CHICAGO, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT)
announced today that its JBT AeroTech business has been awarded a contract
from the Canadian Government to supply four of the newly designed high
capacity Halvorsen 44K Loaders to the Canadian Forces. The 44K Loader is a
next generation version of the Halvorsen 25K Loader, capable of lifting 44,000
pounds of cargo within the same footprint. The contract for these first four
loaders also includes options to purchase an additional four units as well as
logistics support. Delivery is expected in December, 2008.
Halvorsen Loaders are used by military air forces to load, unload and
transport palletized cargo on both military and commercial cargo aircraft.
More than 400 of the 25K Loaders have been delivered, mainly to the United
States military. The new 44K Loader, like the 25K Loader, can be quickly
reconfigured for shipment and driven into cargo aircraft, a requirement of the
contract.
"This new loader will be critical to military air mobility operations
given its ability to be prepared for deployment in less than 30 minutes to
small airfields with limited infrastructure. Its compact size makes the
loader easily transportable to remote areas and highly maneuverable," said
John Lee, Vice President and Division Manager JBT AeroTech. "The Halvorsen
44K Loader's ruggedness and adaptability to the harsh environment also make it
a very reliable and low-maintenance military asset."
JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT) is a leading global technology solutions
provider to the food processing and air transportation industries. JBT
Corporation designs, manufactures, tests and services technologically
sophisticated systems and products for regional and multi-national industrial
food processing customers through its JBT FoodTech segment and for domestic
and international air transportation customers through its JBT AeroTech
segment. JBT Corporation employs approximately 3,100 people worldwide and
operates sales, service, manufacturing and sourcing operations located in over
25 countries. For more information please visit http://www.jbtcorporation.com
or http://www.jbtaerotech.com.
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