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During the North American Crane Bureau’s annual Professional Development Conference (PDC), held in November in Las Vegas, Nev., 36 individuals competed in the company’s 7th Annual Crane Simulator Rodeo. Three Rodeo Champions were named. Alan Gates, representing the U.S. Marine Corps, returned after getting second place in 2010 to earn the top score in the […]

Hitachi America, Ltd.’s Industrial Components & Equipment Division, Tarrytown, N.Y., has added two 100 V Class models to its WJ200 Series of inverters. The new models are rated at ½ hp and 1 hp, 100-120 VAC, single-phase input, and 200-240 VAC, three-phase output. The WJ200 is a sensorless vector (SLV) drive capable of 200 percent […]

The Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA), Charlotte, N.C., has named Jeff Woroniecki as executive vice president of business development and operations. Woroniecki brings more than 23 years of material handling industry experience, including roles at MHIA member companies Unarco Material Handling and Interlake Mecalux, to his new position. MHIA also promoted Thomas Carbott to […]

Man Lift Manufacturing Co., Cudahy, Wis., has appointed Phil Sprio as president and CEO. Sprio succeeds Jeff Bailey, who founded the company in 2000. Bailey will remain a director of the company and will continue his involvement in the design and engineering of custom lifts for Man Lift. Bailey will also serve as a member […]

Eaton Corp., Eden Prairie, Minn., has introduced new one-piece Everflex E-Series Fittings. When coupled with Eaton Everflex hoses made from Teflon resin, the fittings allow users to achieve up to 33 percent higher operating pressures than current Eaton and competitive hoses. The E-Series fittings and higher pressures have been validated on Eaton’s 2807, FC465, S-TW […]

Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, has released the V-Force High-Frequency Modular (V-HFM) battery charger. The system features 15 percent more efficiency than traditional Ferro and SCR chargers, while fully charging electric forklift batteries to 100 percent in eight hours or less. The V-HFM charger achieves 93 percent efficiency over the entire charge cycle. The […]

Konecranes Plc’s Chairman of the Board of Directors Stig Gustavson donated all of his shares in the Helsinki, Finland-based company to his two daughters in equal proportions, while retaining the voting rights and rights to dividends attached to the donated shares. The donation encompasses a total 2,069,778 shares, which corresponds to approximately 3.27 percent of […]

Anver Corp., Hudson, Mass., has released the ETL Series Vacuum Lifter. Designed to fully support, lift, and power-tilt long, narrow loads in manufacturing process and shipping environments, the ETL Series features high heat, rectangular silicone pads to support a product that will be assembled, painted, or processed without marking the surface. The vacuum lifter has […]

Manitou Americas, Inc., West Bend, Wis., has combined sales, service, and marketing-support teams with Manitou Forklifts Canada in order to provide an outstanding sales and support for the Manitou brand and its extensive network of Canadian dealers. The new support structure will benefit the Canadian market with: Dedicated field sales and service support Dedicated dealer […]

Lenze Americas, Uxbridge, Mass., has appointed Tom Jensen as program manager, OEM business development. Jensen is responsible for leading the OEM business development team. His key responsibilities include developing and executing sales strategies for select, targeted OEM customers in the OEM packaging and material handling industries. He has over 20 years of experience in machine […]