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.

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Jan 235 min read

CP&A Encourages Structural, Civil Engineers to Consider Crane Industry

Casper, Phillips & Associates Inc. (CP&A) is reaching out to trainee and experienced structural engineers who might not have considered...

Dec 6, 20247 min read

CP&A Urges Crane Industry to Better Utilize Heat Straightening

Casper, Phillips & Associates Inc. (CP&A) has advised the crane industry not to overlook heat straightening as an efficient method of...

Sep 27, 20242 min read

CP&A joins PEMA

Casper, Phillips & Associates has joined the Port Equipment Manufacturing Association (PEMA). PEMA was established in late 2004 by a...

Jul 23, 20244 min read

CP&A Designs Four-Rail Stacker Crane for Aerospace Facility

CP&A — the company offers a wide variety of services, including specification, design, manufacturing review, modification, and accident...

Jul 3, 20243 min read

LEEA Builds #GLAD2024 Content to Finale

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has revealed more plans for Global Lifting Awareness Day (GLAD) on 18 July 2024. A...

Jun 19, 20243 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.

May 16, 20244 min read

CP&A Advises on Container Crane Procurement Peer Reviews

Casper, Phillips & Associates Inc. (CP&A) has delivered a presentation to port authorities titled, ‘Peer Review of Container Cranes’.

Dec 12, 20233 min read

CP&A’s Seismic 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...

Nov 10, 20235 min read

The Devil is in the Detailing

Connection detailing is an underrated art form, especially on cranes, writes Richard Phillips, mechanical engineer at Casper, Phillips & Ass

Aug 31, 20234 min read

Machinery Alignment

Generally, the faster a crane component operates, the more important alignment is, but there’s more to understand about this important...

Apr 25, 20236 min read

New 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...

Oct 11, 20222 min read

CP&A and DHHI Partner on Heavy Lift Offshore Crane

Casper, Phillips & Associates Inc. (CP&A) has completed a structural design review on a mega 3,500-tonne capacity double boom offshore...

Aug 29, 20223 min read

CP&A Completes RMG Procurement and Design Review Services for GPA in Savannah

Casper, Phillips & Associates Inc. (CP&A) has completed procurement and design review services related to 10 rail-mounted gantry (RMG)...

Jul 19, 20222 min read

CP&A Joins Panelists at AAPA Event

Casper, Phillips & Associates Inc. (CP&A) was represented on a panel that took questions from an American Association of Port Authorities...

Mar 1, 20224 min read

CP&A New Owners, Proprietary Software

Casper, Phillips & Associates Inc. (CP&A) has named employees Richard Phillips and Andrew Hanek as new minority Associate Principals and...

Jan 4, 20223 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...

Jan 3, 20229 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, ...

Nov 21, 20213 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...

Oct 1, 20213 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...

Sep 1, 20213 min read

CP&A Remedies Gearbox Failure after Root Cause Analysis at Port

Casper, Phillips & Associates Inc. (CPA) recently completed remediation of three 40 metric ton capacity rail-mounted gantry cranes (RMGs).