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HIAB’s VSL-V Gains Edge over Other Cranes
HIAB’s Variable Stability Limit i.e. the VSL-V system complete with analog sensors has made it a popular option for transportation companies. HIAB equipment is generally chosen by transport companies like Jansson & Frank Transport AB due to a number of advanced features for speed and precision. With the VSL-V, HIAB trucks and cranes now boast […]
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Before the HIAB 174 Speedloader, Manual Loading Was the Norm
Can you imagine a time when loading and unloading was done only by hand? Before cranes, workers had to rely only on their strength and makeshift arrangements like planks to discharge loads. HIAB METHOD looked back at the good ‘ol days with Enstaberga Cementgjuteri, a pre-cast concrete works in Stockholm, started by brothers Georg and […]
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HIAB Method Magazine #8
The HIAB Method Magazine No. 8 from 1967 shone the spotlight on a simpler day and age when faced with fewer effective loading solutions, workers would lift loads manually or use ropes and other rudimentary tools to discharge and move loads at job sites. The improved HIAB 174 Speedloader ushered in greater load-handling efficiency and […]
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Latest HIAB Method Magazine Makes for an Interesting Read
For the uninitiated, HIAB Method is parent Cargotec’s customer magazine. Each issue discusses a number of aspects, including the latest company news, and contains interesting feature articles on HIAB products as narrated by their owners from across the world. HIAB Method is a good read, and a great way for existing customers to learn more […]
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HIAB XS 622 Featured in HIAB Method Magazine
The HIAB XS 622 truck crane is front and centre in the latest issue of HIAB Method magazine. The cover story on the crane focuses on the great features that we outlined last month in a blog post about the XS 622: improved, smoother movement thanks to redesigned full sequence cylinders; new side supports on […]
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Latest Method Magazine, Hot Off the Presses!
The latest issue of HIAB Method magazine is now available. The issue focuses on the impact of global trends on HIAB’s refined strategy for addressing customer needs. Look for an interesting article HIAB safety systems. There are also some great news items: a Multilift Hooklift used by a Swedish fire department to carry a range […]
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HIAB On Show in Toronto in 1967
Get a Quote on a Knuckle Boom Crane Seeing Atlas Polar and a bevy of HIAB cranes at provincial and national trade shows is a regular occurrence today but how about back in 1967? The seventh edition of HIAB Method magazine highlights a trade show held in Toronto at which Atlas Polar “put on show […]
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HIAB Raises the Roof
Get a Quote on a HIAB Crane Our previous post talked about the beginnings of pre-fabricated housing in the late 1960s and the important role HIAB Speedloader cranes played in erecting the walls of pre-fab homes. Other areas of the building industry also benefited from HIAB technology, as the attached edition of HIAB Method magazine […]
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Assembly Kit Houses Erected by the HIAB Method
Get a Quote on a HIAB Truck Mounted Crane Assembling houses using pre-fabricated sections is commonplace today but back in the late 60s this method of home building was in its infancy. An article in HIAB Method number 7 talks about the housing market at the time, citing the housing shortage, a lack of labour, […]
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The Versatility of HIAB Cranes Apparent over 40 Years Ago
Get a Quote on a HIAB Crane Taking a look back to Canada’s centennial year of 1967, we see that the innovators at HIAB had discovered many new applications for the versatile Speedloader, as HIAB cranes were then known. The seventh edition of HIAB Method magazine, attached here, describes some very interesting uses of HIAB […]