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Partner Spotlight: CALDWELL — LIFTING THE IMPOSSIBLE
What do a towering dinosaur fossil, a NASA lunar lander, and a highly specialized cryomodule component from a particle accelerator have in common? They’ve all been safely lifted, rotated, or transported—thanks to Caldwell. For decades, Caldwell has been the trusted...
UNDERSTANDING LOAD LIMITS: DON’T GUESS, KNOW THE FACTS
Why Load Limits Matter When it comes to lifting, safety isn’t optional—it’s the foundation of every successful job. Guessing at a load’s weight or a piece of gear’s capacity can lead to catastrophic consequences: damaged equipment, costly downtime, and...
Historic Funnel Removal from the SS United States – CERTEX Plays a Key Role
On Friday, August 8, 2025, history was made in Mobile, Alabama, as the second and final smokestack—known as a “funnel”—was removed from the legendary SS United States. Towering six stories high, these massive funnels are the largest ever installed on a ship. The...
Putting Certainty Into Everything We Make.
CERTEX provides the rope slings, rope terminations and other tailor-made assemblies that allow our customers to tackle their lifting challenges with confidence. At CERTEX, every custom operation from cutting rope to applying hooks and shackles to making the most demanding sling, carries out the same assurance of safety.
Safety is built into our products at every stage of our fabricating process. A CERTEX-made product can be trusted because it starts with components that meet the highest possible standards of safety and reliability. Using these quality components, the CERTEX expertise in lifting is applied in our own rigging shops: the result is customized lifting equipment that will perform in the most critical applications where lives and property depend on it.
With experienced people and machinery to produce the lifting equipment that our customers specify, CERTEX companies everywhere are committed to the complete reliability of every product that we make.


































