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Skyjack has introduced a motor controller for its DC scissor platforms, a technology it has used for years on its vertical mast lifts. Applying it to the company’s DC scissor lifts gives the equipment closer control, better efficiency, longer working time between recharges, and quieter operation. The technology will first be available in scissor lifts sold […]

Adding to its suite of online training programs, Genie is has introduced Genie Lift Pro Online Telehandler Operator Training. The training is applicable for all brands of telehandlers and is available now through authorized Genie Lift Pro Training Centers across North America. “This is an extremely important program for our industry,” said Scott Owyen, global […]

C-Tech Industries LLC has developed a redesigned Genie Hall-effect joystick. The Hall-effect style joystick features a non-contact Hall Effect circuit board.  The joystick is redesigned on a more robust and proven mechanical platform with a lower parts count for improved reliability.  The outputs are controlled via a programmable micro-controller that allows for a repeated and predictable […]

  Kito Americas, Inc. has announced that it has entered into a stock purchase agreement to acquire Peerless Industrial Group from Westview Capital Partners II, L.P. by purchasing all the shares of Peerless. The share transfer of Peerless shall be executed subject to the terms and conditions in the Stock Purchase Agreement. Kito Americas currently […]

  Kito Europe GmbH has launched a range of custom-built clean room hoists, suited to use in micro-chip manufacturing, circuit board processing, display panel production, pharmaceutical and food applications, or other ultra-clean production and testing areas. Each unit is certified up to class 10 particle size, meaning almost any customer specification for contamination-protection is possible. […]

  Rental companies and contractors can refer to a good practice guide produced by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) which lists some of the key points that should be considered when managing any type of mobile elevating work platform (MEWP). The document “Management of MEWPs—Good Practice for Rental Companies and Contractors” was produced in […]

  A Unic mini spider crane hired from GGR Group installed a clockwork knife at the front of award-winning chef Heston Blumenthal’s new restaurant in London Heathrow airport’s Terminal 2 building.   A 0.995 tonne capacity Unic URW-095 mini spider crane was hired to add some of the finishing touches to The Perfectionists’ Café in […]

  Stahl CraneSystems is continuing to raise its profile in the Chinese automotive sector, with chain hoists the tool of choice for many manufacturers. The car market in China has grown continuously in recent years, by 21% last year alone. Stahl’s Shanghai-based subsidiary generated around a quarter of its turnover last year from companies in […]

  An overhead clean room crane from American Crane & Equipment Corporation helped to lift and stack the Orion crew module inside the Final Assembly and System Test (FAST) cell at the Operations and Checkout facility at Kennedy Space Center. American Crane’s 25 ton double girder clean room crane (with single failure-proof hoist) lifted and […]

  An overhead clean room crane from American Crane & Equipment Corporation helped to lift and stack the Orion crew module inside the Final Assembly and System Test (FAST) cell at the Operations and Checkout facility at Kennedy Space Center. American Crane's 25 ton double girder clean room crane (with single failure-proof hoist) lifted and […]