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Maxi-Lift grows Tiger-Tuff line
DALLAS, TEXAS, U.S. — Maxi-Lift, Inc. announced in November that it has added 13 new sizes and enhanced existing models in its Tiger-Tuff maximum duty elevator bucket line. The bucket line now offers 30 sizes. Maxi-Lift said that the New Tiger-Tuff ﬁve-inch and six-inch projection buckets add versatility to the feed market, while existing seven-inch and eightinch projection buckets are thicker and tougher, adding signiﬁcant improvement to bucket life. The company said that the Tiger-Tuff buckets have been designed to increase bucket life up to four times. Enhancements have been made to the seven-inch and eight-inch projection models, Maxi-Lift said. The enhancements include thickening the lip and front corners to reduce traditional wear pattern and improving overall structural life. The company noted that extending the Tiger-Tuff line was made at the request of its customers. “Years ago, Maxi-Lift reinvented the elevator bucket with the release of Tiger-Tuff, satisfying the industry desire for a better product. Since then, we’ve had customers with elevators that didn’t run our bucket sizes requesting a TigerTuff innovation to meet their needs. Now, we have answered their call with the addition of the ﬁve- and six-inch projection lines,” said Bo Fisher, director of sales at Maxi-Lift. Maxi-Lift said that adding smaller projection buckets to the TigerTuff line allows premium buckets to optimize feed leg production, and in addition, changing buckets less often is safer for production employees, reducing the risk of exposure, as well as liability issues stemming from possible contamination.

Cargotec appoints Tom Svennevig vice-president
HELSINKI, FINLAND — Cargotec announced on Nov. 22 that it has appointed Tom Svennevig as vice-president responsible for the company’s advanced load-handling business line. Svennevig is experienced in the offshore business, and he joins Cargotec from Aker Pusnes in Norway where he was vice-president, deck machinery. Svennevig is based in Kristiansand, Norway, where he also assumes the role of managing director of Cargotec Norway AS. “We have a professional and experienced team in our competence centre for advanced load-handling solutions in Kristiansand offering their services for our customers globally,” said Olli Isotalo, executive vice-president, marine. “Appointing Tom Svennevig further strengthens our organization in Norway.” Earlier this year, Ilpo Heikkilä was appointed vice-president for the winch business line. He is based in Singapore. Cargotec offers MacGregor load-handling solutions to the offshore industry. The range includes marine, offshore and subsea cranes with active heave-compensation, ﬁber rope handling systems for ultra deepwater load handling, launch and recovery systems for ROVs/Ts, module handling systems, sophisticated rescue and deckhandling equipment, and advanced winches for anchor handling and towing and mooring operations.

LeMar achieves AISC, AWS certification
DES MOINES, IOWA, U.S. — LeMar Industries Corp. announced on Nov. 14 that it has achieved certiﬁcation from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and American Welding Society (AWS). “Our AISC and AWS certiﬁcation is one of many steps we’re taking to raise the bar,” said Jason Luster, general manager. “This initiative dovetails with our overall LEAN manufacturing continuous improvement plan and further communicates to our customers that quality is our top priority.” LeMar’s AISC certiﬁcation assures customers that the company meets the high-quality certiﬁcation standards for steel building structures, LeMar said. AISC certiﬁcation sets the quality standard for the steel industry and is the most recognized national quality certiﬁcation program for the structural steel industry. Lemar noted that companies that are AISC-certiﬁed have been through a rigorous initial evaluation and are subject to annual reviews. AISC’s independent auditing company, Quality Management Company, LLC, conﬁrms that companies have the personnel, knowledge, organization, equipment, experience, capability, procedures and commitment to produce the required quality of work for a given certiﬁcation category, whether they are a structural steel fabricator or erector. Likewise, LeMar’s recognition as an AWS-certiﬁed welding fabricator gives customers the conﬁdence that the products they have ordered were fabricated under a rigid quality system, LeMar said. The AWS Certiﬁed Welding Fabricator program veriﬁes that companies demonstrate they have the resources, procedures, and personnel to apply a strict quality management system to the welding fabrication activities.

Seedburo celebrates 100 years
DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, U.S. — Seedburo Equipment Company, founded in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. in 1912 as the Seed Trade Reporting Bureau — a publishing company started by Leroy M. Smith — announced on Jan. 5 that it is celebrating 100 years of service in 2012. In 1916, the Grain Standards Act was passed and Smith sold his interests in the publications to continue his business in equipment sales. The Seed Trade Reporting Bureau was then reorganized, and the original trade name and Bureau became “buro” to
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form the Seedburo Equipment Company. Seedburo said that after it established its U.S. business, it began exporting equipment worldwide through an extensive network of international sales personnel. The Seedburo sales team includes: Owner/President Tom Runyon; Vice-President of Sales Kathy Reading; Marketing and Sales Manager Tim Snader; Sales Associate Iris Sanchez; and Sales Associate Veronica Quintana.
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