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Landoll Corporation, Marysville, Kan., has acquired the PR40 Precision Rigger product line from Bluestem Machine Works Inc. of Baldwin City, Kan. The Precision Rigger industrial telescopic-boom forklift has a 40,000-lb. capacity @ 24-in. load center at a maximum height of 20 ft. “Its unique features such as compact size, high capacity, wireless remote control, and ability to work in tight spaces make […]

Southworth International Group is acquiring Marco Group AB of Angelholm, Sweden. Both companies manufacture ergonomic material-handling equipment for lifting and positioning goods.  "This transaction is strategically important for us for several reasons," said Brian McNamara, president of Southworth. "First, it accelerates our presence in both European and Asian markets in which we see significant opportunities. Second, […]

Vetter Krantechnik GmbH, Siegen, Germany, recently named Marc Rieser as managing director of the crane and hoist manufacturer. Rieser formerly worked for Terex/Demag, where he gained excessive experience in the field of crane technologies. He joins the company as a competent crane expert who has been a part of this international market segment for years.

Straightpoint has appointed Zagreb-based Lenger d.o.o. as a distributor of its range of force measurement, load monitoring, and suspended weighing load cell equipment in Croatia. The addition of Lenger as a distributor aligns with a strategic plan to expand Straightpoint’s network into new markets throughout 2016 and beyond, including those in southeastern and Eastern Europe. Lenger already distributes […]

Manufacturing Day 2015, including all events scheduled throughout the year, reached more than 400,000 participants and improved the public’s perception of manufacturing. A total of 2,620 events were held across North America including all 50 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Based on data collected from host company evaluations, more than 225,000 students and 55,000 parents, teachers, and […]

Snorkel, the global manufacturer of aerial work platforms has appointed Ken Goh as sales director for East Asia. Based in Singapore, Ken has over 16 years of regional sales experience, the majority of which has been within technical and capital equipment sectors, including 6 years in aerial work platforms.  Ken joins Snorkel from Pramac (Asia) […]

Contractors, end-users and rental companies are being urged to download free poster artwork for use in their daily operations, as part of IPAF’s latest Andy Access campaign promoting the safe use of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs). Simple posters featuring the characters Andy Access and Hugh Hazard form the basis of this campaign. Three posters […]

FB Chain Ltd the UK subsidiary of the FB Group, owned by Swedish company Addtech AB. FB Chain specialises in high quality industrial chain products for the materials handling and industrial process markets, including leaf chain and associated pulley and anchor bolt components as well as roller, attachment and large pitch conveyor chain. FB Chain’s […]

Designed to enable a single crane to precisely position heavy and unbalanced loads, Spanish equipment manufacturer Enerpac has launched the SHAS-Series synchronous hoist system. The SHAS-Series is a below-the-hook crane attachment comprised of multiple self-contained, PLC-controlled hydraulic lifting devices. Each of the lifting devices includes a double-acting hydraulic push pull cylinder with an integrated pump […]

The Caldwell Group has partnered with Certex Lifting Products to engineer and manufacture a lifting system to support the U.S. Navy’s Triton MQ-4C Drone development. The system was used in the NAS Patuxent River Anechoic Chamber during two months of specialized testing.  Certex was awarded the project in late 2014 and immediately partnered with Caldwell […]