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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.
The latest press releases can be found here.
For media and editorial enquries, please contact Richard Phillips, richard@casperphillips.com
Custom Stacker Crane for Aerospace Paint Facility
CP&A — the company offers a wide variety of services, including specification, design, manufacturing review, modification, and accident investigation — accepted a scope of work to replace an existing three-rail stacker crane , including full mechanical and structural design services. Casper, Phillips & Associates Inc. (CP&A) has designed a 1-ton capacity overhead stacker crane for painting airplanes at a large aerospace manufacturer. The company designed a new trolley, mast,
Jul 23, 20245 min read
CP&A provides engineering expertise for solar array project
Solar array for an agriculture project. Array can tilt to optimize crop sunlight exposure.
Jun 19, 20243 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
New Larger Container Cranes on Existing Docks
Terminal operators and owners are increasingly looking to increase the size of their quayside container cranes, which presents a series of challenges that must be overcome, such as coping with increased wheel loads, says Richard Phillips, mechanical engineer, Casper, Phillips & Associates Inc. (CP&A).
Apr 25, 20236 min read
CP&A Installs Fall Protection at Aerospace Facility
Casper, Phillips & Associates Inc. (CP&A) has designed and installed a bespoke fall protection system for a large commercial airplane supplier.
Jan 4, 20223 min read
Crane Cracks and Fatigue
There is a trend for ports to push their container cranes harder for longer, which can lead to cracks and other fatigue-related issues, says Richard Phillips, mechanical engineer, Casper, Phillips & Associates Inc. (CP&A).
Jan 3, 20229 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
Container Crane Seismic Base Isolation System
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.
Aug 17, 20213 min read
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