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Access Control Group has introduced the SMARTIE, a Bluetooth electrolyte level and temperature sensor for flooded batteries. Prolonged periods of low water and over temperature conditions can lead batteries to perform poorly and reduce their useful life. These two conditions are recorded with date and time for warranty validation. Also, alarm data can be easily downloaded […]

Deutz Corporation is now providing JLG Industries Inc. with Deutz Xchange remanufactured engines for JLG’s aerial work platform, or MEWP, reconditioning program. “JLG was particularly pleased with the three-year transferrable warranty that we offer on all our Deutz Xchange engines,” said Robert Mann, Deutz's president and CEO. “That warranty, our quality product, and the fact that our remanufactured engines can be […]

Kalmar has secured an order for nine diesel-electric straddle carriers from European port and transport logistics group Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA). The order was booked in Cargotec's 2016 first quarter order intake, with delivery taking place during the fourth quarter of 2016. Established in 1968, HHLA Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB) is the largest and […]

Manitowoc showed five Grove all-terrain cranes Bauma 2016, including the new GMK5150L which was launched at the show, two recent introductions – the GMK5250L and the GMK4100L-1, the six-axle GMK6400 and the GMK3060, which was unveiled three years ago at Bauma 2013. At Bauma 2016 Grove was emphasising the taxi capabilities of its all-terrain cranes, […]

JLG Industries Inc. is taking a leadership position by making the SkyGuard enhanced control panel protection system standard across its boom lift line. JLG will begin equipping its boom lifts with the SkyGuard system as standard equipment on boom lifts ordered in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand beginning in July 2016. The SkyGuard system will become standard equipment in […]

Crane Manufacturers Association of America (CMAA) has revised its Specification No. 78 titled, Standards and Guidelines for Professional Services Performed on Overhead and Traveling Cranes and Associated Hoisting Equipment. CMAA is an independent incorporated trade association affiliated with MHI. Its specifications are widely acclaimed and the revised version of Specification 78, in addition to other CMAA documentation, […]

Straightpoint has named Indonesia-based PT Rigspek Perkasa as a distributor of its force measurement, load monitoring and suspended weighing load cell range across southeast Asia and Oceania. Rigspek will keep load cell stock at its 15,000 square-meter headquarters on the island of Batam, but it also has facilities in Jakarta and Balikpapan. Alexander Silalahi, business […]

At Modex, KION North America Corporation released two new Linde forklift series, the Series 1169 Electric Walkie Stacker and the Series 1276 electric truck. Designed specifically for the needs of the North American market, these new products are part of KION NA's long-term strategy to develop a more comprehensive product portfolio. The Linde Series 1169 is the […]

Absolute E-Z Up (AEUP) has launched the TRACCESS track-mounted boom lift line, which includes six different articulating boom lifts with working heights from 37 to 75 ft. The lifts feature an articulating jib and True Zero tail swing, as well as horizontal outreach from 23 to 39 ft. and platform capacities of 440 lbs. The line also includes a track-mounted winch, the TR-63/32MH basket-less unit that […]

Harrington Hoists Inc. has promoted four corporate executives. Yoshio Morita was promoted to executive officer of Kito Corp. and chief administrative officer of Kito Americas Inc.  In this position, Morita will expand his executive role in development and strategic planning on a global basis. Morita transferred from Kito Corp. in Japan to Harrington Hoists'  headquarters in Manheim, […]