Hiab, part of Cargotec, is introducing continuous slewing on its 30 to 40 tonne metre range of cranes. Continuous slewing has previously been available for only the biggest HIAB cranes, which have a capacity of over 50 tonne metres. “Continuous slewing offers the operator the best possible load access, avoiding …
Read More »Hiab organises a “CargoHack3” hackathon in Sweden to further boost its digital and connected offerings – call for applications starts
Hiab, part of Cargotec, is organising an open innovation event in its test and innovation center in Hudiksvall, Sweden on 5-7 September 2017. The Hiab hackathon continues the series of successful CargoHack hackathons, organised by Cargotec companies to explore new solutions for customers. The event will be organised in collaboration …
Read More »Hiab first LOGLIFT forestry crane equipped with HiVisionTM delivered to customer
Hiab, part of Cargotec, has delivered to its customer in Sweden the first LOGLIFT forestry crane equipped with the camera-based HiVisionTM control system. HiVision moves crane operation to the truck cabin. It has four cameras on top of the forestry crane that provide the operator with a realistic 270-degree view. …
Read More »Hiab appoints Nikolaus Scheurer as Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Hiab, part of Cargotec, has appointed Nikolaus Scheurer as Vice President, Marketing and Communications as of 20 March 2017. He will report to Scott Hall, Senior Vice President, Sales & Services, be a member of Hiab’s Sales & Services Leadership Team, and will be based out of the Hiab head …
Read More »Kalmar delivers two super-heavy forklift trucks to Finnish steel mill
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, will deliver two super-heavy forklift trucks to a specialist industrial services provider Pentti Hämeenaho Oy, which runs logistical operations at the Raahe steel mill in north-western Finland. The delivery will take place during quarter one, 2017. With a lifting capacity of 62 tons, the two new …
Read More »Hiab appoints Scott Hall as head of Hiab’s global Sales and Services
Hiab, part of Cargotec, has appointed Scott Hall as Senior Vice President, Sales & Services as of 24 January 2017. Scott Hall will lead Hiab’s global Sales & Services function and drive sales and services excellence across Hiab’s global network. He will report to Hiab’s President Roland Sundén and be …
Read More »Hiab to supply 15 electric MOFFETT truck mounted forklifts to Behrens-Wöhlk-Gruppe in Germany
Hiab, part of Cargotec, will supply 15 electric MOFFETT E4 truck mounted forklifts to Behrens-Wöhlk-Gruppe in Germany. The order has been booked into Cargotec’s 2017 first quarter order intake. The value of this kind of an order is typically around EUR 0.5 million. For Hiab this is so far the …
Read More »Hiab receives an order for 14 mid-range loader cranes from France
Hiab, part of Cargotec, has received an order for 14 HIAB loader cranes from the French logistics and truck rental company Guisnel. The value of the order is close to EUR 1 million and the order has been booked into Cargotec’s 2016 fourth quarter order intake. The loader cranes will …
Read More »Hiab opens orders for the HiVision TM control system for forestry cranes
Hiab part of Cargotec, has opened the order books for the camera-based HiVisionTM control system for LOGLIFT and JONSERED forestry cranes. HiVisionTM, which moves crane operation to the truck cabin, was first showcased in the Bauma exhibition in April 2016 and it has been demonstrated in several locations in Europe …
Read More »Hiab crowns World Crane Champion 2016 at the IAA
Hiab, part of Cargotec, has announced that Tim Hansen from Denmark has won the World Crane Championships (WCC) held on 24 and 25 September in connection to the IAA exhibition in Hannover, Germany. Among 15 finalists Mr Hansen won the championship final with a time of 2:51:42, Guido Beaujean from …
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