ACT
NOVEMBER2014
NEWS
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AIDT, theworkforce
development division of the
AlabamaDepartment of
Commerce, is the recipient
of amobile crane simulator
donated by Crane Institute of
America. The simulator will be
used at AIDT’s newest training
center, the AlabamaWorkforce
Training Center in Birmingham.
This training center is the
fruition of the collaborative
efforts of the Birmingham
Business Association, the
Alabama Chapter of Associated
Builders and Contractors, the
StateDepartment of Education,
and Alabama Community
College System. The simulator
features a full sizeManitowoc
2250 crane cab and is
equippedwith a fully functioning
loadmoment indicator system.
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Kirby-SmithMachinery was
named Best OilfieldRental
Equipment Company in the
Permian Basin as a part of
the “Odessa American 2014
Readers’ Choice” awards.
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SumitomoMitsui Finance
and Leasing Company (SMFL)
has opened for business in
New York City serving the U.S.
construction, transportation
and information technology
sectors, aswell as U.S.-based
clients of parent companies,
SumitomoMitsui Financial
Group and Sumitomo Corp.
HIGHLIGHTS
400th delivery
of Manitowoc
2250 crawler
Manitowochas delivered its
400thModel 2250 crawler
crane built at its factory
inManitowoc,WI. The
cranewas delivered to the
shipbuildingdivisionof
FincantieriMarineGroup,
based in SturgeonBay,WI.
The 2250has a 300-ton
capacity and a 396-foot
reachwhen configuredwith
a luffing jib attachment.
Capacity canbe increased to
500 tonswhen fittedwith the
Maxer attachment and1,433
tonswhen fittedwith aRinger
attachment.
Matt Borchardt,Manitowoc
regional businessmanager,
said, “This is a very special
milestone that reflects the
long-term commitment and
faithour customers have in
ManitowocCranes. And it’s
very fitting that the 400th
Manitowoc 2250 is going to
our former sister company,
right here inour own
backyard.”
ThomasMartin, Bay
Shipbuildingdirector of
purchasing and facilities, said,
“This is really exciting for
us. It doesn’tmatter ifwe’re
takingdeliveryof the 40thor
400thManitowoc 2250, we
are extremelypleased to add
aquality-built asset like this
crane toour business.We are
big fans ofManitowoc cranes
and the service that backs
them. Evenbetter is thatwe’re
purchasing the crane fromour
neighbors inWisconsin.”
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Fincantieri Marine Group’s new
Manitowoc 2250 crawler crane
will be used for ship repair.
NewShuttle Tube
from LUBE-A-BOOM
LUBE-A-BOOM has introduced Shuttle Tube grease
products featuring theMATO lever grease gun. LUBE-A-PIN
and LUBE-A-BOOM grease are both available in a LUBE-
SHUTTLE screw-on cartridge. Othermodel MATO guns use
the same cartridges and have the same benefits.MATO
grease guns rely on suction to remove the grease from
the cartridge using almost 100 percent of the product and
allows for little or nowaste, the company said.
The amount of grease in the cartridge can bemonitored
from its open bottom, and there is no chance of
contamination. Remove the cap and install in the gun. LUBE-
A-BOOM grease is also available in the LUBE-SHUTTLE
cartridges so it is easy to change from one grease to
another.
Southern Crane gets new
Tadano ATF90G-4
SouthernCranehas purchased
anewTadanoATF90G-4, its
firstTadanoAmerica crane.
With168 feet ofmainboom
and59 feet of jib, the crane
features eight-wheel drive,
cab steer, and theboom-down
control,whichdecreases the
speedgraduallywhen it gets
close tomaximum capacity.
SouthernCranePresident
Earl Johnson III saidhewas
drawn to thequick set-up and
take-downof themachine,
even in closequarters.He said
the cranewill beused forwork
on cellular towers,modular
Standing in front of the new Tadano ATF90G-4 are GeorgeWalker, Skip
Snyder, Earl Johnson III andMike Clark of Southern Crane aswell as
Pedro Delao and Kirk Erlinger of Tadano America.
homes,HVAC jobs andother
daily taxi rental opportunities.
“I talkedwithother
Tadanoownerswho claimed
themaintenance and
dependabilityof theTadano
was second tonone,”he said.
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