The present invention relates to a method for installing a wind turbine or other tall structure at a target location at sea, the method comprising: —providing an installation vessel comprising at least one crane, wherein the crane comprises a lower boom part, a right boom part, and a left boom part, wherein the right boom part and the left boom part are connected to an upper portion of the lower boom part and extend from said upper portion, wherein a space is present between the right and left boom part, —lifting a tall structure part, in particular the nacelle assembly, with the crane, wherein in top view the tall structure part is supported at least partially between the right and left boom part by one or more hoist lines extending from the right and left boom part to the tall structure part.

A gripping device for gripping a workpiece includes: at least one gripping element configured for contacting the workpiece, the at least one gripping element including a shaft; at least one articulating finger jaw; a mounting block connecting the shaft to the at least one articulating finger jaw, the mounting block including an articulation stop having a first stopping surface and a second stopping surface; and a stopping member connected to the shaft, the stopping member being configured for contacting one of the first stopping surface and the second stopping surface to limit a rotation of the shaft relative to the mounting block, the stopping member being in the form of a fastener which is inelastic.

A hand intended for a humanoid robot comprises a palm and several fingers that are motorized relative to the palm. According to the invention, the hand comprises an actuator common to several fingers and a spreader making it possible to distribute a force exerted by the actuator toward the fingers.

A self-setting casing protector secured to a slip type casing elevator for grabbing a casing tubular and running the casing tubular into and out of a wellbore having two C-shaped setting plates each with a plurality of fastening holes; a plurality of support tubes positioned between aligned fastening holes; a plurality of bolts each penetrating pairs of fastening holes and a support tube, the second C-shaped setting plate simultaneously engaging (i) two aligned slip setting segments, and (ii) two aligned die retainers. As the slip type casing elevator is hoisted, the casing tubular drops while attached to the first C-shaped setting plate setting the casing tubular in the slip type casing elevator while simultaneously (i) protecting each casing tubular as it is sequentially lowered into or pulled from the wellbore, and (ii) protecting an upsetting box with premium connections as the tubular is run into and out of a wellbore.

An article transport facility includes an article transport vehicle which is suspended from and supported by one or more travel rails supported by a ceiling, and is configured to suspend and support an article, and to transport the article from a support platform that serves as a transport origin to another support platform that serves as a transport destination. This article transport facility has an adjusting-purpose support platform which includes an adjusting-purpose support surface on which an adjusting-purpose device, which is used for a purpose of adjusting transporting-purpose profile information, can be placed in the same manner in which an article is placed on a support platform. The adjusting-purpose support surface is capable of being moved such that a height thereof can be varied continuously between an upper limit height and a lower limit height specified in advance.

An article transport facility includes an article transport vehicle which is suspended from and supported by one or more travel rails supported by a ceiling, and is configured to suspend and support an article, and to transport the article from a support platform that serves as a transport origin to another support platform that serves as a transport destination. This article transport facility has an adjusting-purpose support platform which includes an adjusting-purpose support surface on which an adjusting-purpose device, which is used for a purpose of adjusting transporting-purpose profile information, can be placed in the same manner in which an article is placed on a support platform. The adjusting-purpose support surface is capable of being moved such that a height thereof can be varied continuously between an upper limit height and a lower limit height specified in advance.

The edge protector clip kit is a device that is adapted to work with an edge protector that is placed on a top, edge of a load of cargo. The edge protector clip kit includes a telescoping pole that is manually grasped in order for a user to manipulate the edge protector. The edge protector clip kit includes a clip holder that is adapted to engage the edge protector from below, and which enables manipulation of the edge protector via the telescoping pole. The telescoping pole is affixed to the clip holder. The clip holder includes a pair of armatures that are adapted to engage opposing sides of a vertical portion of the edge protector. The clip holder also includes a light and on/off button.

The invention relates to a predictive maintenance of hoisting equipment (102), particularly cranes. A maintenance center (106) automatically collects diagnostic data relating to least one component of the remote hoisting equipment and optionally sensor data relating the operational environment of the remote hoisting equipment (102). The maintenance center (106) has an access to configuration data of the remote hoisting equipment and the reliability data on the at least one component of the remote hoisting equipment (102). The maintenance center (106) is then able to generate a maintenance plan optimizing the cost of maintenance and reliability of the hoisting equipment over a life cycle of the hoisting equipment.

A pipelayer machine is provided. The pipelayer machine has a main body, a boom pivotally connected to a first side of the main body, a hook winch provided on the first side of the main body and a boom winch provided on the second side of the main body. The boom winch and the hook winch can be connected to a structural assembly that positions the boom winch proximate the second side of the main body and positions the hook winch proximate the first side of the main body of the pipelayer machine. The hook winch can be provided in a hook winch frame and the hook winch frame can form a structural member in the structural assembly.

A flexible sling includes two oppositely disposed attachment points defining a first end and a second end of the sling, and an elongate flexible body extending in a lateral dimension from the first end to the second end, the body having a top side and a bottom side. Each of the top side and the bottom side includes a center line marking a center of the body, a first pair of lines symmetrically disposed about the center line, a second pair of lines symmetrically disposed about the center line between the first end and the second end, and the first pair of lines, and a third pair of lines symmetrically disposed about the center line between the first end and the second end, and the second pair of lines.