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The Association of Equipment Maintenance Professionals announces its 2012 Technician of the Year Award winners. Master Sergeant Jeremy Parks Sr., EMS, of the U.S. Air Force, Europe was named Technician of the Year in the public sector, and Tom Swisshelm of Kokosing Construction received the private sector award. Each year at AEMP’s Management Conference and […]

Combilift triumphed at this year’s Fork Lift Truck Association Awards for Excellence, held on Feb. 18 in Birmingham, U.K. The company won in the Innovation Category for the second time for its rough-terrain forklift, and it also took the first and only “Victor Ludorum” prize for the Combi-CB model. This honor is billed by the […]

John Deere Power Systems (JDPS), Waterloo, Iowa, reports the new naming convention and power ratings for its Final Tier 4/Stage IV mobile off-highway diesel engine lineup. Building on previous tier nomenclature, John Deere Final Tier 4/Stage IV engine names will start with the PowerTech brand and add a three-letter suffix that specifies the engine’s technology […]

Exhibit space sales opened yesterday for the 2014 ConExpo-Con/Agg and IFPE exhibitions, which will take place March 4-8, 2014, in Las Vegas, Nev. Companies submitting an application and deposit by the Aug. 15, 2012, priority deadline will be included in a virtual space draw to take place in fall 2012. After Aug. 15, companies will […]

Cummins Inc. unveiled its 49- to 74-hp QSF2.8 engine this week at Intermat. The four-cylinder, 2.8-liter engine was displayed with a fully passive Cummins Compact Catalyst after-treatment system, designed to meet EPA Tier 4 Final and EU Stage IIIB low-emissions regulations taking effect in 2013. The QSF2.8 is the smallest engine to be introduced by […]

Telehandlers manufactured by JLG Industries, McConnellsburg, Pa., are undergoing a global color change to maintain a consistent look throughout the world. The main color changes will be the frame and inner boom sections, which are now painted black. The color will be most noticeable when the boom is extended. The telehandler changes will be rolling […]

Information provided by Sapient Automation. April 17, 2012—The benefits of automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), horizontal and vertical carousels, and vertical lift modules (VLMs) are improved throughput, more accurate picking, less operator strain and fatigue. The result is significant improvement in order picking and fulfillment efficiency. One aspect of automated storage and retrieval system […]

ProservCrane Group has acquired Overhead Crane International LLC, expanding its overhead crane operations across the western United States and increasing ProservCrane’s sales revenues to an expected $60 million in 2012. Overhead Crane International is located in Woods Cross, Utah, with a field office in Mesa, Ariz. The company provides services from Southern California to Texas […]

Michael Gelskey Sr., CEO, Lift-It Manufacturing, Los Angeles, Calif., has announced the company's upgraded registration to the prestigious AS9100 Quality Standard. This is in addition to the ISO9001:2008 registration acquired initially in 2002. AS9100 defines additional requirements within an aerospace quality management system that need to be addressed when operating to an ISO9001 Quality System. […]

Urban art focusing on powered access safety will be created at the IPAF Safety Zone during Intermat this week in Paris. Over the six exhibition days, urban artists from Paris and Brighton, Shiz and Foundry, will spray two 7×5 meter canvases to graphically highlight the safe and effective use of powered access equipment. The artists […]