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More than 400 people attended the inauguration of Manitowoc’s new factory in last week in Brazil. The facility is located in Passo Fundo and is the company’s first crane factory in Latin America. The factory will initially manufacture a range of Grove rough-terrain cranes. The cranes produced at Passo Fundo will comprise 30 percent locally-sourced […]

Genie, Redmond, Wash., will debut an optional anti-crushing device this month at Intermat. The Operator Protective Structure (OPS) device can be installed on articulating or telescopic boom lifts, and it provides secondary protection for operators in the event of contact with an overhead obstacle. “We are aware of incidents where operators made contact with overhead […]

  Demag Cranes has launched a new website at www.demagcranes.de where it presents the entire product and service portfolio in addition to data and facts concerning all aspects of the group. The new website forms a central component of the corporate and marketing strategy to focus even more strongly on the customer, Demag said. Dr. […]

Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. (MCFA), Houston, Texas, has introduced the Jungheinrich EKS 208/308 series of mid- to high-level order pickers. Offered in a range of configurations, the EKS 208/308 provides customers with the flexibility to choose the ideal voltage and capacity configuration for their specific application need, while also offering longer run times on […]

Trelleborg Wheel Systems, Fairlawn, Ohio, is rebranding the Elite XP and Premia tires. The company has been manufacturing the Premia tire since the completion of the Watts Tyre Group acquisition in early 2011, and the Elite XP was acquired by Trelleborg in January 1988 but continued to be branded under the Bergougnan name through 2011. […]

RMI Corp., Avon, Conn., has new licensing options for RMI ADVANTAGE customers. The framework for the new structure is based on job responsibility and provides each system user more of the features they need at a reduced cost.  Branded as “User Types”, each offering is designed to meet the access and communication requirements of the […]

Terex Aerial Work Platforms (AWP), Grantham, U.K., announces the launch of three new telehandler models, combining new engines that comply with Stage IIIB emission regulations with a comprehensive redesign of their popular European range of high reach and rotating models. The new GTH 4014 and GTH 4018 fixed models are in the 4-ton class and […]

Magnetek Inc., Menomonee Falls, Wis., has been awarded contracts to supply its Mondel Braking Systems for 10 heavy moveable bridge projects located across the United States.  The orders, valued at $800,000, are for bridges located in New York, Chicago, Atlantic Beach, N.Y.; West Palm Beach, Fla.; Cleveland, Ohio; Elizabeth City, N.C.; Wrightsville, N.C.; Gloucester, Mass.; […]

At IPAF’s Annual General Meeting, held March 29 in Rome, Italy, Andy Studdert, CEO of NES Rentals, joined as a director on the association’s board.   At the IPAF Summit following the general meeting, Studdert delivered the keynote address, calling on the aerial platform industry to adopt a more stringent safety culture similar to that […]

Magnetek Inc., Menomonee Falls, Wis., has been awarded contracts to supply its Mondel Braking Systems for 10 heavy moveable bridge projects located across the United States.  The orders, valued at $800,000, are for bridges located in New York, Chicago, Atlantic Beach, N.Y.; West Palm Beach, Fla.; Cleveland, Ohio; Elizabeth City, N.C.; Wrightsville, N.C.; Gloucester, Mass.; […]