All Below the Hook Articles

Wolff high-speed positioning assistance system available
The connectible HiSPS assistance system operates using two battery-powered sensors on the trolley and hook block of the crane hook
Wolffkran to order 10 Vita Load Navigators
Ten units of tagline eliminator device ordered for Wolffkran rental fleet and available to buy
Rounding up the latest below-the-hook products
Below-the-hook products are continually evolving alongside rigging gear and equipment across the heavy lift spectrum.
What is the difference between abrasion and cut protection?
Kris Koberg and Mike Close discuss the many ways to ensure sling protection.
Wolffkran and Vita agree global distribution deal
Vita Load Navigator tag line eliminator to be available for rent alongside Wolff tower cranes
A new way of installing wind turbine components
Huisman and Siemens Gamesa have a new solution for controlled turbine assembly
Load control is vital for crane safety
Jeff Donaldson discusses why it’s time to create a safer rigging work environment using technology.
River Associates acquires I&I Sling and Slingmax
Each company will continue to operate autonomously across all 50 states, Canada and other countries.
A guide to demystifying pressure profiles
Stay safe by understanding how pressures imposed by crawler crane tracks vary in use and depend on many factors.
Taking a closer look at self-locking hooks
Self-locking hooks, also known as safety hooks, have changed the lifting industry, but their use has yet to become universal.
What are the latest below-the-hook products?
Below-the-hook solutions can be complex. ACT rounds up below-the-hook news and products.
A guide to spreader beam application and construction
Matt Kral discusses the nine things you may have forgotten about spreader beams.
A1A Software releases new planning tools
Rigging Designer and Sketch Pad have been added to the A1A Product Suite application. 
How to choose the right rigging gear for your project
Pat Clark discusses all the subtleties of job planning and renting rigging gear. 
Modulift goes large
A new record 2,000 tonne modular spreader beam made by Modulift for customer Safe Lifting Europe
DICA offers sling protectors under new product name
DICA has changed the brand name for its acquired Linton Rigging Gear line of products to “LiftGuard Magnetic Sling Protectors”
Tagging offers wealth of information
Mike Close reviews the identification tag requirements for each type of lifting sling
WIKA to offer virtual training
WIKA Mobile Control service training courses have transitioned to a live online webinar format as an alternate solution to physically being in a classroom. 
Modulift and Pewag join forces
Agreement announced between lifting, rigging, chain and other equipment manufacturers Modulift and Pewag
Complex truss installation completed at MLB stadium
As Major League Baseball works on a return from the Covid-19 crisis, ACT chronicles the solution for lifting and positioning roof trusses at the Texas Rangers new Globe Life Field.
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