Stacking Pads – When 1+1 does not equal 2

Outrigger pads are used to distribute loads across a larger area to reduce ground-bearing pressures and provide a safe and solid platform for your equipment. To achieve a distribution of the load across the surface area of the pad, the pad must be strong enough to resist physical failure and stiff enough…

Advantages of using FiberMax Crane Pads

Since their debut in early 2014, FiberMax Crane Pads have revolutionized the crane & lifting industry by offering four distinct advantages over traditional steel and wooden pads. Traditional pads are heavy and difficult to transport. Wood timbers and wood pads can lack production consistency, have…

Setting the Standard for Using Supporting Materials Under Stabilizers or Outriggers

“When utility crews are deployed to conduct repairs, the setup locations are often along roadsides with slopes, ditches, or unstable surfaces. Unfortunately, tip overs continue to be one of the most common job site accidents that are generally preventable with proper planning, training, and the use…

Ingo Schiller Joins DICA as Strategic Advisor

September 7, 2023 (Urbandale, Iowa), DICA announces that Ingo Schiller, a crane industry veteran with executive experience in sales, distribution, new product development, and marketing, has joined the DICA team as a strategic advisor. He will be responsible for helping DICA expand its distribution programs,…

Test Right Rigging has DICA Products Ready to Ship

DICA is excited to share that Test Right Rigging, Ltd., Chemainus, British Columbia, is now a stocking dealer of several DICA products serving Western Canada. Test Right Rigging is a family owned, full-service industrial lifting and rigging company that provides expert rigging services, heavy lifting…

DICA Partners with Hydro Mobile to Manufacture Custom SafetyTech Support Pads for Mast Climbers

September 2023 (Urbandale, Iowa), DICA and Hydro Mobile, manufacturer of Mast Climbing Work Platforms, have collaborated to design and manufacture specialty SafetyTech® Support Pads for use with all of Hydro Mobile M, P, F, and S-Series units. Hydro Mobile will unveil the new SafetyTech Support Pad…

DICA Receives First Patent for ProStack Slot Lock Cribbing Blocks

August 2023 (Urbandale, Iowa) DICA has received a patent for its ProStack Slot Lock Interlocking Cribbing Blocks. The patent (U.S. Patent 11,479,939), is for the slot and flange interlocking system. Each block has a flat lower surface with downward extending lips positioned at opposing ends of the lower…

Growing Support – Guidance for Outrigger Pads & Mats

While ground stability and load stabilization have long been recognized as vital factors in the heavy lift industry, the recent demand for increased load handling capacity has led to the development of larger cranes. In turn, creating a greater focus on ground conditions and reaction forces. For quite…

Getting It Right – A DICA Partner’s Success Story

If you’ve ever attended the SC&RA Annual Conference, you’ve likely heard a trio of musicians from within the industry. Alvaro Rodriguez, President of Montajes y Proyectos Especializados (MPE Group) is one of the guitarists, joined by Eddy Kitchen of Kitchen’s Crane & Equipment and DICA’s…

DICA Remembers Founder Dick Koberg

July 10, 2023, (Urbandale, Iowa) DICA and the Koberg family announce the loss of company founder Dick Koberg, who died on June 27, 2023. Known affectionately as DK, Richard “Dick” Koberg, 82, and his wife Carolyn founded DICA using the first two letters of their first names. A native Iowan, Dick…

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