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For 22 years, JLG Industries, McConnellsburg, Pa., has produced 40-foot boom lifts, and the company recently celebrated the production of its 100,000th boom lift, a 40-foot Model 400S, at its manufacturing facility in Shippensburg, Pa. At the commencement ceremony, Jason Watkins, the Shippensburg plant manager, gave the keys of the boom lift to JLG's sales […]

According to the annual outlook forecast conducted by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), construction machinery manufacturers are predicting smaller gains for in overall industry business in 2007, which follows expected double-digit growth in 2006. Growth is again expected for the U.S., Canadian, and worldwide markets, but the strongest 2007 gains are anticipated to be […]

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Ill., announced a realignment of manufacturing divisions, resulting in a number of officer changes. With Jerry Palmer, vice president of the Wheel Loaders and Excavators Division, retiring at the end of the year, Caterpillar will further align core manufacturing operations and focus its product design expertise on key industry segments. To achieve […]

Hirschmann Automation and Control, Chambersburg, Pa., has introduced the iFLEX2 mobile controller, an instrument that can be used for safe load moment indication and a number of control tasks for cranes and other construction equipment. The programmable logic controller is specially designed for use in harsh environments. Using integrated CANopen interfaces, the controller can be […]

Thomas Equipment, Inc., Milwaukee, Wis., announced that it has appointed Michael S. Luther as chief restructuring officer. Luther will be responsible for leading all day to day operations of the company, effective immediately. James E. Patty, president and chief executive officer, and William Davis, chief operating officer, have resigned as part of the next phase […]

JLG Industries, Inc., McConnellsburg, Pa., announced the grand opening of its third ServicePLUS location in Kennesaw, Ga. Joining the Houston, Texas, and the McConnellsburg, Pa., service centers, the new ServicePLUS facility will serve customers in the Southeast region. This latest expansion supports the company's long-term strategy to enlarge its after-market business, including providing equipment repair, […]

JCB celebrated the production of its 100,000th Loadall telescopic handler recently, as the company concluded $16.7 million worth of investment to significantly expand global manufacturing of the machine. The first Loadall telehandler went into production in 1977 and during the first full year of manufacturing less than 300 of the machines were made by just […]

Brad Boehler, P.Eng., director of product safety at Skyjack, Inc., Guelph, Ontario, recently reported more details of the NIOSH Scissor Lift Tipover Study. To date, preliminary virtual model development, static tests, dynamic tests, and operator force tests have been conducted, while validation of the virtual model, applications of virtual environment, and field operator-lift stability tests […]

The Leadership in Lifting Equipment and Access Platforms (LLEAP) Awards, presented by Lift and Access magazine, pay homage to innovative products introduced between April 1, 2005, and March 31, 2006. Judged by a group of 11 experts in the crane, aerial lift, and material-handling fields, including national and independent rental companies, sales, safety, and consulting, […]

Maximum Capacity Media, Fort Dodge, Iowa, held its inaugural Lift and Access Telehandler Showcase from October 9 to 11 in Phoenix, Ariz. With 10,000- to 11,000-pound capacity telehandlers from nearly every major North American telehandler producer on-hand, the event proved successful and informative for all. “Having done a dozen events or more in the past, […]