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Anver Corp., Hudson, Mass., has introduced the VM-Series Assembly Lifter, a fully integrated vacuum-hoist lifter with manual tilting. Designed to handle compact metallic loads in pick-and-place assembly applications, the vacuum powered unit features a custom pick-up suction pad for lifting compact metallic loads and a manual tilt mechanism for pick-and-place applications. Targeted for assembly operations […]

The National Commission for the Certification Operators (NCCCO), Fairfax, Va., will begin accepting applicants for its new Certified Crane Inspector program on November 1. The new program will offer three categories of certification: mobile crane inspector, tower crane inspector, and overhead crane inspector. Candidates for mobile and tower crane inspector certification must pass a core […]

American Crane and Equipment Corp., Douglassville, Pa., will exhibit at the American Nuclear Society (ANS) Winter Meeting and Nuclear Technology Expo, Oct. 30-Nov. 3, in Washington, D.C., in Booth #608, as well as the Energy, Technology, and Environmental Business Association’s (ETEBA) Business Opportunities Conference, Nov. 1-3, in Knoxville, Tenn., in Booth #231. Attendees who sign […]

Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU), Irvine, Calif., has launched an enhanced website: www.toyotaforklift.com. The site provides product details on the company’s industrial equipment line, including internal combustion cushion and pneumatic lift trucks, electric lift trucks, pallet and reach trucks, automated guided vehicles, and electric and diesel tow tractors. “The new toyotaforklift.com is designed to […]

By Keith Norbury Harmonizing safety regulations in the crane and hoist industries in western Canada emerged as the over-arching theme at the inaugural Crane & Rigging Conference (CRC) Canada. Crane professionals from the western provinces and many from elsewhere in Canada and the United States attended the two-day event in Edmonton, Alberta. Most noteworthy was […]

Columbus McKinnon Corp., Amherst, N.Y., has released the newly designed CM Man Guard Electric Chain Hoist in capacities from 1/4 to 3 tons. The Man Guard, which offers an overload clutch and a heavy duty rating, features an open design that allows for quick access to the brake and wiring for easy maintenance and adjustments. […]

Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA), which oversees Toyota and Raymond brands’ North American material handling equipment business and manufacturing, has promoted Brett Wood to executive vice president. Wood will continue to serve on the boards of Irvine, Calif.-based Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU) and Toyota Industrial Equipment Mfg., Inc. (TIEM), Toyota’s forklift manufacturing […]

Chesterfield, Mo.-based Laird Technologies, Inc., which acquired control manufacturer Cattron Group Intl., Sharpsville, Pa., late last year (http://www.industrialliftandhoist.com/?id=4912), has been named to Connected World magazine’s 2012 CW 100. Companies selected for the CW 100 are chosen from hundreds of private and publicly traded providers of M2M technology and connected devices. The criteria for the listing […]

HAECO, Loveland, Ohio, has appointed James Siderits to lead the sales and marketing of its Famatec ergonomic manipulator product line. Siderits has more than 10 years of experience in the machine tool industry as a manager of marketing communications, emerging business development and project management of strategic business initiatives for global manufacturing companies. Siderits is […]

J D Neuhaus, Loveton Circle, Md., has introduced an air operated hoist with a lift capacity of 125 tons, the most powerful unit in its EH handling equipment line. Designated as an EH 125 monorail hoist, it operates from a 6 bar air pressure and is equipped with 10kW and 2.8kW rated motors for lifting and […]