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This month, Kion North America Corporation made a donation to Susan G. Komen South Carolina in support of their mission to “save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities and investing in breakthrough research to prevent and cure breast cancer.” In addition their financial contribution, the company is displaying a pink forklift […]

Åkerströms Björbo AB, has received a new remote control order from Weimer Skogsteknik & Hydraulik AB. The new order consists of Åkerström’s Sesam 800 radio system, transmitters and receivers for use in extreme environments that require high resistance to vibration and impacts. The remote control system will be used to control winches with functions such […]

Raymond Handling Concepts Corporation (RHCC), will be holding its fourth annual “Pink Pallet Jack Project” online auction in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month from October 17 to 27 on eBay.  In addition to the annual auction, which has raised $120,000 over the last three years, the company will be hosting a 30th Anniversary event […]

Xtreme Manufacturing and Snorkel are teaming up at the International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE) in Louisville, KY. Also known as the Demo Expo, the biennial ICUEE expo is a premiere event for utility industry professionals to gain insight into the latest technologies and trends. In 2015, Xtreme Manufacturing and Snorkel exhibited the 24,000lb […]

In recent months, Kion North America Corporation has made several changes to its nationwide sales and service dealer network for material handling equipment. To improve its sales and service presence in the north central region, Kion North America appointed Lift Parts Service in July. Located in Wichita, Kansas, Lift Parts Service was founded in 1962 and […]

Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, recently completed a project adding a second facility to the company’s manufacturing operation in Greencastle, Indiana to support growing demand for the company’s electric and internal combustion counterbalance forklifts. The new facility includes a combination of manufacturing processes and finished goods and component storage […]

From autumn 2017 Dematic’s iGo neo CX 20, a dual-use automated guided vehicle (AGV) will be available to the North American market. As a dual-use or hybrid AGV, the iGo neo can operate as both a traditional walkie-rider machine or as a fully automatic AGV. As an AGV, the iGo neo follows the operator at […]

In August, Kion North America participated in Charleston Regional Youth Apprentice Signing Day. With their families present, a total of 59 students gathered at Trident Technical College to sign their employment letters to become apprentices with Charleston-area employers. Joe Grant—a rising junior, has since completed his first month as an apprentice with the Summerville-based forklift […]

More than 60,000lb of supplies and food were delivered to victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas, due to the relief efforts organised by JLG Industries, Inc. Working with local communities, the company coordinated drives at its Hagerstown, Maryland, and Bedford, McConnellsburg, and Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, facilities to support Hurricane Harvey flood victims. More than 100 JLG […]

Dematic, a member of the Kion Group and a leading global supplier of integrated automated technology, software and services for optimising the supply chain has added fleet management capabilities to Dematic Sprocket, its enterprise asset management solution and part of the Dematic iQ software suite. "Many of our customers own and operate a fleet as […]