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The inaugural Maritime Lifting Solutions Workshop, December 7 -9, 2011, in Mobile, Ala., has added new speakers to the event, including Shaun Sipe, vice president of human capital, Barnhart Crane & Rigging, and John Colletti, president/CEO, CraneDoctor. Hosted by the Alabama State Port Authority, Barnhart Crane & Rigging, Memphis, Tenn., and Woodland, Wash.-based Industrial Training […]

Viastore Systems, Inc., has added three new AS/RS aisles to the existing automated material handling system it installed at Phoenix Contact, Harrisburg, Pa., in 2008. Initiated as a result of Phoenix Contact’s strong and continued growth, the expansion will enable the company to effectively serve the needs of its markets within the Americas.  The original […]

Irvine, Calif.-based Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU) has completed the acquisition of the Industrial Equipment Division (IED) of Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI)., effective Oct.1, 2011. Toyota now offers 73 authorized Toyota Industrial Equipment dealers with a total of 224 dealership locations in the United States and Canada. Rob Reinders, who previously served as TCI […]

Shuttlelift, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., has released the new DB Series double-beam mobile gantry cranes designed to lift heavy, bulky items from production to transport. Targeted for plant manager use in applications such as those in the concrete and steel industries, DB Series model capacities range from 60,000 pounds to 400,000 pounds. The DB rubber-tire gantry […]

New Iberia, La.-based load testing, inspection and rigging equipment provider IntegriCert has introduced the Vic-Lok Shackle, a permanently attached shackle that increases safety by eliminating the possibility of using incorrect shackles. The Vic-Lok’s shackles can’t be removed without being cut off or destroyed. Its patent-pending design has a 5:1 load safety factor and is available […]

Hyster Co., Greenville, N.C., has released an upgraded series of AC-powered OrderPickers with lifting capacities of 1,500 to 3,000 pounds. The series includes the heavy-duty counterbalanced R30XM3 with travel speeds up to 6.5 mph, the standard-duty counterbalanced R30XMS3, the R30XMA3 straddle selector, and the R30XMF3 furniture selector. The product line features an ergonomically designed operator’s […]

Two of American Crane and Equipment Corp.’s Bridge Traveler Cranes were featured in the September 25th episode of “60 Minutes” in a story entitled “Fighting terrorism in New York City.” American Crane designed, manufactured and tested the Bridge Travelers, located on the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge, between 2007 and 2009, when the scope of […]

The practical exam committee of Crane Institute Certification (CIC), Sanford, Fla., is currently reviewing several niche crane types to determine whether separate practical tests should be developed for them. The niche crane products include mini-cranes, mechanics trucks, and locomotive cranes. “We are conducting pilot tests with those machines in the field to determine whether we […]

John Nofsinger, CEO of the Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA), a Charlotte, N.C.-based non-profit trade association representing the U.S. material handling and logistics industry, will retire on Dec. 31, 2011. With more than 45 years of experience in the material handling and logistics industry, Nofsinger has served as CEO of MHIA since 1999. George […]

Stanley, N.C.-based material handling machine manufacturer Sennebogen LLC has appointed Dan Worthey as its regional sales manager, serving Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska and Utah. Worthey previously served the same territory as regional manager for one of the construction industry’s leading heavy equipment brands. The company also named Alberto “Al” […]