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The supervisory board of Demag Cranes AG appointed Lawrence Lockwood as member of the management board and chief financial officer (CFO) of Demag Cranes with effect from May 16, 2012, until Dec, 31, 2013. In his last position, Lawrence Lockwood had responsibility for finances and IT as vice president finance & information systems for Terex […]

The Raymond Corporation in Muscatine, Iowa, has received the annual President’s Manufacturing Excellence Award given by Toyota Industries Corporation. Raymond’s Muscatine facility is being recognized for exemplary use of the Toyota Production System principles to transform several production lines, resulting in improvements in the areas of quality, cost, and delivery. “Based on the Toyota Production […]

  Killarney, Ireland-based Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. will deliver two Super Post Panamax ship-to-shore container cranes to the Port of Tauranga in New Zealand. The cranes are scheduled for delivery in 2013 and 2014. The delivery will bring to seven the number of Liebherr STS cranes operating in the port. The cranes will be identical […]

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 […]