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  Verlinde has seemed up with fellow French firm Sere Maintenance to give flight to a giant heron carrying visitors to “the Machines de L’île,” a cultural and entertainment project in Nantes. A heron with an 8-metre wing span carrying passengers flies over the great model of the Heron Tree set in the middle of […]

SANY America, Peachtree City, Ga., has launched container reach stackers and empty-container handlers for port, rail, and intermodal cargo use in North America. “Sany port machines are in use at some of the busiest ports and intermodal yards in the world,” said Kyle Nape, vice president of global sales and marketing at Sany America. “We’re […]

The International Powered Access Federation’s accident reporting project has determined there were 26 deaths resulting from 25 worldwide accidents involving aerial work platforms from January to September 2012. Results for the last quarter reveal that there were seven fatalities from six accidents that were reported in the months of July, August, and September. These accidents all […]

Access equipment provider CTE held a successful dealer training day in Rivoli Veronese, Italy, 3-4 October 2012, where it shared product information about the new ZED truck-mounted articulated platforms—and the entire CTE range. Demonstrations of truck-mounted and self-propelled track mounted platforms were staged for attendees in addition to a presentation of the new ZED 20.2H […]

ProMat 2013 will return Jan. 21-24 at the McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill. The biennial tradeshow, owned by the Material Handling Industry of America, will bring a wealth of information to industry professionals. Equipment providers will show their latest manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain equipment and systems, and the event will host a number of […]

  Van Beest will show its range of Green Pin shackles, Excel hooks and steel wire rope and chain accessories at LiftEx 2012, which takes place 29-30 November at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK. Van Beest will exhibit at stand 25 among more exhibitors and floorspace than ever before at this event, now in its […]

The manual hydraulic hand pump stacker from Vestil Manufacturing Corp., Angola, Ind., is compact enough to fit through standard doors. The forks are raised by manual hydraulic hand pump operation and released by a lever located on the handle. The mesh guard provides visibility for the operator. The stacker is maintenance free and a solution […]

In early 2012, an LHM 550 Liebherr mobile harbor crane, purchased by Maine Port Authority, marked the 40th delivery to the North American market. Of these machines, 32 have been delivered to the United States, and eight were sent to Canada. The 40th crane delivered was purchased by the Maine Port Authority for its port […]

Vista, Calif.-based Sherline Products’ suspended hydraulic scale is used to estimate the amount of weight being lifted for loading purposes. It has a 1 sq.-in. surface area hydraulic piston. Each pound of weight suspended from its hooks exerts exactly 1 PSI of hydraulic pressure. This is read directly on the hydraulic pressure gauge, which now reads in […]

CLARK Material Handling Co., Lexington, Ky., announces the appointment of Jim Gillespie as national accounts sales representative. He reports to Bo Maslanyk, vice president of sales and marketing. His responsibilities will include working closely with dealers and regional sales personnel, as well as end users in establishing and maintaining national and major account customer relationships. […]