FOR IMMEDATE RELEASE
Contacts:
Rochelle Abbott
Marketing Manager
R&M Materials Handling, Inc.
(937) 525-5140
rochelle.abbott@rmhoist.com
R&M Materials Handling, Inc. Spacemaster® SX Earns HMI-Certified License
SPRINGFIELD, OH (June 3, 2014) R&M Materials Handling, Inc. is pleased to announce
that the Spacemaster SX is the first wire rope hoist platform to receive the HMI-Certified
License. HMI-CertifiedSM is a registered asset of the Hoist Manufacturers Institute (HMI).
This certification is verified by U.S. registered professional engineers and designates that
the SX wire rope hoist meets FEM, DIN and EN standards. The purpose of the HMICertified program is to instill buyer and user confidence in the product by assuring it meets
one or more recognized industry standards and the licensee is committed to safety,
service and after market support.
First introduced in 2001, the Spacemaster SX wire rope hoist represents an innovative
design that includes a large drum diameter giving it the lowest headroom and best wheel
loads in the industry. Standard configurations include normal headroom, low headroom
and double girder trolley designs and it has capacities ranging from ½ - 80 ton.
“This is a significant achievement and milestone for R&M and our SX wire rope hoist
platform. R&M has long been a leader in the manufacture and distribution of electric wire
rope hoisting equipment along with our accompanying overhead traveling crane
components and modular crane packages. Having the SX platform recognized as HMICertified will create additional awareness and confidence in the quality and safety that it
delivers to our distributors and end-users alike,” comments Jim Vandegrift, President of
R&M Materials Handling, Inc.
Since 1929 R&M has been a leader in the overhead material handling industry. R&M’s manual
chain, electric chain and wire rope hoist platforms, along with modular crane packages are
distributed by a wide and diverse network of independently owned and operated businesses. This
wide network includes crane builders, crane and hoist service companies, industrial distributors,
entertainment representatives and other material handling and hoist equipment manufacturers and
distributors. Headquartered in Springfield, Ohio, R&M's distribution network extends from Canada
to Chile.
For more information, contact R&M Materials Handling Inc., 4501 Gateway Boulevard, Springfield,
OH, 45502. You may also visit www.rmhoist.com or call 1-800-955-9967.