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The Association of Crane & Rigging Professionals (ACRP) announces that its annual Workshop & General Assembly meeting will feature training strategies, educational workshops, technical presentations, and a tour of Mazzella Lifting Technologies' facilities. The agenda for the May 8-11 meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, includes sessions on: Articulating Boom Cranes Concrete Pumper Trucks Synthetic Ropes Used […]

Harlo Products, Grandville, Mich., has developed a prototype of its upgraded HP6500/HP8500 rough-terrain forklift, which will be available later this year. The HP6500 lifts up to 6,500 pounds; the HP8500 lifts up to 8,500 pounds. Both models use the same chassis, power train, and controls, but different masts and amount of counterweight. In a major […]

Trojan Battery Co., Santa Fe Springs, Calif., has renewed its membership with the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC), Research Triangle Park, N.C., in an effort to actively participate in the consortium’s research program and assist in the continued development of advanced lead-acid and lead carbon batteries for current and emerging markets. “This is a […]

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corp., Eden Prairie, Minn., announces that Page Macrae Engineering of Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, Australasia’s leading manufacturer of ship cargo handling equipment, has selected Eaton components to help improve reliability, as well operation and safety, of the grab-control system of its Diesel Hydraulic Series grabs. Operated via remote control by a […]

JLG Industries, Inc., McConnellsburg, Pa., introduced the 6RS, the newest model in the RS Series of electric scissor lifts, for the Asia market. The 6RS complements the 10RS, which was introduced last October at the 2011 Beijing International Construction Machinery Exhibition & Seminar (BICES). With a platform height of 6 meters (19.7 feet) and a […]

O’Brien Installations Limited, Burlington, Ontario, Canada, designed, engineered, and installed a new Magnet Duty 25-ton, top running, double girder overhead crane for a local metal distributor in Toronto, Canada. O’Brien manufactured a custom Magnet Duty overhead crane that does not require a hook to handle metal materials. This feature increases manufacturing productivity, enhances safety as […]

Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, introduced the Crown TSP 7000 and TSP 6500 Series Turret Trucks featuring the company’s MonoLift mast. The lift trucks gain warehouse throughput by offering faster lift speeds, greater capacities, higher elevations, and enhanced operator control. The Crown TSP turret trucks feature a main lift speed of 120 feet per […]

Harrington Hoists Inc., Manheim, Pa., has made changes to its executive management team. Carlo Lonardi was promoted from vice president of sales and marketing to COO of Harrington Hoists. The company also promoted Scott Miller from vice president of operations of Harrington Hoists to managing director of its KITO Europe Operations. Lonardi began his career […]

Hyster Co., Greenville, N.C., has launched a new series of sit-down electric lift trucks—the three-wheel J30-40XNT and the 4-wheel J30-40XN. The Hyster J30-40XNT/XN Series offers lifting capacities of 3,000 to 4,000 pounds and a zero turn radius. The compact design and zero turning radius axle of the J30-40XN offers maneuverability similar to a three-wheel truck, […]

Following the theme, “Re-Imagine Your Business,” the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) will hold its 57th Annual Convention from May 5-9, 2012, at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla. The convention provides material handling equipment professionals the opportunity to spend four days learning, networking, and discovering resources for their company. The convention […]