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Keep Your Plant Productive, Efficient, and Safe. Without Compromise.
Trusted Solutions for Heavy Machinery Manufacturing Facilities
At Columbus McKinnon, we understand the pressures you experience and priorities you need to juggle every day when managing facility operations. From strict regulatory and safety compliance demands to collaborating with your maintenance and engineering teams on process improvements and production targets, your role is critical to the success of the operations within your facility. We have over 150 years of experience partnering with heavy machinery plants to tackle their unique challenges.
We’ll work with you to develop solutions that are:
You need partners who understand what it takes to keep a plant running day after day. That is what you get with Columbus McKinnon. We focus on giving you tools and support that make your work easier, not more complicated.
- Proven brands you know and trust: CM®, Yale®, Shaw-Box®, Magnetek®, and more.
- Training that fits your team: Operator training, safety courses, and drive programming designed for real plant environments.
- Support when you need it: A nationwide service network backed by U.S.-based technical experts who understand your challenges.
- Custom-engineered solutions: Systems built around your processes, supported by hands-on training so your team can work confidently and return home safely.
At the end of the day, you get more than equipment. You get a partner invested in helping your people succeed.
When your operation depends on precise weight data and safe handling of massive loads, even small inefficiencies create big risks.
This case study explores how an automated scale pit crane system helped a heavy machinery manufacturer modernize a critical weighing process—reducing manual intervention, improving operator safety, and delivering accurate, repeatable measurements without slowing production. By integrating lifting and weighing into a single automated solution, the plant was able to streamline workflows, protect equipment, and support long‑term operational reliability.
Every plant has its own rhythm and its own priorities. You might be working toward aggressive production targets, navigating workforce changes, or planning a phased modernization of legacy systems. You may simply need equipment that works without adding new complexity to your day.
Whatever your goals, we are here to understand what your team needs and help you build a solution that feels achievable, reliable, and aligned with your safety and budget requirements.
Let's Talk About Your Plant's Needs
Meet Your Heavy Machinery Manufacturing Specialist:
Jim OrmeWhen you reach out, you’ll connect with Jim Orme. Jim has spent more than forty years helping plant leaders solve real material handling challenges. He brings deep experience in hoists, cranes, patented track crane and monorail systems, along with a practical, customer-first mindset. He works directly with plant managers, contractors, and engineering teams to design |
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