Toyota has announced that its Columbus, Ind. manufacturing plant, Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, Inc. (TIEM), will begin manufacturing the company’s line of diesel tow tractors in May. “Demand for Toyota’s tow tractors has grown steadily in the North American market in recent years. Manufacturing these products in the U.S.A. allows ...

LiftOne and Engineered Solutions, divisions of Carolina Tractor, unveiled two hydrogen-powered fuel cell lift trucks. The lift trucks are equipped with HyPX Fuel Cell Power Packs manufactured by Hydrogenics and installed by LiftOne in Linde Materials Handling of Summerville, S.C. electric lift trucks. The first of six two-week evaluations will ...

The Raymond Corporation recently launched its newly redesigned website and it’s equipped with unique financial and planning tools. Also, educational resources are provided to help professionals make better-informed purchasing decisions. Intuitive navigation on the site makes searching for information quick and easy. The new website provides ...

On the heels of The Raymond Corporation announcing hydrogen fuel cell research applications in their electric forklifts, Nuvera Fuel Cells announces they’ll provide a PowerTap PTH-12 hydrogen indoor refueling system to Raymond’s Greene, N.Y. manufacturing plant.   The PTH-12 allows for indoor fast-fill refueling, a step forward from ...

FKI Logistex announced they received a major contract to supply FKI Condor Cranes for Preferred Freezer Services six new facilities in 2007. FKI Logistex is a global leader in integrated material handling solutions.   The FKI Logistex Condor very-narrow-aisle (VNA) automated storage-and-retrieval systems (AS/RS) is a hybrid crane that ...

Promat Blog Sponsored by Monday, January 8, 2007   Greetings from Chicago!   ProMat 2007 opened today expecting a record 35,000 attendees to visit more than 750 exhibitors. With the sun shining and unseasonably warm temperatures in Chicago for January it was an easy commute to McCormick Place South to begin the ProMat 2007 ...