Tips on Scissor Lifts Load Calibration for peak performance
Genie® GS™ slab scissor lifts are designed to deliver reliability and performance on the jobsite, and for your rental business.
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When the new ANSI A92 (United States) standards go into effect, driving alignment with ISO standards globally (including European EN280, Australian AS 1418.10 and Canadian CSA B354 standards), it will impact the way Genie® aerial access equipment is designed, manufactured, maintained and operated globally.
Continue ReadingChoosing the Right Material Lift
Having a diverse equipment fleet to meet the needs of a wide range of professionals is an essential component to help manage the ebb and flow of regular economic cycles.
Continue ReadingInvest a Little Time to Gain Important Technical Skills
Investing a little time in training to gain a lot more later is a basic principle that most far-sighted entrepreneurs agree upon for two simple reasons
Continue ReadingBenefits of Preventive Maintenance for MEWP Rental Fleets
As is the case with all equipment, mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) require regular, preventive maintenance to maintain peak performance. Ensuring a MEWP gets the maintenance it needs is not only important to safety, but to performance as well.
Continue ReadingSmall Booms, Big Productivity
With many size classifications of boom lifts available, understanding key features and benefits offered by each size of machine can help you ensure the right lift for the job, maximizing productivity.
Continue ReadingHuge Expansion project at Kaz Minerals Copper Mine, Kazakhstan
Battalion of 18 Genie® boom lifts assist in steel construction assembly in extreme conditions.
Continue ReadingDeveloping Hybrid and Electric-Powered MEWPs for Global Use
In response to increasingly stringent emissions and noise regulations, demand for hybrid- and electric-powered mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) is growing worldwide.
Continue ReadingHow Genie Stage V Engines Limit Downtime, Simplify Maintenance and Protect Engines
When Stage V engine standards took effect as of January 1st, 2019, it impacted the majority of Genie® machines, including GTH™ telehandlers, higher horsepower S® and Z® boom lifts and GS™ rough-terrain scissor lifts.
Continue ReadingLights, Camera, Action! Aerial Equipment for the Entertainment Industry
From auto racing to amusement parks and movie sets, aerial equipment applications reach beyond the more typical construction and maintenance settings.
Continue ReadingUnderstanding the New European Stage V Emissions Standards
Over the past two decades, the European Union (EU) has adopted a series of seven directives to address exhaust emissions for engines used in non-road equipment like telehandlers, boom lifts and scissor lifts.
Continue ReadingMaintaining Aerial Equipment’s Hybrid Systems
The idea and purpose of hybrid machines have not really changed since their introduction, but the execution of these machines has evolved significantly along with the technology that powers them.
Continue ReadingHow Wind Rating Requirements Impact Scissor Lift Design and Safe Use
Industry standards governing the design, use and manufacture of any aerial product will require periodic reviews, as new technologies and best practices enter the market.
Continue ReadingHow It Works: The Genie® FE Hybrid Technology
Power systems for mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) continue to evolve, just like the machines they drive.
Continue ReadingKeeping Your Data Secure
In today’s technology-driven economy, data provides many benefits to equipment manufacturers and rental stores, as well as their customers — there is real value in exploring it, using it and sharing it.
Continue ReadingAerial Equipment 101: What Is a Material Lift?
Material lifts are portable aerial work platforms that offer affordable solutions for lifting, positioning and installing materials.
Continue ReadingUsing MEWPs in Different Markets and Applications
Mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) are used in a variety of work environments.
Continue ReadingTop 5 Tips for Using Telematics to Maintain a MEWP Fleet
Increased market competition and competitive rental rates are significant challenges for rental companies.
Continue ReadingWhat Is a Telehandler?
Telehandlers are multi-purpose machines that lift, move and place material.
Continue ReadingStepping up on Safety in challenging Netting Application in Scotland
For scale, no show in Scotland can rival the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
Continue ReadingTelematics and the Data Sharing Economy
As the construction industry continues to modernize its business operation, telematics technology is now being widely adopted and more commonly used in the aerial rental market.
Continue ReadingDesigning in 3-D
As more firms are designing in 3-D, we are receiving an increase in demand from architects and our customers for Genie® BIM files.
Continue ReadingGreen Access Solutions: Rising to Meet Today’s Environmental Challenges
Around the globe, capital cities and large provincial towns are going greener.
Continue ReadingAdvantages of Dual-Zone Operation on Genie® Scissor Lifts
As aerial industry standards continue to become more closely aligned worldwide, manufacturers like Genie, who produce scissor lifts (a classification of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) named for their lifting mechanism design — a stack of crossed tubes that work in a scissor-like fashion when the platform is raised and lowered) for global markets are taking a closer look at how requirements in these standards impact machine design and safe use.
Continue ReadingWhy BIM?
“We think of BIM as a beginning-to-end concept,” says Josh Lyons, architect for The Thrasher Group, an architecture, engineering and field services company, headquartered in Bridgeport, West Virginia, US.
Continue ReadingRecommending the Right MEWP
In today’s competitive market, we, at Genie, know that it is more important than ever for you to establish and earn your rental customers’ respect as a trusted advisor.
Continue ReadingWhat Is Range of Motion?
Telescopic and articulating boom lifts rotate, elevate and extend multiple boom sections to help operators access difficult to reach worksites.
Continue ReadingMEWPs vs. Scaffolding
Prior to the introduction of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) in the 1970s, construction industry professionals relied almost exclusively on ladders and scaffolding to access major work at height projects.
Continue ReadingBIM Provides a Digital, Dynamic Representation of Jobsites
Technology is changing the way the world does business.
Continue ReadingPower of Data
Increased market competition and competitive rental rates are significant challenges for rental companies.
Continue ReadingTyre and Steering Options for MEWPs
In order for your customers to get the maximum performance out of a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP), it is important that you consider what type of tyre or track is best suited for their worksite environment and needs.
Continue ReadingExcellent Below-level Reach For A Challenging Task In Martinique
Part of the road, and in particular a series of tight bends leading to Grand'Rivière, a small, isolated fishing village located at the north of Martinique on the foothills of Mount Pelée, was in urgent need of reinforcement.
Continue ReadingGenie® Service Solutions: Taking Support to the Next Level
Over the past few years, it has become increasing difficult for rental companies to find engineers and service technicians with the right experience.
Continue ReadingThe Training You Want Where and When You Want It!
For rental customers and their technical teams, it is essential to have a sufficient level of expertise in order to keep equipment properly maintained and safe to operate.
Continue ReadingNew Energy Technologies: The Power to Build the Future
‘Building the future’ has been in the DNA of Genie since the brand was created 50 years ago.
Continue ReadingGenie® Lift Connect™ Telematics Programme
Focusing on providing actionable information, flexibility and transparency, the new Genie® Lift Connect™ programme marks a significant evolution in the Genie telematics journey.
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