News

Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company has set up shop in New York in an effort to provide financial support to the U.S. construction, transportation, and information technology sectors. The staff or 25 professionals will also assist U.S.-based customers of its parent companies, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Sumitomo Corporation. SMFL is dedicated to providing […]

Skyjack has appointed four new regional vice presidents to help oversee the newly expanded North American sales network. The move will help Skyjack meet growing demand for its products in the region. The previous three region organization will be replaced by four regions and the dedicated national account structure will be strengthened. The regional vice […]

Intercomp has built a solar charger into the scale indicator, which allows the portable wheel load scales to operate continuously without requiring direct power charging. This solar boost eliminates the need to re-charge batteries in between uses. “Battery life is a top consideration for many customers, and the ability to operate without having to manually […]

Hamilton Caster President Dave Lippert and industry veteran Tim Hutzel spent the last three years co-authoring a book that exposes the dangers and hidden costs of offshoring. The book, "Bringing Jobs Back to the USA: Rebuilding America's Manufacturing Through Reshoring" was developed to empower companies to bring operations back to the United States.  The book […]

  The popular movie Dolphin Tale was filmed at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Clearwater Florida in late 2011. The movie was based on a true story about Winter, a bottlenose dolphin that was rescued in Florida and taken to the aquarium for help. Winter had lost her tail after becoming entangled with rope on […]

Terex Material Handling has received an order for two 25-ton Demag top-running double girder cranes from Omega Natchiq. “The safety of our personnel, quality of our products, and on-time delivery to our clients cannot be risked by poor judgment,” said Gary Buchanan, president of Omega Natchiq.” “Success is a result of the performance of our […]

CLARK Material Handing Company has created a worldwide product engineering group. To lead this group, Chuck Moratz has been promoted to senior vice president of global engineering, reporting to Dennis Lawrence, president & CEO. Moratz will be responsible for overseeing and directing all engineering efforts worldwide. He will provide strategic leadership, project management accountability and direction for […]

According to findings from IPAF’s accident database, there were 23 fatalities worldwide involving mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs), also known as aerial work platforms (AWPs), in the first half of 2014. The main causes of these fatalities were: overturn (9), fall from height (8), entrapment (3), electrocution (2), and technical/mechanical (1). Note: One of the […]

Hyster Company has joined the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) international trade association, which provides safety, education, advocacy, and compliance training, and promotes recycling plays in the U.S. economy, global trade, the environment, and sustainable development. “As a manufacturer of lift trucks for heavy duty industries, including metal and scrap handling applications, we look […]

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in August for the 15th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 63rd consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business. The report was issued by Bradley Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, chair of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. "The August PMI registered 59%, […]