Global Innovators to Demonstrate Heavy Lifting Equipment
Engineered Rigging to Host Heavy Lifting Showcase
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark., August 27, 2026 — Engineered Rigging will host its annual Heavy Lifting Showcase on October 6 and 7, featuring best-in-class rigging and machinery moving equipment from around the globe, including Canada, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the United States. The event will be held at the company’s Equipment Depot and Fabrication Facility in Russellville, located about 75 miles west of Little Rock. The Showcase is free to attend; however, advance registration is required.
“Technological advancements are transforming how we implement heavy lifts and lateral machinery moves, and understanding the full range of equipment options available is critical to optimizing both efficiency and safety,” said Christopher Cox, P.E., president of Engineered Rigging. “The Heavy Lifting Showcase gives attendees a rare opportunity to experience a world of game-changing innovations in one location.”
Hands-On, Expert-Led Demonstrations
To bring the “Passport to Possibilities” theme to life, Showcase attendees will progress through 10 interactive stations in small groups to examine equipment up close, ask questions and gain a thorough understanding of the features, capabilities and applications. Demonstrations will be led by heavy lifting experts from featured manufacturers including:
- Officine CLP (Italy): The U.S. debut of the ultra-compact 220-ton LG202 hydraulic gantry. While CLP has been manufacturing gantries since 2001, its equipment is new to the Americas. Attendees will get to see the LG Series’ wireless control system in action.
- Foxtrot Industriel (Canada): Innovative robotic dollies engineered to navigate heavy loads through narrow corridors and tight turns common inside data centers, manufacturing plants and industrial warehouses. This station will feature the new SOLO 60-ton model and the Tango, which uniquely lifts and translates loads.
- Holmatro Hydraulic Solutions (the Netherlands): The newly released Apeiron hydraulic battery pump, which operates 50% faster under full load and nearly twice the speed of leading competitors. Holmatro will also showcase its ring climbing cylinders, the modern, faster and safer replacement for wooden cribbing, which deliver incremental lifts up to a height of nearly 36 inches. Holmatro’s 400-ton heavy-duty slide system and lightweight 200-ton skidding system will also be displayed.
- Engineered Rigging (USA): The proprietary ER PS500 Power Slide, a heavy-duty push-pull skidding system with 500-ton load capacity designed to transport heavy machinery into position even across unsupported gaps. Designed and built in Arkansas.
- Fassi (Italy): A demonstration of the compact heavy-duty F660RA knuckle boom crane, capable of lifting 3.4 tons at a 52-foot (16-meter) radius. Mounted on a custom, compact base designed and fabricated by Engineered Rigging, these versatile cranes can spot a hook in places where traditional cranes cannot reach.
- Power Team (USA): The eSync Synchronous Lift System, a battery-powered, multi-point lifting platform accurate to within one millimeter. Engineered for portability, the system breaks down into three sections for two-person transport.
- Enerpac (the Netherlands and USA): Netherlands-built equipment featuring the flagship JS250 jack-up system which has a load capacity of 275 tons per tower. Enerpac will also display its 70-ton strand jacks offering high capacity in a compact footprint ideal for space-constrained job sites like industrial plants, offshore rigs and ports.
- Hilman (USA): Highlights from its world-renowned machinery moving equipment including powered dollies, Omni skates and load handling devices.
- Scheuerle (Germany): Self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs) demonstrating the power, precision and versatility that hydraulic trailers bring to heavy lifting operations
Media Invitation
Accredited members of the press are invited to attend the Heavy Lifting Showcase for firsthand access to the equipment demonstrations. Photo and interview opportunities will be available with Christopher Cox, P.E., president of Engineered Rigging; Luca Giordano, CEO of Officine CLP; Charles-Éric Raymond, co-founder and president of Foxtrot Industriel; Benoît Serrano-Parent, P.E., co-founder and COO of Foxtrot Industriel; Bernie Faloney, CEO of Fascan International; and technical experts representing each manufacturer. Media registration is available by contacting Melissa Hicks at mhicks@engrigging.com or 484.888.6766.
About Engineered Rigging
Engineered Rigging provides pioneering heavy rigging solutions for a variety of industries around the globe. Leveraging decades of hands-on experience and technical expertise, we help clients overcome the world’s most intricate lifting challenges and complex machinery moves. Engineered Rigging empowers our customers with comprehensive equipment rental, sales, and preventive maintenance, engineering innovation, custom solutions and unwavering technical support. For more details, visit our About section.
