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Engineered Rigging Brings First CLP Gantry to U. S.
Engineered Rigging has introduced the first Officine CLP hydraulic gantry crane in the United States, adding the Italian manufacturer’ s LG Series to its equipment lineup.
The CLP LG132 arrived in the U. S. from Officine CLP’ s facility in Borgo San Dalmazzo, Italy. Engineered Rigging said the LG Series has a 25-year track record in Europe and includes nine models designed for heavy lifting applications where space and equipment weight can be limiting factors.
The LG Series is designed for use in locations with limited clearances, including data centers, manufacturing plants, and warehouses. Its two-stage cylinder design is intended to maintain full rated capacity through both stages rather than reducing capacity as the second stage extends.
The compact design also allows the gantry system to be transported on a single trailer. Engineered Rigging said the LG Series can handle loads from 66 to 441 tons while maintaining relatively low weight per leg.
The LG132-0750, for example, has a maximum four-leg capacity of 143 tons( 130 metric tons), a maximum lifting height of 24.6 feet( 7.5 meters), and a weight of 6,063 pounds( 2,750 kilograms) per leg.
The series can be configured with either two or four legs. The two-leg configuration has half the rated four-leg capacity.
The LG Series uses internally ported cylinders to eliminate exposed hydraulic hoses. Each leg also has a self-contained power pack, allowing for hose-free operation.
Safety features include electronic overload protection, a remote emergency stop, and a side-shift movement limit. Automated leveling synchronizes tower movement during lifting, lowering, and horizontal travel.
The gantries use Bosch Rexroth hydraulic components and Siemens electrical systems. Each unit is equipped with two LCD radio remotes that provide operators with lift height, load weight, and system health information.
The latest LG Series models also include intelligent accessory recognition and remote diagnostics through cellular or LAN connections.
The LG Series is designed to comply with CE and ASME design standards.
Engineered Rigging plans to demonstrate a CLP gantry during its annual Heavy Lifting Showcase on October 6 and 7 in Russellville, Arkansas. The event is scheduled to include demonstrations of rigging and specialized transport technologies and is open to engineers, contractors, plant managers, and rigging specialists.
ARA Forecast Calls for Continued Equipment Rental Growth
The American Rental Association’ s( ARA) latest quarterly economic forecast projects continued growth for the U. S. construction and industrial equipment
( CIE) and general tool rental industry through 2028.
Combined U. S. CIE and general tool rental revenue is projected to increase 3.4 % in 2026, reaching $ 83.5 billion. The projection is essentially unchanged from the previous quarter.
The ARA forecast calls for growth of 4.4 % in 2027 and 5.1 % in 2028, slightly higher than the previous quarter’ s projections for those years.
Tom Doyle, ARA vice president, program development, said the latest ARA Rentalytics updates point to continued structural changes toward equipment rental.
Scott Hazelton, managing director at S & P Global, which compiles the data and analysis for the ARA forecast, said U. S. economic growth has remained resilient, although several factors could affect the outlook.
Hazelton said the risks associated with inflation from oil prices and tariffs currently remain relatively low.
In Canada, combined CIE and general tool rental revenue is forecast to grow 5.2 % in 2026, reaching $ 6.3 billion. That projection is also essentially unchanged from the previous quarter.
Canadian CIE and general tool rental revenue is projected to increase 5.4 % in 2027 and 5.5 % in 2028. The ARA attributed the accelerating growth projected for overall Canadian equipment rental revenue to increases in infrastructure spending and oilfield development.
The ARA also reported growth projections for the event rental segment. U. S. event rental revenue is forecast to increase 9.5 % in 2026 to $ 6.2 billion, up from the previous projection of 8 % growth to $ 6.1 billion.
Canadian event rental revenue is projected to grow 6.1 % in 2026 to $ 280 million.
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