Liftech engineer and Engineers Alliance for the Arts (EAA) volunteer Derrick Lind organized our third balsa wood bridge competition, and much fun was had by all! Participants designed and built suspension bridges using balsa wood, string, glue, and a wood base. The bridges were judged based on aesthetics and their strength to weight ratio. Holding 151.6 pounds and weighing only…
Liftech recently celebrated our 60th anniversary with a party at The Terrace Room in Oakland! It was a nice evening of chatting with our clients and associates who could attend, reminiscing about past projects we have worked on, the people we worked with, and looking forward to new opportunities and relationships!
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There are growing concerns regarding potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities in port equipment, particularly ship-to-shore container handling cranes. The US announced an Executive Order in February resulting in significant funding for improvements to port cybersecurity and authorizing the US Coast Guard to have a larger role in responding to malicious activity. Many recent articles focus on concerns that the equipment could be…
Sue Jordan, wife of Liftech founder Mike Jordan, passed away on Friday, January 5, 2024, four months after Mike. Sue was a lifelong educator. She was an elementary school teacher in Berkeley before she stopped teaching when she had her first child. She continued to teach as a volunteer with local Oakland schools and as a docent at Oakland Museum…
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