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China Southern Airlines will use Demag crane systems for the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) of its aircraft fleet. The Chinese airline commissioned Terex Material Handling with the installation of process cranes equipped with maintenance platforms in the hangar at Shenzhen airport. Four Demag suspension cranes operate on 100-m-long crane runways in the MRO hangar, […]

The newest member of the rugged TRU-Tuff Series monitors, the SRMTR-10.4V sunlight readable touch screen from TRU-Vu Monitors, features a 1,000 nits brightness screen. This is four to five times brighter than standard monitors, and enables an operator to see even with bright sunlight falling directly onto the screen. The SRMTR-10.4 offers a five-wire resistive […]

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers has announced the retirement of Rob Mackay, its president, effective Oct. 31, 2013.  After 28 years of service in many different capacities, all based in the Ritchie Bros. head office in Vancouver, British Columbia, Mackay will transition from day-to-day duties and then retire as an employee on Oct. 31, 2013. "Rob has […]

The next CeMAT will take place in Hannover, Germany from May 19 to 23, 2014, with the slogan Smart – Integrated – Efficient. “Intralogistics is an enabler of efficient logistics processes and in this role has increasingly put the focus on state-of-the-art information and communication technologies,” reports Dr. Andreas Gruchow, member of the managing board […]

The UK Contractors Group (UKCG) has mandated PAL+ advanced operator training compulsory for net riggers and steel erectors working on UKCG sites beginning Oct. 31, 2013. The training mandate is part of the UKCG’s policy to address the risk of entrapment when mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) are used. The UKCG statement issued at the […]

  The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has completed its first on-site audits of prospective member companies based in China. H-Lift Industries Co. Ltd (Shanghai), General Lifting Engineering Co. Ltd (SKIP Lifting) (Zhangjaikou), Shanghai ABS Technical Inspection Co. Ltd and Mak Kee International H.K. Ltd (Hong Kong) all successfully completed the rigorous assessments, which were […]

Baldwin Filters was named the Exporter of the Year by the Midwest International Trade Association at its 2013 World Trade Conference in La Vista, Neb. The MITA Exporter of the Year award is presented to the companies that demonstrate both individual company accomplishments, and the importance and benefits of trade to the wider community, through […]

Charlesbank Capital Partners announced today that it has made an investment in Trojan Battery Company. Headquartered in Santa Fe Springs, Calif., Trojan has been owned by the Godber family since its founding in 1925. The transaction, which was funded with both equity and debt, introduces the first outside equity for the company, with the management […]

Columbus McKinnon, Amherst, N.Y., has enhanced the CM AirStar chain hoist. The hoist now boasts a longer service life and superior air leak protection due to new upgrades to the control manifold and air seals. Available in 1/4- to 1-ton capacities, the CM AirStar offers fast lifting speeds and low operating costs. The company also […]

The aerial work platform operator course managed in the United States and Canada by IPAF’s North American subsidiary, American Work Platform Training (AWPT), is now available in Spanish, as part of IPAF’s continuing commitment to provide training and safety material in other languages. AWPT-approved training centers that will be offering the operator course in Spanish […]