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Access equipment distributor Absolute E-Z Up (AEUP), Charleston, S.C., has hired Wendy Svoboda as sales manager. In her new role, Svoboda will be responsible for new business development and dealer relations in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Prior to joining AEUP, Svoboda was a senior district manager for USA Today, where she’d worked for […]

At The Rental Show, Equipment Parts Wholesale, Fresno, Calif., announced it has now acquired the equipment necessary to produce decals of all varieties. Decals that can be made include branding, safety, warning, and more for all types of machines. Partnering with Hewlett Packard and taking delivery of the UV flatbed and large format latex printer […]

A prototype of the SJ-63AJ, the latest boom lift introduction from Skyjack, Guelph, Ontario, made its debut at The Rental Show this week in New Orleans, La. With the annual tradeshow floor opening the day after the Super Bowl, the Canadian manufacturer opted to creatively market its new 63-foot articulating boom lift for the occasion. […]

Four joint sessions and multiple breakout sessions during the two-day Crane & Rigging and Industrial Crane & Hoist Conferences (CRC/ICHC) will offer management-level topics of interest to crane and rigging supervisors, facilities managers, and safety personnel. The safety management conference will be hosted by Maximum Capacity Media, May 23-24, 2012, in New Orleans, La. Event […]

Lenze Americas, Uxbridge, Mass., has introduced the Servo Inverter i700. Targeted for multi-axis applications, the drive system features short cycle times, 32-bit signal resolution and an overload capacity of more than 200 percent. Designed for simple positioning tasks and dynamic, precise, multi-axis applications in handling and packaging machines or robot applications, the i700 single-axis and […]

Mike Gelskey Sr., president and CEO of Lift-It Manufacturing, will again be among the headline speakers when MCM Events presents its second Crane & Rigging Conference (CRC) Canada, at the Sutton Place Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Sept. 13-14, 2012. Sling and rigging expert Gelskey was the toast of many enlightened end users when the inaugural […]

Trelleborg Wheel Systems Americas, Fairlawn, Ohio, introduced the Monarch M2 tread design this week at the Modex Show in Atlanta, Ga. The Monarch M2 is designed for use in industrial applications such as material handling and ground support equipment. “Field testing has proven that the Monarch M2 is truly a premium resilient tire providing industry-leading tire […]

JLG Industries, Inc., Hagerstown, Md.,  introduced the 1932RS and 3248RS RS Series electric scissor lifts at The Rental Show. Supplemental to the ES Series scissor lifts, the Rental Series electric scissor lifts are designed to be rental tough and simplistic. The 1932RS and 3248RS offer platform heights of 19 feet and 32 feet and capacities […]

AWPT, Schenectady, N.Y., the North American subsidiary of IPAF,  has launched a new aerial work platform (AWP) training course that prepares project managers, construction foremen, supervisors, and other construction personnel to safely coordinate various types of AWPs on site. The one-day AWPs for Managers course provides attendees with the basic information every manager should know […]

American Crane and Equipment, Douglassville, Pa., now offers AL-Vac vacuum lifters, manipulators, electric chain hoists, cranes (single hand operated, jib, and ceiling mounted bridge), and accessories. AL-Vac products are targeted for use in various industries to lift objects weighing a few pounds to several tons. The smooth action of these products makes them easy to […]