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Business

U.S. government launches investigation into Manitowoc’s patent claims against Sany

The U.S. International Trade Commission has announced that it will open an investigation into patent infringement claims made against Sany America by Manitowoc Cranes. The investigation stems from claims alleging that the Chinese equipment manufacturer has infringed upon two Manitowoc patents in the design of its SCC8500 crawler crane. The complaint to the USITC was […]

July 12, 2013

Dealers

Sany holds open house at Georgia headquarters to give customers and dealers some hands-on time with new equipment

Sany recently opened up its North American headquarters in Peachtree City, Georgia to customers and dealers in order to allow them to meet its newest equipment in person. Owners and dealers from the U.S., Mexico and Canada attended the open house where they were given the chance to operate the new SCC8150 crawler crane and […]

July 8, 2013

Construction Equipment

Sany’s new 85-ton SRC885 rough terrain crane offers high capacity, stability

Sany’s new SRC885 rough-terrain crane features a rated lifting capacity of 85 tons at a 10-foot radius, providing lifting power and pick-and-carry capability on any terrain. The 115,880-pound crane provides a 209.7-foot reach through a five-section full power boom and fills a gap, says Kyle Nape, senior vice president, Sany America Lifting Group. “The SRC885 provides […]

June 27, 2013

Construction Equipment

Manitowoc lawsuit against Sany based on counterweight patents to be used in two future cranes

As Sany attempts to offset the dwindling sales the company is seeing in its home country of China by attracting new business here in the U.S., the company’s most aggressive tactic to date has landed it squarely in the sights of a lawsuit from Manitowoc Cranes. The lawsuit, filed June 12 in Wisconsin, is accompanied […]

June 24, 2013

Business

Sany president responds to Manitowoc lawsuit and allegations of patent infringement

Sany President President Xiang Wenbo has released a statement in response to a lawsuit and allegations of patent infringement filed against his company by Manitowoc Cranes. A federal lawsuit against Sany was filed last week in Wisconsin. And on June 12 Manitowoc also filed a complaint before the U.S. International Trade Commission alleging that Sany’s […]

June 19, 2013

Business

Fortune: Equipment maker Sany’s “bold” ambitions for U.S. market rub some the wrong way

In its comparatively young 23-year history, Chinese equipment manufacturer Sany has quickly climbed the global sales ranking ladder to the no. 5 spot, according to a new report from Fortune citing KHL Group’s Yellow Table. Most notable was its growth during the recession as the Chinese government spent hundreds of billions of dollars on infrastructure […]

June 18, 2013

Business

Sany sends equipment, rescue teams to Chinese earthquake recovery efforts

In response to a 7.0-magnitude earthquake that devastated the Lushan County area of Sichuan Province, China on April 20th, construction equipment manufacturers that calls the country home has sent both equipment and people to aid in the recovery efforts. Sany sent in 10 excavators, 8 truck cranes and 25 vehicles along with five rescue teams. The quake killed […]

April 30, 2013

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar VPs offer views on Tier 4, Tier 5 and Chinese competitors in roundtable

At the Bauma trade show last week in Munich, Germany, I sat down with a small group of editors to talk with several Caterpillar vice presidents. Here’s a look at some of the give and take: Because the machines cannot run on the higher sulfur fuel in lower-regulated countries, can you say anything about how […]

April 25, 2013

Business

Sany taps Dallas-Forth Worth’s Landmark Equipment as first Texas excavator dealer

Sany has named its first Texas excavator dealer. Landmark Equipment has been selected as the Sany America excavator dealer for the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area. Landmark was founded in 1989 by Mike Lyle and has four Dallas-Fort Worth area locations: Irving, Fort Worth, McKinney and Waxahachie. Landmark sells, rents and services heavy equipment, including excavators, backhoes, […]

March 14, 2013

Business

Coast Crane expands Sany territory in United States, Canada

Coast Crane Company, the Sany America crane dealer for California, has expanded its territory across the western United States and Canada. For Sany crawler cranes, the Coast Crane territory now includes Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington; the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Yukon Territory and the United States island territory of Guam. For Sany […]

March 6, 2013

Construction Equipment

Sany America names Tar Heel Machinery as North Carolina excavator dealer

Sany America has named Tar Heel Machinery as its excavator dealer for North Carolina. Tar Heel Machinery, founded in 2005 by Penn McMichael and Scott Woody, has locations in Charlotte, Raleigh and Reidsville, North Carolina. The company sells, rents and services heavy equipment. For more information, visit sanyamerica.com or tarheelmachinery.com.

February 21, 2013

Business

WSJ: Sany shrugs off low sales, says it can be no. 1 equipment manufacturer

After building a $60 million facility in Atlanta, Sany is still waiting for its U.S. investment to pay off. But it still has high hopes, according to an interesting profile of the company done by the Wall Street Journal. The WSJ profile describes the loads of extra space in the company’s office building and warehouse […]

January 29, 2013