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With nearly 33,000 attendees, the inaugural edition of CONEXPO Latin America was considered a big achievement by organizers and an important triumph underlining the region’s strength.

“The successful first edition of CONEXPO Latin America proves the growing importance of the region for Manitowoc and the general construction equipment industry,” said Cristian Galaz, Manitowoc’s vice president of sales in South America.

Prominently located in a central area of the exhibition, Manitowoc’s booth welcomed hundreds of visitors, many of whom had a chance to experience first-hand two of the company’s industry-changing innovations: The new Crane Control System (CCS) and the pioneering KZ-100, a synthetic hoist cable solution.

“CCS is intuitive and easy to use, helping contractors and operators move between crane models with ease while benefiting from the system’s many advantages,” Galaz said. “CCS components and operating software have been specifically designed, developed and tested by Manitowoc engineering and innovation teams worldwide to guarantee the highest reliability standards.”

Visitors also learned more about the first synthetic hoist rope designed specifically for mobile cranes. The product is a result of a development partnership with Samson, a leading synthetic rope manufacturer, and Manitowoc. In addition to being 80 percent lighter than wire rope, KZ-100 is corrosion resistant, has neutral torque (no spinning) and requires no lubrication.

Held in Santiago, Chile, CONEXPO Latin America had significant numbers of professional attendees from throughout the region, as well as from North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. The event returns in October 2016 in Lima, Peru.

“It was a valuable opportunity to meet with customers face-to-face and discuss their needs directly,” Galaz added. “We’re looking forward to an even more successful event next year.”

About The Manitowoc Company, Inc.

The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (“Manitowoc”) was founded in 1902 and has over a 117-year tradition of providing high-quality products and support services that are tailored to customers’ needs. Its 2019 net sales were approximately $1.83 billion. Manitowoc is one of the world's leading providers of engineered lifting solutions. Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Manitowoc designs, manufactures, markets and supports comprehensive product lines of mobile telescopic cranes, tower cranes, lattice-boom crawler cranes, boom trucks and industrial cranes under the Grove, Potain, Manitowoc, National Crane, Shuttlelift and Manitowoc Crane Care brand names.