Engineering Blog

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.

Exposed to the elements: Deltaport berths one, two, and three — as seen from the top of crane 12.

Reduce Downtime with Real Time Wind Analysis Program

CP&A has played a central role in creating a Site Wind Analysis and Monitor (SWAM) program, based on anemometers and weather forecasting.

Innovation

Mar 18, 20254 min read

Mobile solar array can generate electricity and shade crops for optimal use of land.

CP&A provides engineering expertise for solar array project

Solar array for an agriculture project. Array can tilt to optimize crop sunlight exposure.

Innovation

Jun 19, 20243 min read

Seismic Base Isolation System for Cranes

Seismic Base Isolation Upgrades for Ship-to-Shore Container 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.

Innovation

Dec 12, 20233 min read

Interlock System for Automated Bridge Cranes

Casper, Phillips & Associates Inc. (CPA) has designed a custom interlock system for two 10-ton capacity bridge cranes at a facility where composite aircraft parts are made.

Innovation

Nov 21, 20213 min read

A revolutionary seismic isolation system—provided by Casper, Phillips & Associates Inc. (CPA)—has been installed on two quayside container cranes

Seismic Base Isolation Systems for Container Cranes

A revolutionary seismic isolation system—provided by Casper, Phillips & Associates Inc. (CP&A)—has been installed on two quayside container cranes for the first time.

Innovation

Aug 17, 20213 min read