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The Crane Certification Association of America (CCAA) will hold its Spring Conference April 29-May 1, 2012, in San Diego, Calif. Most educational sessions focus on providing inspectors with techniques to improve their craft. Inspection topics will cover wire rope, welds, overhead cranes, and mobile cranes. In addition, speakers will update members about the latest changes […]

Lift-A-Loft Corp., Muncie, Ind., was recently acquired by new ownership. Todd Hunt, a veteran in the equipment manufacturing and marketing industry, is the new principal owner of the company. Hunt spent several years as COO of a holding company with 10 separate operating units. Lift-A-Loft’s new ownership is currently making strategic investments to position the […]

Toyota, Irvine, Calif., reports its Columbus, Ind., manufacturing plant, Toyota Industrial Equipment Mfg., Inc. (TIEM), was recognized as “Company of the Year” by the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce. TIEM was presented the award at the chamber’s 103rd annual meeting on Feb. 2, 2012. Each year, the chamber bestows a number of awards of distinction in […]

Donaldson Co., Minneapolis, Minn., announces it has received Level 3 Plus conditional verification by the California Air Resources Board (ARB) for an off-road emissions retrofit device. The approval is for the Donaldson Non Road Low NO2 Filter (NR-LNF Muffler) applicable to off-road engines produced from 1996 to 2010 with power ranges from 100 to 600 Hp. […]

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 […]