Wireless weigher wins award

A new system that wirelessly weighs a fork lift truck's every load has won the top product prize at this year's FLTA Awards for Excellence. RAVAS' integrated weighing system, iForks won the 'Archie' for Innovation at the 2010 event.

Voters were impressed by the iForks 'plug and weigh' premise; with the entire system, including electronics and power supply, integrated into the truck's forks, relaying the information wirelessly via Bluetooth technology.

Collecting the 'Archie', RAVAS UK sales manager Nicola Whittle said: "We firmly believe that iForks will make a real difference to productivity and safety in materials handling worldwide, so it is great to see that the idea has captured the imagination of so many voters throughout the industry."