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Hyster Co., Greenville, N.C., has launched a new series of sit-down electric lift trucks—the three-wheel J30-40XNT and the 4-wheel J30-40XN. The Hyster J30-40XNT/XN Series offers lifting capacities of 3,000 to 4,000 pounds and a zero turn radius. The compact design and zero turning radius axle of the J30-40XN offers maneuverability similar to a three-wheel truck, […]

MCM Events will welcome a leading economist to deliver an opening keynote message to delegates at its jointly-held Crane & Rigging Conference and Industrial Crane & Hoist Conference (CRC/ICHC) at the Hampton Inn Hotel & Suites New Orleans—Convention Center, New Orleans, La., May 23-24, 2012. The market and economic overview will be provided by Hal […]

The patent-pending McKissick Tubing Grab from The Crosby Group, Tulsa, Okla., is designed to provide a quick and efficient attachment for the lifting of tubing to and from the rig floor in well servicing applications. The McKissick Tubing Grab works with 2.375” or 2.875” tubing with a 500-pound working load limit. The McKissick Tubing Grab […]

Hyster Co., Greenville, N.C., has named Jonathan Dawley president of Hyster Distribution. In his new role, Dawley will be responsible for the health and output of the Hyster dealer network throughout the United States and Canada. Dawley came to NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc. (NMHG) in September of 2005 as a regional manager in the […]

Sapient Automation’s new Viper Vertical Lift Module (VLM) automatic tray height scanning system automatically determines each tray’s exact storage height requirement down to a 1” increment every time a tray is retrieved. The VLM’s control system determines the optimum storage position in the unit based on optimizing space and retrieval time. The Viper VLM’s automatic […]

Yale Materials Handling Corp., Greenville, N.C., launched a series of AC-powered order selectors with lifting capacities of 1,500 to 3,000 pounds at MODEX this week. The series includes a heavy duty counterbalanced OS030BF, standard duty counterbalanced OS030EF, straddle selector SS030BF and furniture selector FS030BF. “The order selector series offers intelligently applied technology like Smart-Glide, a […]

Following the theme, “Re-Imagine Your Business,” the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) will hold its 57th Annual Convention from May 5-9, 2012, at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla. The convention provides material handling equipment professionals the opportunity to spend four days learning, networking, and discovering resources for their company. The convention […]

Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. (MCFA), Houston, Texas, announced it has appointed G&W Equipment to represent its three flagship brands—Cat lift trucks, Mitsubishi forklift trucks, and Jungheinrich warehouse products—in the western portion of North Carolina and South Carolina. G&W Equipment, Inc. was founded in 1963 and has been under current ownership of the Mike Sabbagh family […]

Yale Materials Handling Corp., Greenville, N.C., has named William Pfleger president of Yale Distribution. With nearly 20 years of experience with Yale and parent company NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc. (NMHG), Pfleger served as the managing director of NMHG Asia-Pacific for three and a half years; managing director of Yale Europe, Middle East and Africa […]

Interroll Automation, Jeffersonville, Ind., released the 24VDC Intelliveyor Belt at Modex in Atlanta, Ga., this week. Based on Interroll’s Intelliveyor Zero Pressure Accumulation Roller Conveyor, the Intelliveyor Belt enables soft goods to be conveyed in a low energy consumption, zero pressure accumulation system. Adding a belt to the Intelliveyor enables users to convey items that […]