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Hyster lift truck dealer Viccaro Equipment has been acquired by HILO-Yale Industrial Trucks. Named as an authorized Hyster dealer, HILO updated its name to HILO Materials Handling Group to reflect its new dual-dealer status. Headquartered in Hauppauge, N.Y., HILO has more than 20 years of experience serving Long Island’s Nassau and Suffolk counties. HILO will […]

Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, has unveiled the Crown SC 5200 Series of sit-down counterbalanced forklifts designed for multiple applications from dock work to transporting and stocking. The Crown SC 5200 Series features the three-wheel SC 5215 that has a 3,000-pound lifting capacity for applications requiring additional maneuverability to work in limited spaces such […]

Southworth Products Corp., Portland, Maine, introduces a new product that brings the worker to the job with the availability of worker platforms. For assembly or maintenance operations where large structures, such as aircraft or heavy equipment, must be accessed at elevated or varying heights, Southworth now offers custom-configured lifts that can be designed into most […]

At ProMat, Combilift, Greensboro, N.C., marked its 11th year of production of the Aisle-Master articulated forklift with the introduction of new designs and a new model. End users have found that by replacing a combination of reach and counterbalance trucks with narrow aisle operation Aisle-Masters, their storage capacity can be doubled. Aisle-Master was a pioneer […]

For the second year, two key industry groups—the Construction Users Roundtable and the Houston Business Roundtable—are supporting organizations for Maximum Capacity Media’s three-in-one conference and expo for crane users. The program includes two conferences—Crane & Rigging Conference (CRC) for mobile cranes users and Industrial Crane & Hoist Conference (ICHC) for users of overhead cranes—paired with […]

Bushman AvonTec, Milwaukee, Wis., has launched a new motorized coil/pallet lifter that can lift both eye-horizontal coils and palletized vertical coils. The unit has fork assemblies to lift pallets and coil lifting saddles for lifting horizontal coils. The forks and lifting pads are motorized to permit changeover on-the-fly or when used with a cab-operated crane. […]

Thern Inc., Winona, Minn., a manufacturer of winches, cranes and hoists for a broad range of water, wastewater, processing and industrial applications, has introduced the ATLAS II Worm Gear Power Winch with 2 ton load capacity and a durable cast aluminum body. Machine cut gearing operates in an enclosed oil bath, reducing wear and extending […]

Last year, Shuttlelift, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., broke ground with the launch of a new series of cranes designed to provide state-of-the-art material handling solutions and a broad range of cost-saving benefits. The new SB Series rubber-tired gantry crane provides users with a highly economic solution in a competitive marketplace. Driven by superior engineering innovations and inspired […]

HBC-radiomatic, Hebron, Ky., recently introduced the Spectrum D radio controller featuring a 3.5-inch color screen— a new feature now offered on radio remote controls used for operating a variety of cranes, such as knuckleboom cranes or overhead cranes. As an option, the protective roll-over bar can be lit with LED’s to allow the operator to […]

Lift-It Manufacturing Co., Los Angeles, Calif., announces dates for its spring and fall Safety and Rigging Conference. The three day events include sessions on basic and advanced rigging, sling inspection, hands-on demos, and train-the-trainer classes. The spring conference will be held April 12-14 and the fall conference will be held Oct. 4-6, 2011.