Deutsche Messe press manager Brigitte Mahnken highlighted the similarities between the two logos, which both represent trade shows in the developing world.

The logos are also similar to that of the European CeMAT show, which takes place every three years in Hannover (the same city as Deutsche Messe’s headquarters), the most recent show being held in May this year.

Dennis Wong, the director of Vitali International Lifting Equipment Ltd., is always among the first to book exhibition space. The exhibition grounds are “about 180km from our factory and the cost is relatively cheap,” he says.

Vitali, as usual, will use the show to exhibit a range of chain and lever hoists, including its so-called K-V Type lever hoist. The model is available from 0.8-9t capacity. “The unit is lightweight and compact and the patented friction disc design means no brake discs are required,” says Wong.

The unit includes a grade 100 galvanized load chain. Each chain block is operationally tested at 1.5 times rated capacity. The unique free wheel design means no preload is required to operate the hoist. Also on show will be the K-II chain block – available from 0.25-30t capacity.

Both chain block and lever hoist are for the industrial market. The overload protection device is an optional feature.

Taiwan-based Yoke Industrial Corp. will again show its new hoist ring, “providing dependable lifting and lashing means for ease of use when lifting heavy loads of different materials and shapes,” it says.

Due to its ball bearing construction, Yoke hoist rings rotate freely through 360 degrees and are available for loads from 4-40t with a designed safety factor of 5:1.

The rings have been proof tested to 2.5 times working load limit. Yoke adds that units are “easy to install

(need only one tap hole) and are available in bushing and ball bearing.”

Additional features include:

– 100% magnaflux crack detection;

– drop forged suspension ring;

– 20,000 cycle fatigue rated to 1.5 times working load limit;

– rings are stamped with batch code for easy traceability;

– multi-directional loading;

– self aligns in direction of load;

– no friction transfer to the bolt as it turns, which equals a longer life;

– the bolt comes with a finish for increased corrosion protection;

– units are available in metric or UNC thread.

Jeremy Gao, a spokesperson for Gorbel (Tianjin) Crane Co., Ltd., the Chinese manufacturing facility of US-based work station manufacturer Gorbel, says he is hoping for a wider cross-section of visitors from industry with purchasing-power at this year’s show.

“We do hope this year will be busier,” he adds, saying, naturally, “more visitors would bring us more business opportunities.”

Gorbel will exhibit from its enclosed track work station cranes. It will display a free standing work station crane, “which covers a rectangle area and a work station jib crane, which covers a circular area,” Gao explains.

Since Gorbel Tianjin only opened in May 2006, many of its products are still new to the Chinese market, despite its more than 20-year history in the USA.

“Gorbel is growing fast in the Chinese market,” says Gao. He continues: “We have done a good job in the past two years and we hope for more success in the near future.”

Remote control firm Ikusi will launch the new version (3.1) of its TM70 software.

The TM70 modular range of radio remote control systems includes several electronic interfaces used to control, among other things, overhead lifting equipment.

The 3.1 version allows the transfer of information to the transmitter in order to be displayed on the LCDs on the push button devices type I and II, and the desktop models LCD70.

Each TM70 receiver will be able to support, therefore, up to two INCAN cards and, in addition, a maximum of:

– 44 digital inputs (one IN4D connected directly to the receiver’s logic controller)?- 11 analog inputs 0-10v;

– 11 pulse inputs 0-450v;

– Any combination of different types of micro-modules, up to a maximum of 11;

– Analog cards A2VCAN and A2ICAN.

In each TM70 receiver, with the LR72 card, up to four similar interface modules, or a combination of models (up to eight analog outputs maximum) can be installed.

There is a tele-adjusting function for the analog outputs, A2VCAN and A2ICAN, which permits the adjustment to personalised parameters for these analog outputs via radio, using the standard display LCD70.

The different Ikusi ranges and models of remote controls, also on show, include the I-syon, modular TM70 and modular TM60, which are designed for the remote control of machinery used for a variety of applications.

Remote control firm Autec (stand F5-4 in pavilion E1) will stage its new pushbutton handsets MK 06 and MK 08, in addition to the MK 10 and MK 12 in the Modular series.

The range includes handsets and joystick controllers and is certified for functional safety by TÜV Süddeutschland (category 3 EN 954-1 for the protection of the Stop circuit and for the protection against unintended movements from the standstill position of the actuators).

Along with the usual ergonomic shape that eases control even in the most demanding and difficult working environments, according to the manufacturer, the new 6/8-pushbutton transmitters are compact and allow the employment of different actuator types (pushbuttons, toggle switches, rotary-switches, also with removable key).

“This way, it is possible to create a tailor-made solution that suits the specific needs of our customers for different hoisting and material handling applications in the building and industrial field,” it said.

The “master/slave” and “take&release” versions are also available, allowing the joint control of different machines or the control of the same machine with two units. “The transmitters, called respectively ‘master’ and ‘slave’, are matched with their own receivers and enable the control of their corresponding machines in single or tandem mode. The control of the shared machine occurs by means of a ‘take/release’ actuator, voluntarily activated by the user; the control status is failsafe, which means that the safety functions are always active, even if a failure occurs,” Autec said.

Christian Kugler, marketing coordinator at HBC-radiomatic, said: “Our main objective is to further strengthen our role as leading manufacturer of radio controls in China. We hope that the number of visitors will increase,” he added.

“On the other hand,” he continued, “we have to understand that CeMAT India represents another attractive tradeshow in the Asian market and it that might pull some visitors away from CeMAT Asia.”

HBC-radiomatic will exhibit its extended range of radio controls with integrated LCD, “including some brand new products that perfectly fit to the needs of intralogistic applications, such as, for example, our new joystick transmitters spectrum A and spectrum B,” added Kugler.

It will also show new handheld transmitters, such as the quadrix radio control with preselection of trolley or hoist. Receivers equipped with flexcard modular systems will also be on show.

New features such as radiomaticÆ shock-off/roll-detect/zero-g, enabling quick shut-down of the radio control in an emergency will also be exhibited.

Kugler concluded: “We still see highly increasing demand for our products there [in China] even though a slow cooling down of the economy is expected.”