Omaha Standard History

1932 Richard Palfinger establishes a metalworking and repairs workshop for agricultural trailers, tippers and vehicle bodies.

In 1959, the company built its first crane.

1964 Hubert Palfinger, Richard's son, lays the foundations for a new era by specialising in hydraulic truck-mounted loading cranes.

1968 The first crane in serial production comes off the line.

1971 Patents for hydraulic lifting moment regulation and cylinder arrangement on the boom extension system.

1973 Patent for mast planting grab.

1976 Patent for a hinged main boom.

1977 Patent for cable drum grab.

1978 Extension of the patent for the cylinder arrangement on the extension boom system, now covering several extension booms.

1980 PALFINGER constructs underwater cranes for offshore drilling rigs, used for laying tubes.

1981 Patents for compensated overload cut-off and trailing console.

Palfinger USA began selling and installing articulating loader cranes in 1985 as Tiffin Loader Crane and later known as PalFleet Truck Equipment.

1990 With the STEPA farm cranes, PALFINGER further extends its product portfolio.

PALFINGER s presence in the United States began in 1991 when a company named Tiffin Loader Crane, based in Tiffin, Ohio, became the exclusive dealer for its products in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

1992 Special solutions by PALFINGER RAILWAY are used by railway companies for the first time.

1998 Patent for oscillation suppression system AOS Active Oscillation Suppression System . Market launch of the Truck Mounted Forklift.

1999 PALFINGER goes public with its stock market launch in June.

2000 The first MOBILER container transfer systems are produced by PALFINGER.

2001 Introduction of POWER LINK PLUS, a top reverse linkage system developed by PALFINGER. It allows even the most difficult types of crane work on very limited space.

2003 With ACCESS, access platforms made by PALFINGER are launched on the market for the first time.

2004 PALFINGER takes over BISON, the German market leader for truck-mounted access platforms.

2005 Acquisition of RATCLIFF. PALFINGER takes over the British market leader in the field of tail gates and access systems.

2006 PALFINGER develops the new stability control solution ISC.

2007 PALFINGER presents High Performance , a new generation of cranes.

2008 PALFINGER takes over the ELEVANT sector of WUMAG GmbH, one of the leading German manufacturers of truck-mounted access platforms.

2009 Introduction of DPS-Plus, Single Link Plus and the Power Link cable winch for even more efficient truck-mounted crane operations.

In 2010, PALFINGER merged those two business units into one and renamed it PalFleet Truck Equipment Company.

2011 The new stability safety system HPSC High Performance Stability Control offers a maximum level of convenience and safety for truck-mounted crane operation.

2013 The PALFINGER Group has been awarded the most significant contracts for its marine business in the total equivalent amount of approx.

2014 As a pioneer in the field of sustainability, PALFINGER published its first integrated annual report, which not only presents PALFINGER s economic development but also contains information on ecological and social aspects of the PALFINGER Group.

2015 To complete its product portfolio in the marine business, PALFINGER took over Norwegian Deck Machinery AS, a manufacturer of special winches for the marine and offshore industry.

2016 In the second quarter, PALFINGER acquired a majority interest in its longstanding dealer MYCSA on the Iberian Peninsula and has continued the business at six locations.