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Read about the latest crane engineering trends. Dive into the evolving landscape of crane engineering from STS container cranes to custom overhead electric travelling cranes.
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When Outsourcing Engineering Makes Sense
A rise in demand for crane engineering services lead to the conclusion it might be better for companies to hire a consultant rather than taking on an employee, and looking at the benefits of this. This practice is also known as outsourcing engineering.
22 hours ago3 min read
Remote Ready Ship-to-Shore Container Cranes
Casper, Phillips & Associates Inc. (CP&A) has witnessed commissioning of the first two Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (ZPMC) ship-to-shore container cranes — part of an order for six — at GCT Deltaport, Canada.
Oct 1, 20253 min read
CP&A joins Port Equipment Manufacturing Association, PEMA
Casper, Phillips & Associates has joined the Port Equipment Manufacturing Association (PEMA). PEMA was established in late 2004 by a group of leading equipment manufacturers serving the global port and terminal markets. The goal was to create a neutral platform that could publicly represent the industry as a whole, as well as fostering knowledge and relations within the global port equipment community. A change to the constitution in 2008 also opened the door to membership fr
Sep 27, 20243 min read
LEEA Builds #GLAD2024 Content to Finale
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has revealed more plans for Global Lifting Awareness Day (GLAD) on 18 July 2024. A...
Jul 3, 20243 min read
Container Crane Procurement Peer Reviews
Casper, Phillips & Associates Inc. (CP&A) has delivered a presentation to port authorities titled, ‘Peer Review of Container Cranes’.
May 16, 20244 min read
Seismic Base Isolation Upgrade Concept for Ship-to-Shore Cranes
Casper, Phillips & Associates Inc. (CP&A) is expecting demand to retrofit its crane base anti-seismic isolation system (BASIS) on ship-to-shore container cranes at the quayside. BASIS Seismic System BASIS is built on NLTHA and can protect the crane main structure from damage even in contingency level earthquakes. BASIS has been successfully installed and commissioned on new ship-to-shore container cranes in major seismic zones, but can be used for other gantry cranes, such
Dec 12, 20233 min read
Container Crane Connection Design: Why Detailing Matters
Connection detailing is an underrated art form, especially on cranes, writes Richard Phillips, mechanical engineer at Casper, Phillips & Ass
Nov 10, 20235 min read
CP&A Joins Panelists at AAPA Event
Casper, Phillips & Associates Inc. (CP&A) was represented on a panel that took questions from an American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) delegation recently.
Jul 19, 20222 min read
CP&A New Owners, Proprietary Crane Analysis Software
Casper, Phillips & Associates Inc. (CP&A) has named employees Richard Phillips and Andrew Hanek as new minority Associate Principals and owners.
Mar 1, 20224 min read
CP&A Upgrades Proprietary Crane Analysis Software
Casper, Phillips & Associates Inc. (CP&A) has upgraded its proprietary crane analysis software, used for pre- and post-processing during finite element analysis of cranes.
Oct 1, 20213 min read
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