Crown Material Handling News http://news.crown.com News, Features and Case Studies from Crown Equipment Corporation Fri, 10 May 2013 14:55:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Crown Equipment Publishes White Paper on the State of Forklift Automation http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/crown-equipment-publishes-white-paper-on-the-state-of-forklift-automation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crown-equipment-publishes-white-paper-on-the-state-of-forklift-automation http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/crown-equipment-publishes-white-paper-on-the-state-of-forklift-automation/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 15:00:23 +0000 Crown Equipment http://news.crown.com/?p=2084 Paper offers six key questions organizations should ask before adopting the technology NEW BREMEN, Ohio (May 08, 2013) – Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, released today a white paper on the state of forklift automation. The paper, which can be downloaded at crown.com, reviews the current state of the read more »»

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]]> http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/crown-equipment-publishes-white-paper-on-the-state-of-forklift-automation/feed/ 0 The State of Forklift Automation: Are We There Yet? http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/the-state-of-forklift-automation-are-we-there-yet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-state-of-forklift-automation-are-we-there-yet http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/the-state-of-forklift-automation-are-we-there-yet/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:02:57 +0000 Crown Equipment http://news.crown.com/?p=2063 Introduction Capital equipment budgets are finally returning to pre-2008 levels and many fleets are overdue for an infusion of new trucks. At the same time, the drive to reduce material handling costs persists. In a 2012 Crown Equipment survey of more than 300 material handling professionals, 71 percent named driving down costs as the biggest read more »»

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]]> http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/the-state-of-forklift-automation-are-we-there-yet/feed/ 0 Crown Equipment Unveils Versatile, Intelligent Additions to V-Force Series Chargers http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/intelligent-additions-to-v-force-series-forklift-battery-chargers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=intelligent-additions-to-v-force-series-forklift-battery-chargers http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/intelligent-additions-to-v-force-series-forklift-battery-chargers/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:26:29 +0000 Crown Equipment http://news.crown.com/?p=2059 NEW BREMEN, Ohio (April 25, 2013) – As more battery-powered forklift users move from conventional charging to opportunity charging, Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest materials handling companies, introduced two new models to its V-Force V-HFM (High-Frequency Modular) Series Charger as well as a Battery Monitoring Identification Device (BMID). The enhanced V-HFM Series read more »»

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]]> http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/intelligent-additions-to-v-force-series-forklift-battery-chargers/feed/ 0 Crown Equipment Collaborates with University to Open Forklift Technology and Training Center http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/crown-equipment-collaborates-with-university-to-open-forklift-technology-and-training-center/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crown-equipment-collaborates-with-university-to-open-forklift-technology-and-training-center http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/crown-equipment-collaborates-with-university-to-open-forklift-technology-and-training-center/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:35:22 +0000 Crown Equipment http://news.crown.com/?p=2052 NEW BREMEN, Ohio (April 18, 2013) – Crown Equipment, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, today announced the opening of Crown’s Technology and Training Center at the University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH). The center, which is fully outfitted with Crown forklifts and service equipment, opened on April 1 with the beginning of the read more »»

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]]> http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/crown-equipment-collaborates-with-university-to-open-forklift-technology-and-training-center/feed/ 0 Crown Equipment Expands Service, Training Opportunities with New Kansas City Branch http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/crown-lift-trucks-kansas-city/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crown-lift-trucks-kansas-city http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/crown-lift-trucks-kansas-city/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:43:35 +0000 Crown Equipment http://news.crown.com/?p=2041 NEW BREMEN, Ohio (April 9, 2013) – Crown Equipment, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, today announced the opening of a company-owned branch in Kansas City, Kan. The new 70,000-square-foot facility provides Crown customers in the area with an even closer resource for their material handling product needs, as well as expanded customer read more »»

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]]> http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/crown-lift-trucks-kansas-city/feed/ 0 Crown Equipment Earns Two International Material Handling Awards http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/crown-equipment-earns-two-international-material-handling-awards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crown-equipment-earns-two-international-material-handling-awards http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/crown-equipment-earns-two-international-material-handling-awards/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:26:42 +0000 Crown Equipment http://news.crown.com/?p=2028 NEW BREMEN, Ohio (April 4, 2013) – Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, recently earned two prestigious awards at international industry events, including a Design for Safety Award at the International Material Handling Exhibition (IMHX) in England and the Best Product for 2013 at LogiMat, the biggest annual intralogistics exhibition read more »»

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]]> http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/crown-equipment-earns-two-international-material-handling-awards/feed/ 0 Crown Equipment Opens Company-Owned Branch in Italy http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/crown-equipment-opens-company-owned-branch-in-italy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crown-equipment-opens-company-owned-branch-in-italy http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/crown-equipment-opens-company-owned-branch-in-italy/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:36:43 +0000 Crown Equipment http://news.crown.com/?p=2024 NEW BREMEN, Ohio (March 28, 2013) – Crown Equipment, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, today announced that it has established its own direct sales and service operation in Milan, Italy. This follows the highly successful opening of Crown’s sales and service operations in Spain (2011) and Austria (2012). Crown Lift Trucks, which read more »»

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]]> http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/crown-equipment-opens-company-owned-branch-in-italy/feed/ 0 Crown Equipment Opens Two Company-Owned Facilities in Louisiana http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/crown-equipment-opens-two-company-owned-facilities-in-louisiana/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crown-equipment-opens-two-company-owned-facilities-in-louisiana http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/crown-equipment-opens-two-company-owned-facilities-in-louisiana/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:51:44 +0000 Crown Equipment http://news.crown.com/?p=2019 NEW BREMEN, Ohio (March 21, 2013) – Crown Equipment, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, today announced the opening of company-owned facilities in New Orleans and Shreveport, La., to enhance service to customers in the region. “Crown has served customers in Louisiana for more than 25 years,” said Jim Mozer, senior vice president, read more »»

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]]> http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/crown-equipment-opens-two-company-owned-facilities-in-louisiana/feed/ 0 Crown Equipment Bolsters SC 5200 Series Counterbalanced Forklifts http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/crown-equipment-bolsters-sc-5200-series-counterbalanced-forklifts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crown-equipment-bolsters-sc-5200-series-counterbalanced-forklifts http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/crown-equipment-bolsters-sc-5200-series-counterbalanced-forklifts/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:07:16 +0000 Crown Equipment http://news.crown.com/?p=1997 NEW BREMEN, Ohio (March 12, 2013) – As businesses seek to increase productivity and profitability in their warehouses, Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, has enhanced its multipurpose workhorse forklift to help its customers meet these goals. The three new features Crown added to its Crown SC 5200 Series of read more »»

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]]> http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/crown-equipment-bolsters-sc-5200-series-counterbalanced-forklifts/feed/ 0 Crown Equipment Extends Relationship with U.S. Department of Defense http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/crown-equipment-extends-relationship-with-u-s-department-of-defense/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crown-equipment-extends-relationship-with-u-s-department-of-defense http://news.crown.com/blog/2013/crown-equipment-extends-relationship-with-u-s-department-of-defense/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:01:59 +0000 Crown Equipment http://news.crown.com/?p=1991 NEW BREMEN, Ohio (March 5, 2013) – Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, recently renewed its relationship with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). The five-year agreement entitles the company to bid on commercial material handling projects for the DOD. “We’ve enjoyed a successful relationship with the Department of Defense read more »»

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