FEATURE | MODEX 2026


Business-to-business manufacturers like OZ Lifting Products will find a ready home at MODEX 2026. Another potential consideration involves some


automation of cranes and hoists to make workers’ jobs easier. It might not be full automation, Beightol points out, but a combination of manual operations and automation depending upon the application is a potential consideration. According to Beightol, Gorbel will be exhibiting


several different products from several aspects of its business. As far as its overhead crane side, that will include its enclosed track systems, which he pointed out is not an out of the box type system, but one that is designed to fit the exact needs of the user.


Gorbel will also be showcasing its newest


G-Force lifting device, V Series G-Force, which it also showed at ProMat. The newest addition allows ease of motion as it works like an extension of the worker’s body. When in float mode, the worker can move a piece of equipment or part just by touching and guiding it. Gorbel will also exhibit a new GS Hoist variable


OZ Lifting Product’s 1,200lbs Tele-Pro davit crane with manual braking winch.


and to speak directly with manufacturers who can help them design safer, more efficient facilities. She notes that ACECO will be exhibiting


products within its full scope of capabilities, including custom overhead crane and hoist manufacturing, system design, installation, inspections, ongoing service, modernisation and replacement parts. It will also be exhibiting NorLink solutions, a smart crane system and machine health monitoring platform the ACECO distributes.


72 Spring 2026 | ochmagazine.com Bringing things into focus


While many of the things on the MODEX show floor might not necessarily be targeting overhead cranes and hoists, Beightol explains, some of the technologies being showcased could be applied to the industry. He notes that such technologies could be anything from sensors to possible Internet of Things (IoT) technology or even some things that the industry has looked at in the past, including interactive dashboards.


frequency drive hoist, says Beightol. And on the warehouse side of its booth, will be exhibiting its Destuff-it line, which is an ergonomically designed platform system that allows individuals to move up and down and side to side when loading and unloading trailers, enabling them to do so more quickly, safely without injuries.


Bridging businesses together


“Overall, MODEX is an important event for business to business (B2B) manufacturing companies like us,” Ashley Blum, marketing manager for OZ Lifting Products explains, given that it brings together


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