2025

The JLG® G5-18A telehandler has undergone a significant refresh. As part of the product changes, the model nomenclature has changed from G5-18A to 519. The new 519 telehandler delivers a range of enhancements to boost productivity, operator confidence, and serviceability on the job site. Improved load chart The 519’s load chart has been optimized, expanding the working zone at maximum lift capacity and forward reach. This allows operators to work more confidently when handlin

Bauma 2025 will host the world premiere of Bobcat’s new, groundbreaking 1-2 t mini excavators and the latest upgrade of the E88 mini excavator, the top-of-the-range model in Europe. Bobcat will also demonstrate how it is bringing its world-famous, cutting-edge technologies to the jobsite of the future. From the RogueX and RogueX2 autonomous loader concepts, the TL25.60e electric telehandler concept and electric machines such as the T7X and S7X compact loaders and the E10e and

Now, more than ever, businesses operating in the materials handling sector are expected to reduce their carbon footprints by adopting more environmentally-friendly practices, especially when it comes to energy consumption. Not only is this the right thing to do in a world where climate change continues to threaten livelihoods, it is necessary to ensure South Africa meets its legally binding commitment - under the Paris Climate Accords - to cut emissions from 442 million tonne

Condra is to manufacture a second overhead crane for Tongaat Hulett’s Maidstone sugar mill, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The order is for a 23-metre-span double girder electric overhead travelling crane with 25-ton main hoist and 8-ton auxiliary, to work in conjunction with the existing millhouse crane and a 10-ton Condra crane commissioned in the bagasse store in March 2024. Maidstone is one of four South African sugar mills operated by Tongaat Hulett, a leading agriculture

With the new AC 5.250L-2, Tadano is literally going one better: With its 79-meter-long main boom, this 5-axle machine is at the top of its class. And the maximum main boom extension of 30 meters is also best in class. Remarkably, all available main boom extensions from 5.8 to 30 meters are self-erecting. The available maximum system length of 109 meters makes the compact AC 5.250L-2 the ideal crane for urban applications, for example for lifting air conditioning units over ob

The imminent end of hard stamping means much more than avoiding damage to product, says Andy Charlesworth and Richard Oldknow, of YOKE Industrial Corp. We all know what hard stamping is: a type of punch that, when struck, creates an indentation on the surface of the product that can be read or understood by the item’s user. It is about as far from state-of-the-art as you can get and, in an industry embracing the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockcha