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Konecranes’ business area equipment will change its structure from January 1, 2012, "to add organizational clarity and increase operational efficiency," according to a press release. This will also change the composition of the group executive board. Business area equipment will have five business units: Industrial Cranes, Light Lifting, Alfa (marketing and distribution of components via […]

Snorkel, Elwood, Kan., will showcase its latest articulated boom lift, the A62JRT, at The Rental Show 2012, Feb. 5-8, in New Orleans. The A62JRT, a 62-foot platform height, articulated boom built on Snorkel’s Polaris chassis, will be in full production next year. According to Snorkel, the Polaris chassis delivers the best inside turning radius of […]

Nissan Forklift Corp., Marengo, Ill., has added the GO6 Series to its Platinum line. The heavyweight pneumatic tire GO6 Series forklift truck has a larger lifting capacity and a fuel-efficient diesel engine, capable of lifting loads of up to 17,500 pounds and heights of up to 26 feet. The diesel engine, equipped with a turbo […]

Clark Material Handling Co., Lexington, Ky., has appointed Rob Smith as product marketing coordinator. Smith, who has as a BBA in marketing from the University of Kentucky, brings eight years of forklift sales and marketing experience in the material handling industry in trucks, parts, marketing and planning to his new role. The company also named […]

The Indonesian branch of All-Rig Lifting and Engineering Supplies Pty. Ltd. has become the 500th member of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), Huntingdon, England. Established in 1944, the LEEA has expanded rapidly in recent years, with membership more than tripling since 2003. All-Rig Indonesia joins its Australian-based operation as a full member of the […]

Delta Rigging & Tools, Inc., Pearland, Texas, has appointed Mitch Hausman as president and COO. Hausman, who brings more than 30 years of experience in the wire rope and rigging industry to the position, will be based in the company’s Pearland headquarters. Hausman began his career in 1979 with WireCo World Group in St. Joseph, […]

NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc. (NMHG), Cleveland, Ohio, presented United Way of Pitt County, Greenville, N.C., with a $32,000 check during East Carolina University’s (ECU) final regular-season home football game. As a sponsor of ECU athletics, NMHG’s check was allocated to United Way of Pitt County based on this season’s total number of ECU touchdowns. […]

Sapient Automation, Hatfield, Pa., has introduced a new program called Intelligent Machine Health Monitoring (IMHM), which remotely monitors horizontal and vertical carousel and VLM systems in real time, and allows technicians to respond prior to failure. The IMHM system remotely monitors critical maintenance thresholds, actual carousel/VLM usage, picks, run time, and energy consumption levels to […]

Scott Miller has been named the new managing director of Kito Europe GmbH, the Düsseldorf-based subsidiary of the Japanese manufacturer. Miller was previously vice president operations of Manheim, Pa., USA firm Harrington Hoists Inc., which is a wholly-owned Kito Corp. subsidiary. "After five-and-a-half years of business activity in the European markets, Kito Europe has positioned […]

R&M Materials Handling, Inc., Springfield, Ohio, supplied North Carolina Zoo Surgery with a Loadmate chain hoist, part of a harness used to lift a 13,000-pound elephant that needed cataract surgery. C’sar, the North Carolina Zoo’s oldest male elephant at 37, and one of the park’s most well-known animals, recently underwent the successful four-hour surgery in […]