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FIRST Sling Technology recently signed an agreement with Ferreterro India PVT Ltd. to manufacture its products in Asia. With corporate offices in Noida, Ferreterro will manufacture and distribute the FHPZ high-performance roundslings and FP polyester roundslngs from six locations and 45 dealers throughout India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Saurabh Khandewal, director, has coordinated the […]

TMEIC Corp., Roanoke, Va., has improved its popular TMdrive-10 three-phase, low-voltage variable frequency drive. The TMdrive-10e2 is designed for lower cost, higher power level, reduced footprint, and enhanced safety features. Designed and built in Japan, the drive is available in America and has been successfully applied in container cranes, steel mills, and other industrial system […]

Snorkel, Elwood, Kan., is hiring workers again as it emerges from a prolonged downturn. Previous recessions like in the early 2000s forced the company to close the doors to its factory in Elwood, Kansas, causing mass layoffs. This time, Snorkel downsized but survived—and with demand once more returning for aerial lifts, the company is recruiting […]

NCCCO’s nationally accredited certification program recently passed a milestone: It has approved its 3,000th practical test site. Since 1999, when the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) first added practical tests to its CCO crane operator certification exams, test site applications have been received from locations across the country to administer CCO […]

Columbus McKinnon Corp. (CMCO) has signed up as associate sponsor for MCM Events' second Crane & Rigging Conference (CRC) Canada, which will take place Sept. 13-14, 2012, at the Sutton Place Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta. CMCO is a global leader in providing products and application knowledge to help its customers lift, position, or secure materials easily […]

At next month’s IPAF Summit, the association will be reviewing the theme “Analyzing Accidents to Reduce Accidents.” The conference, which will begin March 29, 2012, at the Sheraton Roma Hotel in Rome, Italy, is free and open to members and non-members who should register in advance at www.iapa-summit.info. Presentations will be in English, with simultaneous […]

Terex Cranes, Zweibrucken, Germany, has enhanced its website, www.terexcranes.com. Users will find a clearly arranged layout that will enable them to find all the information they need quickly and easily. “We incorporated numerous requests and suggestions from our customers into our homepage’s new design,” said Agustin Dominguez, press & public relations for Terex Cranes. The […]

Following the 2659 ES Crossover scissor lift’s debut last spring at ConExpo-Con/Agg, MEC Aerial Work Platforms, Kerman, Calif., introduced the scissor lift to the rental market earlier this month at The Rental Show. The electrically powered, 26-foot-high scissor lift can negotiate most unfinished surfaces and also work on finished floors inside a building. Its 59-inch […]

The Association of Crane & Rigging Professionals (ACRP) announces that its annual Workshop & General Assembly meeting will feature training strategies, educational workshops, technical presentations, and a tour of Mazzella Lifting Technologies' facilities. The agenda for the May 8-11 meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, includes sessions on: Articulating Boom Cranes Concrete Pumper Trucks Synthetic Ropes Used […]

Harlo Products, Grandville, Mich., has developed a prototype of its upgraded HP6500/HP8500 rough-terrain forklift, which will be available later this year. The HP6500 lifts up to 6,500 pounds; the HP8500 lifts up to 8,500 pounds. Both models use the same chassis, power train, and controls, but different masts and amount of counterweight. In a major […]