Apex Material Handling, 391 Charles Ct, West Chicago, IL 60185, US

Established in 1993, Manitex International designs, develops and builds specialty equipment for the automotive and heavy equipment industries utilizing patented and patent pending technology that identifies product defects and production problems early in its customers manufacturing process. The company also provides testing services for automotive driveline products and can manufacture certain products for the automotive industry via proprietary manufacturing methods. Its products include engine test stations; axle test stations; drive shaft assembly stations; VT1000 data acquisition system, a personal computer-based data acquisition system designed by Manitex; and VT2000 data acquisition system, a newer PC-based data acquisition system designed by the company. Manitex International is headquartered in Wixom, Mich.