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4/19/2024
Pettibone Traverse Lift LLC is marking the 75th anniversary of the Cary-Lift, which became the world's first forward-reaching, rough-terrain material handler upon its invention by Phil LaTendresse in 1949, according to a company press release. Shortly after its origin, the Cary-Lift product line was acquired by Pettibone. Today, the inventor's grandson, also named Phil LaTendresse, is Pettibone's director of engineering and product support. "I see the future of the Cary-Lift as evolving, just like it always has," said LaTendresse. "The first machines were in forestry. We evolved into pipe and pole handling. And we’re looking ahead toward diesel-electric hybrids and new applications, trying to find that next new niche."
Thales, along with its partners Sisint and Conecticabo, has secured three major contracts to modernize telecommunications of Portugal's mainline railway infrastructure. Combined, the contracts are valued at 10 million euros, according to a Thales press release. Over the past few decades, Thales has served as a "crucial partner" in the modernization efforts of the Portuguese Railways Infrastructure, collaborating closely with Infraestruturas de Portugal since the early 1990s, according to the release.