Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. (MCFA), Houston, Texas, is now running at full production in its recently-expanded Houston electric products manufacturing facility.

Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, opened a new 129,000-square-foot production facility in Roding, Bavaria (Germany).

Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc., Houston, Texas, introduced the new Jungheinrich ETR 340-335d series of pantograph reach trucks.

Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, relocated to a larger and more strategically-placed premise in the eastern seaport area of Bangkok, Thailand.

Philadelphia Scientific, Montgomeryville, Pa., introduced the iBOS barcode scanner, which is a hand-held scanner that enables the tracking of individual battery run times and individual lift truck utilization.

Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, expanded the capacity range of its Crown SX 3000 Series stacker with the new Crown SX 3000-40 walkie straddle stacker.

Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, opened a Crown Lift Trucks sales and service location in Wichita, Kan.

Seegrid Corp., Pittsburgh, announced a strategic partnership with Topco Associates LLC, Elk Grove Village, Ill., to provide vision-guided automated guided vehicles (AGVs) to Topco members.

Cat Lift Trucks, Houston, Texas, introduced the new 15,500-pound-capacity diesel pneumatic tire lift truck.

Even in a down economy, the lift truck industry continues to experience an upswing.