JLG's Military Support Centre has rebuilt over 800 rough-terrain forklifts for the US Army.

JLG awarded US Army contract
McConnellsburg, PA, United States
JLG Industries Inc has received an order from the US Army to rebuild 500 all-terrain lifter army system telehandlers and 300 other rough-terrain forklifts.
The Continental United States Reset program started in 2004 to extend the life of equipment by rebuilding machines to a standard set by the army. Units from deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan arrive at the JLG Military Support Centre where parts like the transmission, engine and axles are replaced or rebuilt. Other parts are also replaced or refurbished.
JLG's Military Support Centre has rebuilt over 800 rough-terrain forklifts for the US Army.
The contract, valued at USD76.9 million, will be completed by April 2014.

Experts talk gear trends
Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Sigma Pool, the mutual sales platform of Liebherr and Klingelnberg, has held a gear seminar in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Dr Hartmuth Müller, chief technical officer from Klingelnberg, presented an overview about new developments in bevel gear technology on the first day of the seminar this week. The seminar also dealt with cylindrical gear technology and other trends in gear technology.
Participants had opportunities to dialogue with gear experts and were given a tour through the Sigma Pool headquarters in Saline, Michigan.

Portuguese champions invited to US Forklift Rodeo
Springfield, OH, United States
The winners of the Portuguese Forklift Rodeo have been invited to participate in the 15th US Open Forklift Rodeo & Safety Expo to be held on October 30-31, 2009 in Springfield, Ohio.
Tim Rathnell, chairman of event sponsor Springfield/Clark County Safety Council has personally written to his Portuguese counterpart, António Oliveira, in Lisbon to extend the invitation.
Forkliftaction.com, Cascade, EnerSys, Sentry Protection Products, Yale and KMH Systems are among the Springfield event's corporate sponsors.
Organisers are also expecting the participation of the champions of the Chesapeake Area Safety Council's Atlantic Lift Rodeo, which takes place on 18 July.