Terex to Feature New and Improved Products; Discovery Channel's Mike Rowe at ConExpo

Westport, Conn. (February 28, 2008) - Terex Corporation will participate in the 2008 ConExpo-Con/Agg Exposition, March 11-15 at the Las Vegas Convention Center displaying a diverse array of both new and improved products including: aerial work platforms; light, compact and heavy construction equipment; material handlers; cranes; crushers and screeners; mining; and road building equipment....

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How ALL Crane Rental of Pennsylvania Got a Power Plant Out of a Hole

How ALL Crane Rental of Pennsylvania Got a Power Plant Out of a Hole

February 6, 2008 - The right crane can do the lifting, even in a difficult spot. But it takes people-seasoned crane experts-to figure out the how. That's why the general contractor for a power plant with an outage called ALL Crane Rental of Pennsylvania to help them retube a major boiler to restore power at a power plant in Masontown, Pennsylvania. The job entailed lifting out the old boiler...

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The Manitowoc Company Raises the Bar at Bauma

MUNICH, Germany, April 25 - Manitowoc Crane Group, a business entity of The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (NYSE:MTW), is introducing 11 new cranes at Bauma 2007, the world's premier lifting and construction equipment exhibition. Highlighting these introductions were the GTK1100 and Model 14000, two of the 14 products that Manitowoc Crane Group is showcasing this year. These cranes truly exemplify our...

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Control System Builder Reduces Development Costs and Cuts Time to Market with Integrated Architecture from Rockwell Automation

Engauge Controls helps its customers improve troubleshooting and reduce programming costs by 50 percent MILWAUKEE, Nov. 9, 2006 - Engauge Controls, a leading designer and builder of control systems for robotic gantries, has implemented Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture on its latest gantry units. The Allen-Bradley ControlLogix controllers with integrated motion control and FactoryTalk...

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Cartesian Gantry uses brushless linear servomotors.

Cartesian Gantry uses brushless linear servomotors.

Used in pick-and-place, automated assembly, and vision inspection applications, AGS1000 series is driven to speeds of 2 m/s and accelerations of 2 g by BLMC series servomotors. Feedback is provided from non-contact optical linear encoder, and resolution options range from 10 nm to 1.0 Â-µm. Design accounts for thermal expansion and results in no backlash or wear. Along with customizable Z and...

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Material Handling Crane offers long lift distance.

Material Handling Crane offers long lift distance.

Davit Crane is equipped with Columbia HD650 AC electric wire rope hoist that offers 115 ft of 5/32 in. wire rope and average lifting speed of 25 fpm. Model 4FFM Davit has maximum lifting capacity of 400 lb. Also included are upper limit switch and removable remote pendant control. Unit suits material handling and maintenance service applications with long lift distances.

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Gantry incorporates air bearings for smooth motion.

Driven by Series BLM brushless linear servomotors at speeds of 1 m/sec and accelerations of 0.5 g, Model ABG10000 provides feedback via non-contact optical linear encoder. It incorporates active preload on vertical and horizontal surfaces, and opposing thin-film pressure maintains bearing nominal gap tolerance. Magnetically preloaded and assembled, turnkey product has cable management system and...

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Crane helps reduce order fulfillment time.

Crane helps reduce order fulfillment time.

Cleco Condor is an all-electric, free-roaming, and fully automatable aisle-changing crane that has max horizontal speed of 9.5 ft/sec, max vertical speed of 1.6 ft/sec, and weight capacity of 3,300 lb. Utilizing synchronized traversing or rotating forks or telescopic shuttles to handle load, it can maintain carrying capacity and operating speed at high elevations. Battery charges during in-aisle...

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Bridge Cranes are built for safety and productivity.

Bridge Cranes are built for safety and productivity.

Custom overhead bridge cranes, available with capacities up to 5 tons, are available in I-beam and enclosed-track formats. Suited for assembly and manufacturing, products are offered as top-running or under-hung; pneumatically, electrically, or manually powered; and single- or dual-speed units. Single- and double-girder designs are offered in spans to suit site specifics, and monorail...

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