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  2. Crane Payment Innovations - Wikipedia

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    Crane Merchandising Systems was founded in 1926 by B. E. Fry, a St. Louis businessman, as the "National Sales Machine Company. [citation needed]" Fry invented a more foolproof vending machine that would only accept coins, unlike older machines, such as the "Smoketeria", a cigarette vending machine, which would accept things such as flat buttons and cardboard discs.

  3. XGC88000 crawler crane - Wikipedia

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    The XGC88000 crawler crane, unlike the majority of crawler cranes, comes in two sections. The primary section consists of the crane itself, which boasts a maximum boom length of 144 meters, a maximum total length of 173 meters (including the counterweight radius), a maximum height (when fully erect) of 108 meters, a lifting capacity ranging between 3,600 and 4,000 tons [10] [11] [12] (although ...

  4. Public holidays in Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    The most widespread holiday is the "Hari Kebangsaan" (National Day), otherwise known as "Hari Merdeka" (Independence Day) on 31 August commemorating the independence of the Federation of Malaya. This, as well as Labour Day (1 May), the King 's birthday (First Monday of June) and some other festivals are major national public holidays.

  5. Crane Buys MEI Conlux for $820 Million - AOL

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    On Thursday, industrial conglomerate Crane announced it will pay $820 million to acquire 100% of the equity interests in MEI Conlux Holdings (U.S.), and its affiliate MEI Conlux Holdings (Japan ...

  6. Overhead crane - Wikipedia

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    An overhead crane, featuring runways, bridge, and hoist in a traditional industrial environment. Overhead crane at the Skanska precast concrete factory in Hjärup, Sweden. Gantry-style overhead cranes of the Hainaut quarry in Soignies, Belgium. An overhead crane, commonly called a bridge crane, is a type of crane found in

  7. Aerial work platform - Wikipedia

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    Replacing an advertising poster in London using an aerial work platform. An aerial work platform (AWP), also an aerial device, aerial lift, boom lift, bucket truck, cherry picker, elevating work platform (EWP), mobile elevating work platform (MEWP), or scissor lift, is a mechanical device used to provide temporary access for people or equipment to inaccessible areas, usually at height.

  8. Besar Island, Malacca - Wikipedia

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    Besar Island ("Big Island", Malay: Pulau Besar, in Jawi Script: ڤولاو بسر) is an island approximately 13 km off the coast of mainland Malacca in Malaysia. [1] It is served by 15-minute private motorboat rides from the towns of Pernu and Umbai and 30-minute scheduled ferry rides from Anjung Batu Jetty in Umbai.

  9. Arab City Melaka - Wikipedia

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    Arab City Melaka [a] was a commercial development project in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia jointly developed by Golden Corporate Heritage Sdn Bhd (GCH) and Malacca's state-owned enterprise. [1] The project, considered "the first ever in the world", were billed at RM 1 Billion but has since been placed on hold.