New Gear RC CRANE ATTACHMENTS Mack Manufacturing’s new small series of self-contained remotely operated attachments have a capacity range from 3/8-cubic yard up to 20-yards. The new Mack attachments can handle a wide array of materials, including logs, rocks, scrap metals, waste and bulk materials. The self-contained attachments are designed to swing into action quickly. Simply attach the grapple or clamshell bucket to the crane’s hook, start the engine, and it’s ready to start moving product. Any rope crane, hydraulic crane or even an overhead crane can put the attachment into service as needed to keep conveyors and processing equipment moving, or to perform other light-duty tasks efficiently. The smallest of the Mack attachments are powered by 14 HP air-cooled Hatz diesel engines. The largest models use 85 HP air-cooled Deutz diesels. The attachments are maneuvered by hand-held radio controls similar to those used with Mack’s production-sized self-contained models. www.mackmfg.com MICHELIN LAUNCHES DEFENDER LTX M/S FOR LIGHT TRUCKS Michelin has extended the Defender promise of out-standing durable tread life to light trucks, SUVs and crossovers with the launch of the all-new Michelin Defender LTX M/S with EverTread compound. The Defender LTX M/S with EverTread combines durable tread life and all-season traction in a single tire that is designed to meet the higher-torque demands of mod-ern vehicles. Defender LTX M/S tires are offered with an 80,000 to 115,000 km warranty. www.michelin.ca EVENTS BOARD Jan. 18-19, 2016 • 13th International Conference on Biofuels: Fuels of the future Berlin, Germany www.fuels-of-the-future.com Jan. 20-21, 2016 • Lignofuels 2016 Munich, Germany www.wplgroup.com Feb. 24-26, 2016 • World Sustainable Energy Days Wels, Austria www.wsed.at March 14-17, 2016 • World Bio Markets 2016 Amsterdam, Netherlands www.greenpowerconferences.com April 5-7, 2016 • COFI 2016 Kelowna, B.C. www.cofi.org/convention/ annual-convention CONDAT’S NEW LUBRICANT Condat has produced a new grease targeted for use in the wood pellet manufacturing industry. Pelgrease 282 EP is the result of more than two years of innova-tive chemistry performed by the company’s formula-tion team. The grease demonstrates favourable char-acteristics in both high temperature and high humidity applications. Benefits to the users include extended bearing life when used with a high viscosity base oil, consumption reduction in service conditions under load and tem-perature, and longer equipment life thanks to the high welding load designed into the grease formulation in order to allow restarting of heavy loads. Pelgrease 282 EP is very easy to use in pumping situ-ations and comes in lined containers to avoid spillage. www.condat-lubricants.com Canadian BIOMASS 29
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