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Haulotte Group generated quarter four 2011 consolidated sales of € 82.2 million ($113.75 million) compared with € 72.5 million ($100.32 million) in the same period last year, an increase of 13 percent. Overall, the second half of the year was 17 percent over 2010. The business remained relatively strong at the end of the year, […]

Plug Power, Inc., Latham, N.Y., has announced that Coca-Cola Refreshments, Atlanta, Ga., has deployed more than 50 hydrogen fuel cell units to replace traditional battery power in its electric lift truck fleet. The fleet will operate at its 250,000-square-foot bottling and distribution center in San Leandro, Calif. Fuel cells are rapidly replacing traditional battery power […]

ASME BTH-1-2011 “Design of Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices” is now available, reports Dave Duerr, of 2DM Associates, Houston, Texas. Though there are no major changes to the structural design chapter of the new document, a number of changes were made to the mechanical design section of the document. “It’s not a big change for construction crane […]

As the aerial work platform market demand continues to recover, the global industry is driven by the need for replacement vehicles. However, the increased demand has created bottlenecks for a number of manufacturers as the supply chain struggles to restore the capacity lost during the protracted downturn. To alleviate setbacks caused by the supply chain, […]

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 […]