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Engineering News-Record (ENR) has released its Top 25 Newsmakers list and among the individuals selected was ITI President and CEO Mike Parnell. ENR explains on its website that: "Many people serve to improve the construction industry every day. Each year since 1964, the editors of Engineering News-Record have reviewed the stories that appeared during the […]

Komatsu Forklift U.S.A. has launched a new 9,000- to 11,000-lb. capacity hydrostatic drive forklift at ProMat 2013. The FH Series will offer Komatsu diesel-powered pneumatic tire models with 9,000 / 10,000 / 11,000 lbs. of capacity with Komatsu’s exclusive hydro-static drive system (HST), advanced closed-center load sensing hydraulic System (CLSS), and KOMTRAX, Komatsu’s GPRS / […]

Anver Corporation. Hudson, Mass., has introduced an electric-powered vacuum lifter that tilts and rotates 360 degrees for handling glass and architectural building panels, composite sheets, and solar panels.   The Anver ET100M8 vacuum lifter and powered tilter with powered rotation is ideally suited for handling 12'x6' panels weighing up to 1,000 lbs. Featuring a heavy-duty […]

Bosch Rexroth’s newest digital offering, the Fit4Filter smartphone app, allows customers to cross reference and replace existing hydraulic filter elements with the corresponding Rexroth filters. The app is available for Apple and Android devices and can be used for upgrading filter elements on hydraulic power units in a number of applications, including plastic injection molding […]

Columbus McKinnon Corporation, Amherst, N.Y., offers the Sixth Wheel Ratchet for the transportation industry to ergonomically reduce the risk of injury to truck drivers.   The Dixie Industries Sixth Wheel Ratchet permits the operator to use an ergonomically correct posture, utilizing body weight while reducing muscle exertion to reduce risk of injuries. Eliminating just one […]

Acme Industrial Company, a subsidiary of Jergens Inc., has announced that its standard precision bushings can now be purchased via a new e-commerce portal found on its website, www.acmeindustrial.com. Nearly 5,000 ANSI standard drill bushings and almost 8,000 Acme standard drill bushings in inch sizes are included. Approximately 2,000 ANSI standard metric drill bushings are […]

PT Series portable radios from Ritron, Inc., Carmel, Ind., are ideal for virtually any two-way radio use, including warehousing, distribution, shipping and receiving, and other logistics/material handling environments. Small and lightweight, these ergonomically designed radios are easy to hold and use.  They feature narrow frequency channel steps for clearer communication with less interference  Nine programmable […]

Nuvera Fuel Cells, Billerica, Mass., is introducing its Orion fuel cell stack at the ProMat 2013 show. Orion is designed to be easily integrated by forklift manufacturers and other industrial vehicle OEMs into their product suite. When used to power material handling equipment, Orion delivers higher productivity, lower cost of ownership and reduced emissions.   […]

PT Series portable radios from Ritron, Inc., Carmel, Ind., are ideal for virtually any two-way radio use, including warehousing, distribution, shipping and receiving, and other logistics/material handling environments. Small and lightweight, these ergonomically designed radios are easy to hold and use.  They feature narrow frequency channel steps for clearer communication with less interference  Nine programmable […]

  Terex Port Solutions successfully commissioned a Tandem Lift Assistant at Rendsburg Port Authority, Germany. This means that the two Terex Gottwald Mobile Harbour Cranes supplied to the customer in the course of 2012—one Model 3 crane, variant G HMK 3405 with a maximum lifting capacity of 100t, and one Model 8, G HMK 8610 with a maximum lifting capacity of […]