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Coordinated Wire Rope, Coordinated Testing, and Coordinated Equipment companies are celebrating their 60th anniversary this year. Founded by Stanley Fishfader after WWII, The Coordinated Companies, Wilmington, Calif., provides services and products to the two busiest ports in the United States servicing container terminals, marine towing, marine construction, aerospace, and petroleum. In 2005, Fishfader sold the […]

MCM Events will welcome an OSHA representative to address 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., 23-24 May, 2012. The OSHA representative will speak to ICHC delegates about, 'What to expect during an OSHA […]

SVE Portable Roadway Systems, Inc., Charlotte, N.C., has added the TreadMat to its heavy equipment mat line. Constructed of recycled woven tires, the mat measures 7'x14' and weighs 765 lbs. The TreadMat features lifting and dragging cables on both ends and is rated at 2,000 lbs. on a straight pull. Rugged and durable, any type […]

IndustryWeek magazine selected Toyota Industrial Equipment Mfg., Inc. (TIEM), Columbus, Ind., as one of the 10 Best Plants in North America. The 22nd annual IndustryWeek Best Plants Award recognizes plants on the leading edge of efforts to increase competitiveness, enhance customer satisfaction, and create stimulating and rewarding work environments. The program aims to encourage other […]

Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU), Irvine, Calif., announced its 8-Series I.C. cushion 5,000-pound capacity lift trucks ranked highest in performance, fuel efficiency and productivity in third party testing by independent testing organization USAC Properties, Inc. Toyota’s 8-Series lift truck outperformed its competition, which consisted of equivalently equipped 5,000-pound capacity internal combustion models from Caterpillar, […]

AeroGo, Inc., Seattle Wash., will introduce its LoadRunner, which makes it safe for one operator to easily move loads up to 2,500 lbs. on air, at Modex 2012, February 6-9 in Atlanta, Ga. Targeted at manufacturing, cleanrooms, assembly, testing, and warehouse applications requiring redundant and recurring load movement, the LoadRunner utilizes on-board compressed air to […]

Sapient Automation, Hatfield, Pa., has released its new high density, automated storage and retrieval system literature on the Avenger Vertical Carousel. The carousel system literature provides key information on how organizations reduce labor, floor space requirements and inventory. For example, the new Avenger Vertical Carousel’s patented scissor arm design eliminates the number one historical failure […]

Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA), Columbus, Ohio, announced that President and CEO James J. Malvaso will retire April 1. Brett Wood will replace Malvaso as president and CEO, effective April 1. He also will continue to serve on the boards of TMHU and TIEM. "Jim has been a tremendous leader for The Raymond Corp., […]

Valla, Calendasco, Italy, has introduced the 13.23-ton 120EVO compact battery powered pick and carry crane. The 120EVO is significantly more compact than the company’s existing 13.23-ton model, the 120E, with an overall width of 6.23 feet (compared with 6.89 feet), 11.8 inches lower overall height at 6.56 feet, and 11.8 inches shorter overall length at […]

Nissan Forklift Corp., Marengo, Ill., produced its 200,000th forklift at its Marengo facility in 2011, marking the production of 200,000 Nissan and Barrett branded forklift trucks. A Platinum II 3,500-pound Cushion I.C. forklift was the 200,000th lift truck to be produced since Nissan Forklift began manufacturing forklifts in the United States in 1988.         The company […]