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The Slingmax Group Marketing Team develops educational, technical, and product information content focused on overhead lifting, rigging, and synthetic rope solutions across the Slingmax Group family of brands, including Yale Cordage, Slingmax Rigging Solutions, and I&I Sling. Our content is developed through collaborations between marketing, technical engineers, application specialists, and decades of combined hands-on rigging, cordage and lifting expertise.
Lifting Beams and Spreader Beams — Choosing the Right Below-the-Hook Device
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Check Out The Latest CraneSide Episode On YouTube In overhead lifting operations, few rigging decisions have a greater impact on load stability and sling performance…
Understanding Synthetic Slings — From Polyester to High-Performance Fibers
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Check Out The Latest CraneSide Episode On YouTube Synthetic slings are a staple on jobsites across nearly every major industry. From construction and manufacturing to…
CraneSide: Stabilize Your Lift With The Slingmax Equalizer Block
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In this episode of CraneSide, Tom De Soo breaks down how the Slingmax® Synthetic Equalizer Block is used alongside synthetic slings to manage unequal loading…
CraneSide: Synthetic Fiber Versus Wire Rope
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When space is tight and weight matters, traditional wire rope isn’t always the best solution. In this episode of CraneSide, Tom De Soo breaks down…
CraneSide: Shackles
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Introducing CraneSide — a new video series inspired by the real conversations that happen on job sites, where crews talk through the details that keep…
Training Opportunities Aston, PA – QI3 & CR1 | April 28 – 30, 2026
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Competent Rigger 1 – $495.00 Per Student April 28th, 2026 || 8:00am – 4:00pm This 8-hour rigging program instructs the participant in basic to intermediate…
Training Opportunity Greensboro, NC – QI3 & CR1 | May 27th – 29th, 2026
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Competent Rigger 1 – $495.00 Per Student May 27th, 2026 || 8:00am – 4:00pm This 8-hour rigging program instructs the participant in basic to intermediate…
Modernizing Utility Stringing Line Inspections: How AI Technology is Redefining Safety and Reliability
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Utility companies are tasked with maintaining grid reliability — a complex responsibility given aging country-wide infrastructure, much of which was built in the mid-20th century….
A New Chapter in Lifting Innovation — The Launch of Slingmax Group
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In a strategic move that marks a new era of collaboration and innovation, Yale Cordage, Slingmax Rigging Solutions®, and I&I Sling have officially united…
Slingmax® Flashback: The Record-Breaking 10-Crane Ballet at Dulles
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August 2014 – A Historic Lift with Twin Path® Innovation In the summer of 2014, Slingmax® Rigging Solutions, a Slingmax Group company, helped make rigging…