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Vol. 3, Issue 24
2007 Hot Line Crane Guide Released! Over 100 manufacturers are represented in the comprehensive guide that includes machine specs and serial numbers for hundreds of models of cranes. Click here to order your 2007 Crane Guide.
UpRight to Re-Establish Full-Line U.S. Manufacturing in 2007
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The SB80 boom lift will soon be manufactured again in the United States. |
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December 20, 2006 - Since UpRight, Fresno, Calif., was acquired by the UK-based Tanfield Group last spring, the 60-year-old manufacturer has received solid support from its new owner and made a number of company changes, including reverting back to the UpRight USA name, increasing output of its UL vertical personnel lifts, and recruiting several new employees across the board. The latest news from UpRight is it plans to re-establish full-line production of its medium and large self-propelled boom and scissor lifts in the United States next year...Read Full Story
Anti-Theft Device Becomes Automatic Information Management Tool
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Originally designed as a theft deterrent, the Titan is now a multi-purpose tool for telemetry, or the remote measurement and reporting of information. |
December 20, 2006 - Crane owners now have a method to make real-time fleet management decisions, increase equipment utilization, reduce operational costs and protect against equipment theft. Originally designed as a theft deterrent, the recently enhanced Titan Equipment Monitoring System by DPL America now enables crane owners to continuously and accurately track the location, activity and operational status of their mobile construction cranes. It also offers the industry's first flat-rate automatic updating telemetry solution...Read Full Story
ANSI A92.6 Sub-Committee Under New Leadership
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Brad Boehler was appointed ANSI A92.6 chairman in November. |
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December 18, 2006 - In 2006, the ANSI A92.6 sub-committee wrapped up revisions to the ANSI/SIA A92.6 Self-Propelled Elevating Work Platforms standard – the first revision in seven years - and has scheduled the new standard to be made available to the public in the near future. But amendments to the standard aren't the only changes in the sub-committee - ANSI A92.6 is now under new leadership...Read Full Story
Largest Grove All-Terrain Crane Delivered to Marco Crane
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The GMK7550's transportability and capacity made it appealing to Marco Crane. |
December 20, 2006 - Phoenix, Ariz.-based Marco Crane has received the largest all-terrain crane available from Manitowoc Crane Group, the 550-ton Grove GMK7550. The GMK7550 offers a five-section, 197-foot main boom, with MEGAFORM shaping and TWIN-LOCK boom-pinning system. It can also be configured with a 230-foot boom extension, allowing a maximum tip height of 430 feet. Marco Crane also plans to purchase Grove's patented MEGAWINGLIFT attachment for the GMK7550 in the near future...Read Full Story
Haulotte Opens Southeast Support Center
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Haulotte's Kennesaw, Ga., facility. |
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December 20, 2006 - The Haulotte Group, L'Horme, France, recently opened a regional support center in Kennesaw, Ga., its third facility in North America. The company said it also plans to add two more support centers in Chicago, Ill., and Houston, Texas, in the first quarter of 2007...Read Full Story
Technology Advancements in Safety Training
For better or worse, tech tools influence workplace safety.
By Ray Peterson
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Ray Peterson is founder of Vista Training, Inc., Waterford, Wis. He can be reached at rpeterson@vista-training.com
December 20, 2006 - Technological advances surround us every day. We hear about them in the news, chat about them with our friends, and experience them in our daily lives. In the construction industry, it's easy to point out how technological advances effect equipment – longer reach, heavier capacity, and more advanced indicating devices – but the same cannot be as easily discerned in construction safety training...Read Full Story
Up-N-Atom Retriever 15T Transport Truck Bed
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The deck's hinged design permits the rear section to be lowered within 18 inches of the ground.
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December 20, 2006 - The Retriever 15T transport truck bed, manufactured by Up-N-Atom, Inc., Waukesha, Wis., exemplifies innovation, influence, and owner-operator benefits. From its suspension-style airbags to its patented curved and hinged deck, the Retriever 15T's unique features allow it to transport equipment faster, improve operator safety, eliminate hydraulic system maintenance expenses, and operate in extreme cold weather...Read Full Story
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