνημα, ''kìnema'' "movement" and γράφειν, ''gràphein'' "to write") is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography. Cinematographers use a lens to focu ... is a small crane that holds nothing but the camera.Scott Schaefermeyer ''Digital Video Basics'' 1418865133 2012 p109 "A jib arm is basically a small crane that holds nothing but the camera. Large jib arms require somebody to move and control the jib while the camera operator controls the camera. " References {{Au ...
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Konecranes
Konecranes Oyj (KCI Konecranes prior to 16 March 2007) is a Finnish company, headquartered in Hyvinkää, which specialises in the manufacture and service of cranes and lifting equipment as well as the service of machine tools. The firm produces about one in ten of the world's cranes, of which around 80% are for use in factories, the rest at ports. The company was initially a division of KONE, who began to manufacture cranes and hoists in the 1930s, but was spun off as an independent company in 1994 when KONE underwent extensive restructuring. The firm listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange two years later and has since grown to become a constituent member of the benchmark OMX Helsinki 25 index. Konecranes is arranged into two business divisions - Equipment and Service (covering crane maintenance, safety Safety is the state of being "safe", the condition of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achie ...
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Stothert & Pitt Dockside Crane With Toplis Luffing Gear
Stothert may refer to: * Stothert’s & Sons Ltd, a former Chemists, Pharmaceuticals and Soft Drinks manufacturer * James Stothert, former English footballer * Jean Stothert, mayor-elect of Omaha, Nebraska, USA * Stothert & Pitt, a former British engineering company See also *Stothert, Slaughter & Co, locomotive manufacturer in Bristol, England between 1864 and 1934 *Stothert & Pitt RFC, a men's rugby union football club *Stothard Stothard is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anna Eliza Stothard (1790–1883), English historical novelist * Anna Stothard (born 1983), British novelist, journalist and screenwriter * Charles Alfred Stothard (1786–1821), En ...
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Stothert & Pitt
Stothert & Pitt was a British engineering company founded in 1855 in Bath, England. It was the builder of various engineering products ranging from Dock cranes to construction plant and household cast iron items. It went out of business in 1989. The name and intellectual property became part of Clarke Chapman. History George Stothert (n.b. early on the name is sometimes rendered as Stoddard or Stodhert) moved to Bath in 1785 having taken over Thomas Harris's ironmonger's business. He was an agent for Abraham Darby I's Coalbrookdale Iron Company, selling all types of domestic ironmongery. By 1815 they set up their own foundry as Abraham Darby had opened his own warehouse in Bristol. The company was now managed by his son, also George. In 1851 they exhibited a hand crane at the Great Exhibition. In 1837, Henry Stothert, brother of the younger George, set up an ironworks in Bristol, first as ''Henry Stothert & Co.'', then, joined by Edward Slaughter, Stothert, Slaughter & Co. ...
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Crane or cranes may refer to: Common meanings * Crane (bird), a large, long-necked bird * Crane (machine), industrial machinery for lifting ** Crane (rail), a crane suited for use on railroads People and fictional characters * Crane (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname * Crane (given name), a list of people Places Barbados * The Crane, Saint Philip, Barbados United Kingdom * River Crane, Dorset * River Crane, London, a small river of London, branch to the Thames United States * Crane, Indiana, a town * Crane, Missouri, a town * Crane, Montana, a census-designated place and unincorporated community * Crane, Oregon, a census-designated place and unincorporated community * Crane County, Texas ** Crane, Texas, a city and the county seat * Crane, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Crane, Washington, an unincorporated community * Crane Creek (other) * Crane Beach, Ipswich, Massachusetts * Crane Island (Washington), one ...
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