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Eaton Hosts Hydraulics Instructor Symposium

September 2, 2010 Eaton Corp., Eden Prairie, Minn., recently completed a Hydraulics Instructor Symposium, to expose hydraulics industry trainers to the latest in both emerging hydraulic technologies and instructional methodologies. Hosted at the company’s hydraulic training center in Maumee, Ohio, the symposium was attended by representatives of Alexandria Technical College, The University of Dayton, and Alfred College, as well as training executives and instructors from Eaton’s customers and distributors across North America.

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Travelers Provides Courses on OSHA's New Regulation

September 2, 2010 – Travelers, Hartford, Conn., has updated its training courses to help customers gain certification regarding the new Cranes and Derricks regulation recently enacted by OSHA.

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MeVEA to Deliver Crane Training Simulator

MeVEA Crane Simulator

September 2, 2010­ MeVEA Ltd. of Finland and Forssa Finland Adult Education Center (Faktia) have signed a contract for MeVEA to deliver a crane simulator to provide training and education at Faktia. The simulator is designed, developed and manufactured in co-operation with the training center and will be delivered by the end of 2010. A construction simulation environment, which can be used for both mobile and tower crane operator training, will be developed. The training simulator reflects features of a real crane and offers an interactive and versatile training environment. The simulator is designed to enable basic training as well as advanced training with difficult and dangerous situations, and can imitate weather conditions such as wind and rain. One of the main advantages of a simulator is that the trainee can be tested without the risk of personnel or machinery damages. The simulator will include large LCD screens, a touch screen, a surround-sound system, an electric motion platform, and software that is based on real-time simulation of dynamics.

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RMI Offers Automatic Sales Tax Updates

Automatic Sales Tax Updates

September 2, 2010 — RMI Corp., Avon, Conn. has partnered with CCH to deliver sales tax rates automatically to RMI Advantage Cloud customers. This new partnership allows Advantage customers in the United States and Canada to receive automatically updated sales tax tables, reducing the time needed for manual updates. Sales tax regulations differ across taxing jurisdictions and are modified in one region or another nearly every month.  Businesses with nexus in multiple states, jurisdictions with complex rate structures, or regions with frequent changes commonly find the task of managing sales tax rates to be especially challenging. 

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FIRST Hold Round Table Conference

Attendees at FIRST round table conference hold an Inspectable Roundsling.
September 1, 2010 –
Full Inspection Roundsling Technology (FIRST), hosted a round table conference in the Ashley Sling Inc. conference room on July 15th & 16th in Atlanta, Ga.  The conference was attended by FIRST licensed manufacturers Ashley Sling; Delta Rigging & Tools/Tuffy Products; Sling Tech Inc.; and The Vernon Corp.

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Millstadt, Ill., August 2010 -
A man and his wife have filed suit against five companies they blame for causing the man to be paralyzed after he fell from an aerial lift. The man was operating the unit from the platform when its chain broke, which caused the man to fall from the basket and land on his neck. As a result of his injuries, the lawsuit states that the man suffered paralysis, sustained physical and mental pain, anguish, distress, disability, loss of enjoyment of life, and lost wages. The suit claims the lift manufacturer and dealer sold a defective lift, and the owner of the machine failed to perform a proper inspection. Additionally, the suit says the lift failed to contain adequate warnings about the chain. The claimants are seeking more than $500,000 plus costs. - www.stclairerecord.com

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Navman Introduces Qtanium 300 GPS Tracking Device for Off-Road Construction Vehicles

Qtanium 300

September 2, 2010 — Navman Wireless has released the Qtanium 300, a GPS tracking device for all makes and models of off-road construction equipment, designed for use with the company’s OnlineAVL2 fleet tracking and management system.

“Being able to see the location of both on- and off-road fleet vehicles in real time on the same map display, and access reports on the entire fleet from the same application, is far more efficient and effective than using different programs for different kinds of vehicles,” said Renaat Ver Eecke, vice president and general manager of Navman Wireless North America, Glenview, Ill.. “Dispatchers, fleet managers and executives now have all the information they need to monitor and optimize their operations in one place.”

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Distinctive Traits
The Haulotte HA 46 JRT displays a unique style in the 45-foot boom lift class.

Haulotte JA 46 JRT boom lift
September 2, 2010
– The Haulotte HA 46 JRT rough-terrain articulating boom lift brings distinct features to the North American market not only in design but also in appearance. The unit from the Archbold, Ohio-based company incorporates big tires with foam filling, four-wheel steer, and continuous rotation as standard.

The HA 46 JRT boom lift features a 2'x6' basket that features a full toeboard around the base. One of the benefits of this, according to Haulotte, is it prevents operators who are entering or exiting the basket from kicking tools off the platform.

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