Utilized by companies in the United States and Canada, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, or ASME, is a body that creates and distributes standards for diverse fields and applications, including the crane and hoist industry. These standards are in turn approved by the American National Standards Institute, or ANSI. Factors that are taken into [...]This post A Look at the ASME Standards for Cranes and Hoists first appeared on Demag Cranes & Components Corp. Blog.