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Translift Rubber Tired Gantry Crane at Mi-Jack

Mi-Jack Products is an American manufacturer of industrial, intermodal, and port cranes based in Hazel Crest, Illinois.[1] It manufactures Travelift and Translift rubber-tired gantry cranes, as well as various other container handling systems[2] and is a part of the Lanco Group of Companies.[3]

History

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Jack Lanigan's boom crane lifting pole over car

Beginnings: 1954

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Mi-Jack Products was established in 1954 by Jack Lanigan Sr. in Chicago, Illinois. Lanigan named Mi-Jack Products after his two sons, Mike and Jack. During the 1960s Mi-Jack Products began distributing self-propelled rubber-tired gantry cranes. To further its expansion in the 1980s, Mi-Jack Products purchased the manufacturing rights to the cranes they had been selling, allowing them to enter new markets both nationally and internationally.[3]

The Panama Canal Railroad: 1998

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Mi-Jack Products entered into railroad operations in the 1990s. In 1998 the Nation of Panama announced it was taking bids for a 50-year concession to rebuild and operate its 47.6-mile railroad stretching across the Isthmus of Panama.[3] Lanigan banded with the Kansas City Southern Railway to submit a winning bid to operate the line, called the Panama Canal Railway Co.[4]

The Lanco Group

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In the early 2000s Mi-Jack formed The Lanco Group of Companies, a diverse group of companies specializing in disciplines: from material handling, terminal automation, supply chain, and sports & entertainment.[5] Mike Lanigan is currently the president of Mi-Jack[6] and the co-owner of the Lanco Group of Companies.[7]

Lanco Material Handling Division

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  • Mi-Jack Products [3]
  • Western Pacific Crane & Equipment[8]
  • Walter Payton Power Equipment[8]
  • Broderson Manufacturing[8]
  • Liftking [8]
  • Greenfield Products[9]

Lanco Supply Chain Division

Lanco Sports & Entertainment Division

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Cranes

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Travelift

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The Mi-Jack Travelift is a rubber tired gantry crane used for a variety of applications, from steel and precast concrete, to manufacturing, wind, or bridge related lifting needs.[2]

Translift

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Mi-Jack’s Translift rubber tired gantry cranes are used at rail intermodal terminals and may run on a hybrid battery system.[14]

JL1400P

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The JL1400P is a Translift RTG container crane from Mi-Jack. Made in the US and launched in 2022 it is designed for standard applications at ports and intermodal terminals.[15]

Notable Projects

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MTA Park Avenue Viaduct Replacement Project

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In 2024 New York City's subway, MTA announced it's Park Avenue Viaduct (PAV) Replacement Project constructed by Halmar International.[16] Halmar used two custom Mi-Jack gantry cranes that spanned across the PAV allowing them to remove and replace multiple spans of the viaduct while the MNR trains continued to run unobstructed. [17][18]

References

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  1. ^ "Giving the Southland a big lift". Chicago Tribune. 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  2. ^ a b "Mi-Jack launches website". Crane & Transport Briefing. 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  3. ^ a b c d Goldsborough, Bob (January 15, 2019). "Jack Lanigan Sr. of Mi-Jack who developed gantry cranes, dies at 91". Crane Market. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  4. ^ B, Carlos A. Gordón (2024-06-10). "The Panama-David train: the resurrection of a story of geopolitics and global capitalism". Latinoamérica 21. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  5. ^ "Manitowoc Awards Lanco Group of Companies as Top Dealer of the Year". acppubs.com. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  6. ^ Baranek, Tony (2020-10-02). "Baranek: New Lenox resident Mike Lanigan reaches 'one of the hills we've wanted to climb' as the car owner of an Indy 500 winner". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  7. ^ "Mike Lanigan". Rahal Letterman Lanigan. 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  8. ^ a b c d admin (2023-07-17). "Roborigger and Greenfield Products Announce Partnership for Exclusive Distribution of Roborigger in North America". Roborigger. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  9. ^ "Greenfield Products partners with Roborigger". Crane & Transport Briefing. 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  10. ^ a b McDaniel, Jason (2024-01-09). "Power in layers: Reefer carrier secures sensitive cargo with internal lock". FleetOwner. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  11. ^ "Gantry Cranes Carry Global Commerce Through Ports, Precast Yards, Panama Canal 4/25/2007 | 2007-04-25 | ENR | Engineering News-Record". www.enr.com. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  12. ^ SSMMA (2020-08-26). "Associate member spotlight: Lanco & partners win 1st place at Indy 500". SSMMA. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  13. ^ Pumper (2012-04-30). "May Industry News". Pumper. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  14. ^ "Cantilever RTG from Mi-Jack ‣ WorldCargo News". WorldCargo News ‣ Leading site for cargo handling industry. 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  15. ^ "Container cranes – Made in the US ‣ WorldCargo News". WorldCargo News ‣ Leading site for cargo handling industry. 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  16. ^ "Park Avenue Viaduct". MTA. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  17. ^ aqathalmar (2024-07-02). "Work in Progress - Park Avenue Replacement Project / June 21st 2024". Halmar International. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  18. ^ "First segment of MTA Metro-North Railroad Park Avenue Viaduct replaced". Mass Transit. 2024-06-13. Retrieved 2024-12-20.

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