CASE STUDY INDUSTRIAL CRANES PORT CRANES HEAVY-DUTY LIFT TRUCKS SERVICE MACHINE TOOL SERVICE NUCLEAR CRANES Catalina Tempering, a subsidiary of Glasswerks Inc., manufactures tempered glass for residential and light commercial use. Glasswerks also fabricates specialty architectural glass and maintains eight U.S. locations. LOWERING LOSS AND RAISING SAFETY Tempered glass may be four times stronger than basic, annealed glass. But it still requires careful handling. That’s why Catalina Tempering uses bridge cranes – rather than forklifts – to move stacks of tempered glass sheets, up to 108 by 144 inches, from production areas, to and from automated storage systems, to trucks. Bridge cranes also reduce employees’ risk of injury, compared to forklifts, says Darrell Aldrich, Cat

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