Independent consulting for overhead material handling systems, crane specifications, vendor evaluation, compliance support, and expert witness analysis.
Practical support for companies selecting, evaluating, installing, or improving overhead material handling equipment.
Duty cycle, load profiles, span, headroom, clearances, controls, environment, and integration planning.
Technical specs, layouts, runway considerations, acceptance criteria, and vendor-neutral recommendations.
RFQ/RFP support, bid comparisons, lifecycle cost analysis, scope review, and reference checks.
Support aligned with OSHA, ASME B30, CMAA, NEC, and industry good practices.
Installation oversight, FAT/SAT checklists, testing support, punch-list review, and safe handover.
Operator awareness, inspection planning, maintenance strategy, spare parts, upgrades, and reliability support.
Clear, factual, engineering-minded support for attorneys, insurers, and organizations involved in overhead crane incidents.
Designs, maintenance records, inspection records, photos, video, and available documentation.
Technical review of contributing factors, component failure, operating conditions, and standards conformance.
Technical reports, demonstratives, deposition preparation, and testimony support.
Clarify goals, constraints, stakeholders, and success criteria.
Define loads, cycles, geometry, environment, controls, and safety needs.
Create or review specs, drawings, and acceptance tests.
Prepare RFQs, compare bids, and evaluate lifecycle cost.
Support installation, testing, and punch-list completion.
Assist with training, inspection planning, and long-term reliability.
Support for heavy industrial, manufacturing, warehousing, and specialty material handling environments.
37+ years of hands-on overhead crane repair, inspection, modernization, installation, management, operation, and training experience.
Email your objectives, timeline, drawings, specifications, or incident details.
Email: mrmikeb@charter.net
Phone: 618-578-8023