CAPE TOWN CRANE COMPANY READY FOR WESTERN CAPE UPTICK
BB Cranes, the Cape Town-based lifting equipment manufacturer, is to deliver two 4 ton, 5 metre span underslung cranes to Zandvliet Wastewater…
SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH-LIFT EXPERTISE FOR THE AMERICAS
A Canadian order for South African high-lift cranes suggests that word of local manufacturing expertise in this specialised field is spreading, with…
WHEEL ALIGNMENT THE KEY TO END-CARRIAGE LIFE
End-carriages should be viewed holistically: As a key sub-assembly in any and all overhead cranes, customers should question the wisdom of attempting…
CRANES TO FIGHT COVID-19
Telescopic cranes from Condra will soon be helping a South African chemicals company to produce alcohol in very large volumes for hand…
EXPLOSION-PROOF HOISTS FOR KUSILE COAL CONVEYORS
Condra has completed manufacture of eight explosion-proof, high-lift hoists – four of them articulated – for Tenova Bateman. All are custom-built, two-speed…
MULTI-ROLE CRANE HAS BEAM-CHANGING HOIST
A contract won by Witbank company GTB Industrial Services will see Condra manufacturing a technically complex crane to service an Mpumalanga colliery’s…
Condra adds crane refurbishment to new-machine manufacture
WHEN TO REPLACE, AND WHEN TO REFURBISH Is it better to replace or refurbish an overhead crane reaching the end of its…
Fully-automated Control Option from Condra Cranes
Condra has announced a fully-automated overhead crane capability, simultaneously revealing details of its first delivery of this type of technically advanced machine…
HORSES FOR COURSES – ARE BIGGER WAREHOUSES WORTH IT?
Factories and warehouses are wider than ever, and existing buildings are being extended to make them longer. Both trends beg questions about…
HOOK-BLOCK THE STAR OF THIS OVERHEAD CRANE
The humble hook-block was recently elevated in status to become the key component of an electric overhead crane completed by Condra for…