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Heavy loads – challenging lifts

Feature Article - 06 Nov 2014

There is an increasing trend in the logistics and intermodal sectors to lift ever heavier loads. Melissa Barnett looks at how the materials handling industry deals with the technical, logistical and safety aspects of lifting heavy loads at a time when everyone wants both speed and efficiency.

Inside the News - Edition #691

Inside the News - 30 Oct 2014

If you're in North America, you won't need any reminder that tomorrow is Halloween. But for people in other countries, there will no doubt be some confusion about the fancy...

Maintain your safe work reputation with leading driver awareness system

Advertisement - 30 Oct 2014

Typically in a workplace where vehicles and pedestrians are in close proximity, safety between vehicles is enhanced by a set of traffic rules that rely on human compliance (such as...

Competition watchdog smashes forklift gas cartel

News Story - 30 Oct 2014
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Two forklift gas companies and three current and former senior officers of the two companies have been fined a total of AUD$8.3 million in the Federal Court for engaging in...

VERY SPECIAL OFFERS FROM BS FORKLIFTS

Advertisement - 30 Oct 2014

TCM FD25T3Z Counter balance BRAND NEW Isuzu engine, Triple mast (4 units) NETT €17.500 EXW.TCM FD40T9 Counter balance BRAND NEW Isuzu engine (4 units) NETT €32.500 EXW. CTC FK120 12 Ton Electric Counter balance 2008: 105 hours! Triple mast...

Enhance the operational ability of your Telehandler

Advertisement - 30 Oct 2014

Hydraulic telescopic KOOI-REACHFORKS® can be added to Telehandler type trucks in order to enhance operational ability. The forks allow horizontal fork movement so goods can be placed safely within structures on job sites or double-deep to save time.

Crown manufactures first IC engine

News Story - 30 Oct 2014
New Bremen, OH, United States

In an in-house capability expansion, Crown Equipment Corp is moving to manufacture its first internal-combustion (IC) engine. Crown has manufactured motors for its electric forklifts since 1991 and procures other...

FORKLIFTS HANDLING BIG LOADS - IT'S ALL IN THE DETAIL

Advertisement - 30 Oct 2014

Read about the smaller details involved in handling big loads in the Forkliftaction News November 6th special feature on 'Forklifts Handling Big Loads'. Manufacturers and dealers of forklifts and container handling...

Liftec Inc adds Doosan

News Story - 30 Oct 2014
South Plainfield, NJ, United States

Multi-brand forklift dealer Liftec Inc has added the lines of Doosan Industrial Vehicle America Corp in parts of New Jersey and New York and is exploring geographical expansion. Liftec has...

Heavy metal at its best: BIGForks made by VETTER

Advertisement - 30 Oct 2014

Heavy Metal at its best: BIGForks made by VETTER. Europe´s leading fork manufacturer continues to prove their manufacturing superiority through continuous improvements and a unfaltering goal to achieve the best combination of durability, wear-resistance and toughness of a fork.

IPS expands into Middle East, North Africa and India

News Story - 30 Oct 2014
Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates

UK-based parts supplier IPS is forming a joint venture with Kanoo Machinery, the plant and equipment division of the Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Group, which it says is the largest...

Hewitt Equipment to Deliver Four Reachstackers to Termont

Advertisement - 30 Oct 2014

Hewitt Equipment Limited has recently signed an agreement to deliver 4 Kalmar reachstackers to Termont's Port of Montreal Terminal. Termont Montreal is located at the Port of Montreal, Quebec, Canada and performs stevedoring and terminal handling of containers.

Manitowoc crane sales fall 7%

News Story - 30 Oct 2014
Manitowoc, WI, United States

Sales for the crane business of Manitowoc Co Inc declined 7% to USD569.2 million for the third quarter ended 30 September - down from USD610.2 million in the comparable 2013 period...

The FLTA recognizes the Cat^® NR14-25N2 range for its innovative ergonomics

Advertisement - 30 Oct 2014

The Fork Lift Trucks Association's (FLTA) Nominations Committee has confirmed the Cat® NR14-25N2 range as finalist in the Ergonomics category of the Awards for Excellence 2015.

Regulator cites trucker again

News Story - 30 Oct 2014
Hillside, IL, United States

Federal safety and health inspectors found 16 violations at the Hillside trucking terminal of Central Transport LLC and has proposed penalties of USD145,420. That October action of the US Occupational...

AGV: an effective transport vehicle

Advertisement - 30 Oct 2014

Paper rolls weighing up to 5000 kilos are transported effectively with Rocla's Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) at Sappi Alfeld GmbH's paper mill in Germany. The AGV system with three vehicles was introduced in Alfeld Mill in year 2011.

Landsberg reaches landmark

News Story - 30 Oct 2014
Hamburg, Germany

Jungheinrich AG's plant in Landsberg, Germany, near the city of Halle, produced its 100,000th vehicle this month The EJE 118 pedestrian-controlled pallet truck rolled off the production line in mid-October...

Silver style and ISO 9001 renewal for Flexi

Advertisement - 30 Oct 2014

Flexi Narrow Aisle - the UK-based manufacturer of articulated forklift truck technology - has announced a major quality and branding upgrade across its extensive range of Flexi articulated forklift trucks.

Movers & Shakers

News Story - 30 Oct 2014

Redditch, United Kingdom Translift Bendi has appointed Paul Berrow to its board of directors. Berrow has over 20 years of experience in the forklift industry. Before joining Bendi in 2002...

Save time and money with a Cascade Load Transfer Solution

Advertisement - 30 Oct 2014

Cascade Load Transfer Stations provide economical and efficient solutions for transferring pallets. Quickly remove loads from your pallets and make them available for transfer to slipsheets, less expensive shipping pallets, customer pallets or directly to push/pull platens.

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