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Delta Rigging & Tools will be opening a new facility in Williston, N.D., at the end of May. The two-story building includes 3,600 square-feet of office space and a showroom, and 10,400 square-feet of warehouse space. The upgraded facility also includes some unique features: An apartment used by visiting employees from other locations, and a […]

The new ViperTilt tray delivery system available on the Viper Vertical Lift Module (VLM) from Sapient Automation, Hatfield, Pa., provides ergonomic order picking of parts and items for increased levels of ergonomics, accuracy, and productivity in automated storage and retrieval systems operations. The Viper VLM delivers a tray to the pick window, and then the ViperTilt […]

Clark Material Handling Co. announces Robb Barnes is the director of the Louisville distribution center, reporting directly to Chuck Moratz, VP & COO. In this position Robb will be responsible to direct and facilitate the performance of all areas within the Clark aftermarket parts distribution center to attain company goals and objectives. Robb has more […]

Crown Equipment Corporation, has introduced the Crown TR 4500 Series of tuggers, which offers operators a rolling load towing capacity of 10,000 pounds. At the core of the Crown TR 4500 Series is the Crown designed and manufactured drive unit that is built to endure constant jerks, jolts, and demands of high through-put manufacturing and […]

Nissan Forklift Corporation, Marengo, Ill., has named Dale Skiles as national account manager. Bringing 17 years of industry experience to the position, Skiles is responsible for U.S. accounts and developing new North American accounts. “We are happy to welcome Dale to the Nissan Forklift team,” said James J. Radous III, vice president sales and marketing, […]

Clark Material Handling Company announces its “Dealer of the Year” award has been awarded to Valley Industrial Trucks, Youngstown, Ohio. Clark selects the Dealer of the Year each year from a North American network of 85 dealers and 225 dealership locations, recognizing the dealership’s excellence in equipment sales, parts and service, customer satisfaction and overall […]

Associated Terminals LLC, Louisiana, is expanding its fleet of machines with a seventh Gottwald floating crane. A Generation 5 Model 8 variant will be starting commercial operation this month and will be one of the highest performance floating cranes handling bulk materials on the Mississippi, Demag said. Currently, six Gottwald floating cranes supplied by Demag […]

  Bombardier Aerospace, Belfast is using overhead cranes from Street Crane Company for the production of composite aircraft wings. Three 5 tonne capacity cranes support fabrication work. Two are of 20m span between the crane rails and one of 25m span. The crane rails are an integral part of the roof structure, rather than being […]

  APM Terminals’ program to convert rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes from diesel to electric power has taken another major step forward with the signing of a €1million ($1.3 million) contract with Germany-based Conductix-Wampfler for the retrofitting of RTGs at LCB Container Terminal 1 Ltd. (LCB1), Thailand’s busiest container port. “The electrification of the RTGs at […]

A new global brand of forklift trucks has been introduced to the U.S. market. The UTILEV UT25-30P range of diesel and LPG fuel forklift trucks is now available in select U.S. markets in 5,000- and 6,000-pound capacities. Utilev lift trucks are ideal for users that require material handling equipment but may not need advanced functionality. […]