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2004 of the weekly newsletter for industry
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1.
THE WORLD ATTACHMENTS MARKET - PART TWO 
BRISBANE, Australia
Welcome to
Forkliftaction.com's second and final part of this
month's series on the market for forklift attachments.
We've tried to cover as much of this huge market segment
as possible, with the help of several industry experts
and other sources. Thank you to the experts who lent a
hand, and thanks to the companies that took advantage of
the opportunity to share the spotlight by advertising
their products and services. Click here to read the
feature. 
2.
JCB TO BUILD ENGINES AT NEW PLANT
CHURCH BROUGHTON, United Kingdom
JCB
is forging ahead with plans to produce diesel engines
with the acquisition this month of a multi-million pound
manufacturing plant.
JCB, which announced plans
to build engines last August, has bought a 160,000
square-foot (14,865 square metre) facility at Dove
Valley Park at Church Broughton, Derbyshire. A new
company, JCB Power Systems Ltd, has been formed to
manufacture engines at the new facility.
JCB
chief executive John Patterson said the company would
move into the plant immediately, and start low-volume
production late this year.
"This facility is
ideal in all respects for JCB's needs. It has excellent
links with existing JCB factories in Rocester, Uttoxeter
and Cheadle, which was one of the main reasons we chose
this site," he said.
"While the factory is bigger
than our initial production needs, it provides us with
the capability to expand in the future as we manufacture
more and more engines."
The site will employ more
than 100 people. The existing engine design, development
and purchasing teams would remain at JCB's world HQ in
Rocester, the company said.
- JCB website -
3.
AED: OUTLOOK POSITIVE FOR 2004
OAK BROOK, IL, United States
The big
conclusion from the Associated Equipment Distributors'
(AED) 85th annual meeting & CONDEX show was that
2004 would be a year of growth.
Registrations for
the event, in Orlando, Florida, from January 8 to
January 10, climbed 20% and exhibitors increased 10%
from last year's convention. Equipment distributors and
manufacturers from the USA, Canada and abroad met to
discuss issues and opportunities facing the
industry.
"The 2004 annual meeting surpassed last
year in every category we measure," said Toby Mack, AED
executive vice-president. "As happy as we were about the
excellent participation at the show, we were most
gratified by the very positive outlook for 2004
expressed by everyone who attended."
Plans are
already in progress for the 2005 AED annual meeting
& CONDEX in San Antonio from January 27 to January
29.
- AED website
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4.
CROWN OPENS DALLAS/FORT WORTH BRANCH
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX, United
States
Crown Equipment Corporation has opened a
factory-owned branch in Grand Prairie, TX, to serve the
Dallas-Fort Worth market.
Crown this month bought
Shannon Corporation, the former Crown Grand Prairie
dealer. Mark Heitkamp has relocated from Crown's
Pittsburgh, PA, branch to head the new
branch.
The newest Crown branch will handle
materials handling equipment sales, rentals, parts and
service for Crown forklift products. The branch would
also sell general warehouse and materials handling
equipment like racks, shelving, and dock equipment, the
company said.
Crown has appointed Andre Lauber
and Bruce Salsbury as sales managers, Andy Faust as
parts manager and Paul Wright as service manager at
Grand Prairie.
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Crown website -
5.
**FORK TALK** MHEDA SPONSORS PROFESSOR
CHARLOTTE, NC, United States
The
Material Handling Equipment Distributors' Association
(MHEDA) will sponsor Dr Barry Lawrence to serve as a
committee member for the College Industry Council on
Material Handling Education (CICMHE).
Dr Lawrence
is an associate professor with the Department of
Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution at
Texas A&M University, and a director of the Supply
Chain Systems Laboratory of Texas A&M.
CICMHE
is an independent organisation that prepares and
provides information and teaching materials and conducts
various events in support of material handling education
and research. The council is composed of college and
university educators, primarily teaching
engineering-based subjects.
MHEDA accepted
CICMHE's invitation to sponsor a professor to serve on
the committee. Dr Lawrence would be MHEDA's
representative, the association said.
- CICMHE website -
6.
SAFETY FIRST: DAVID HOOVER
NEWARK, OH, United States
Is
forklift certification too easy? Is the materials
handling industry rife with poorly trained,
under-qualified forklift operators? Contributing safety
expert David Hoover asks the questions.
7.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
McCONNELLSBURG, PA, United
States
JLG Industries Inc has appointed David L Pugh
to its board of directors. The appointment expands the
JLG board to nine members. Mr Pugh is chairman and chief
executive of Applied Industrial Technologies Inc, of
Cleveland, OH, a distributor of industrial products and
fluid power products and systems.
IRVINE, CA,
United States - Toyota Material Handling USA (TMHU) has
appointed Steve Bourdon as territory manager for the US
south central region, including Nebraska, Kansas,
Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado and New Mexico, and portions
of Arkansas, Missouri and Wyoming. Since 1990, Mr
Bourdon was a finance manager for Toyota Financial
Services (TFS). He worked with many of the same TMHU
dealers he now represents as territory manager.
8.
TOYOTA LAUNCHES ELECTRIC TOW TRACTOR
FLOOR-RUNNERS
IRVINE, CA, United States
Toyota
Material Handling USA (TMHU) has introduced two new
Floor-Runner models, inspired by requests from the
automotive plants of Toyota Motor Corp (TMC).
The
CBT4 sit-down electric tow tractor has a towing capacity
of 8,800 pounds (3,960 kilograms), and the CBT6 can tow
13,200 pounds (5,940 kilograms).
Auto plants
wanted a highly manoeuvrable sit-down electric tow
tractor. Many facilities use stand-up tow tractors,
including some with internal combustion power sources
that are not environmentally friendly. Making units
suitable for automotive facilities drove the designers
to develop the new tractors.
"We worked closely
with our customers to ensure the new Floor-Runners were
specifically designed to meet their needs," said Cesar
Jimenez, TMHU electric product planning
manager.
The Floor-Runner has a heavy-gauge,
unitised steel frame and an optional heavy-duty front
bumper. The hood can be modified to accommodate a
fast-charging battery system.
Development took
about a year and included extensive field testing at the
Fremont, CA, site of New United Motor Manufacturing Inc.
Demonstrations have occurred at several automotive
facilities.
Inclusion of a standard 48-volt
electrical system is intended to assure the availability
of ample Floor-Runner power to handle the types of loads
and carts found in automotive facilities.
The
Floor-Runners also include ergonomic options, a tilt
steering column and a quick-release tow hitch accessible
from the operator's seat. Fingertip controls are on the
electric shift lever, and a low step height eases entry
and exit.
- TMHU website -
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9.
KAUP: ONLINE CALCULATION PROGRAMME FOR RESIDUAL
CAPACITIES
ASCHAFFENBURG, Germany
KAUP's
new website features a forklift residual capacity
calculator. Part of the calculation programme is the
technical data of all relevant forklifts currently on
the market.
>From the homepage (www.kaup.de) click on "Res.
Capacities" under Contacts & News. Follow the
on-screen prompts and the residual capacity will be
calculated after choosing the required
forklift.
Warnings appear when the capacity of
the forklift is higher than the capacity of your
attachment, or if ISO Classes do not fit.
See www.kaup.de for more
information.
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10.
BOLZONI-AURAMO LAUNCHES NEW HOOK-ON
SIDESHIFTER
PIACENZA, Italy
BOLZONI-AURAMO
hook-on sideshifters have always been market leader,
popular due to excellent engineering, simplicity and
rugged construction.
The new Model HN features
significant improvements:
21% better
visibility;
integrated mobile upper hook and fork
carriage bar;
9% lighter;
Thicker upper and
lower sliding pads;
Upper and lower sliding pads
equipped with greasers;
Adjustable lower hooks for
easy fitment;
Handling hook fixed to upper
bar;
Equal sideshifting speed in both
directions.
For further information, contact
Annalisa Castellini on +39-0523-5555-11, via e-mail on
info@bolzoni-auramo.com, or see www.bolzoni-auramo.com.
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release, including pictures.
11.
TOYOTA RANKED GLOBAL LIFT TRUCK LEADER BY TOP MATERIAL
HANDLING PUBLICATION
IRVINE,CA, United
States
Toyota has been recognized as the largest
worldwide lift truck supplier by Modern Materials
Handling, based on annual sales of over $3.1 billion. In
the magazine's yearly top 20 ranking, Toyota earned the
top position, ahead of competitors from North America,
Asia and Europe. Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc.
(TMHU), the company's U.S. group, also is the number one
selling lift truck supplier in the U.S. and contributes
over 25 percent of Toyota's worldwide sales.
FOR
MORE INFORMATION:
Visit www.toyotaforklift.com
Email toyotaforklift@tmhu.com
Call
+1-800-226-0009
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