Photo Courtesy of OXX The CoffeeBoxx's dustproof and water-resistant case can withstand jobsite conditions. Related Links: COFFEEBOXX Kickstarter Campaign Grand Rapids, Mich.-based manufacturer OXX has launched a campaign on the crowd-funding website Kickstarter to bring a more rugged coffee machine to the market. If the company meets its $50,000 fund-raising goal by the end of 2014, OXX will begin mass production on the CoffeeBoxx, a lightweight yet durable coffee brewer built to survive the rough conditions of construction sites."The inspiration for CoffeeBoxx came when I started noticing construction crews in our neighborhood using beaten-up coffeemakers on jobsites," says OXX CEO
Photo Courtesy of Haulotte The Activ'Shield Bar can detect when the operator is trapped. Responding to a growing demand for safety devices that protect aerial-work-platform operators from getting crushed by overhead objects, French-based Haulotte has introduced its Activ'Shield Bar, which is now available across much of its lineup of telescoping, articulating and vertical lifts.The new crash bar senses when the operator's body begins to press tightly against the platform's control panel. In its first 18° of motion, the bar provides an audible warning. Beyond that point, the bar shuts down machine functions and enables the operator to move out of
This week we look at a self-retracting lifeline from Werner Fall Protection and a truck-mounted crane from Iowa Mold Tooling. Click to begin the slide show.