Workstation cranes have helped save the backs of hundreds of labourers who had been used to manually lifting equipment on workbenches, or into a sub-assembly. And their manufacturers, working with safety researchers, have extended cranes into smaller and smaller applications.
A year from the company’s 30th birthday, Gorbel’s founder David Reh has been honoured by being elected to the top table in the US industry, namely as a vice-chairman of the board of governors of the US Material Handling Industry manufacturers’ trade association.
