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Magnetek Inc. has launched its full line of CDBR-D Dynamic Braking Units. The Dynamic Braking Units work in concert with Dynamic Braking Resistors to dissipate excess energy produced by motors controlled by the company's Impulse Variable Frequency Drives. By removing the energy produced by decelerating and stopping, CDBR-D’s reduce potentially damaging heat in the motors. New […]

HBC radiomatic’s quadrix Ex handheld transmitter is now certified according to NEC 500 / 505. This compact, intrinsically safe transmitter is now approved for use in Class I, Division 1, Groups C and D hazardous locations as well as Class I, Zone 0, Group IIB hazardous locations in North America. Also certified according to ATEX […]

HBC radiomatic's quadrix Ex handheld transmitter is now certified according to NEC 500 / 505. This compact, intrinsically safe transmitter is now approved for use in Class I, Division 1, Groups C and D hazardous locations as well as Class I, Zone 0, Group IIB hazardous locations in North America. Also certified according to ATEX […]

I.D. Systems Inc. has been awarded two U.S. States patents: No. 8,676,670 for a mobile asset data management system, primarily for industrial vehicles, and No. 8,671,063 for a wireless vehicle rental system with remotely controlled vehicle access. I.D. Systems now holds more than 60 patents related to its wireless M2M asset management systems. Patent No. […]

WireCo WorldGroup Inc. (WireCo), the world’s leading producer and marketer of specialty steel ropes and high synthetic ropes, announced today that WireCo has acquired the assets of Endenburg B.V. (Gouda), a Netherlands-based company. As part of the agreement, WireCo will establish a crane rope distribution center at the current Gouda location, called the WireCo Crane […]

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has selected its judges for the 2014 AEM Hall of Fame awards that will be presented at the AEM annual conference Nov. 14, 2014 in Napa, Calif. The nomination deadline for 2014 inductees will close on June 6, 2014; Nominations submitted after June 6 will be considered for the 2015 event. […]

The latest monthly report from the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) shows that new business in March was up 30% over February, up 6% year to date, and up 3% versus March of 2013. The report is based on the economic activity of 25 companies representing a cross section of the $827-billion equipment finance sector. Receivables […]

Custom Equipment has recently improved its low-level Hy-Brid HB-830 scissor. The 500-lb. capacity lift now has a longer platform that enables maintenance crews and contractors more space for tools and materials, reducing the number of trips up and down to reload the lift. The lightweight unit that has a working up to 14 ft.  also features […]

Jason Dorsey of Western Carolina Forklift has received UniCarriers Americas first master technician certification. UniCarriers University, formerly the University of Nissan Forklift, launched in January 2012, is an educational platform that enables UniCarriers Americas Corp.'s service technicians to rank among the most highly skilled and knowledgeable material handling equipment representatives in the industry. Students complete […]

Crown Equipment recently recognized its best performing company-owned branches and independent dealers in North America. Crown Lift Trucks of Ontario, Calif., and NorthWest Handling Systems Inc. of Seattle, Wash., both earned the James F. Dicke Pioneer Award as 2013’s top-performing branch and dealer, respectively. “Our most successful retailers continue to demonstrate that the Crown experience […]