Lifting Services

May 3, 2020
Lifting engineer using critical lift plan protecting load

When Do I Need a Critical Lift Plan?

When to employ a critical lift plan is one of the most frequent questions our lifting engineers are asked, and one that has no single definitive answer.
May 3, 2020
Lifting engineer using critical lift plan protecting load

Planning your Critical Lift

As specialists in lift engineering, our IIA Lifting Services division is well-equipped to help plan your lift so that everything goes smoothly.
May 3, 2020

Mounting Bolt Failure

Bolting failure can lead to catastrophic consequences when it comes to the structural integrity of your lifting equipment.
July 10, 2015
USS-legacy

3D Scanning of USS Freedom

Lockheed Martin required IIA's measurement expertise to generate quick results via 3D scan data of the rear doors of the USS Freedom in San Diego, California. As a new breed of warship, the littoral combat ship (LCS) was designed to be a fast and formidable surface combatant with warfighting capabilities such as mine clearing, anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare.
July 25, 2003

Determining Competency in a Crane Inspector

The Crane Rental Association of Canada (CRAC) put on a show in Ottawa for this year’s CRAC Conference spanning four days from May 29 to June 1, 2003. Over two hundred people representing Canada’s crane industry attended. The delegates were treated to a great round of golf at Eagle Creek Golf Course, dinner among a number of historic airplanes at the Aviation Museum, and some fantastic food and dancing on banquet night with a ten piece band supplying the rock ‘n’ roll.