According to Philadelphia Scientific, over 80% of forklift batteries don’t achieve their maximum life potential, with more than 25% of potential life often lost due to the way the battery is used. This can add up to thousands of pounds being wasted on site.
Companies purchasing or hiring used forklift trucks are being urged to make sure that they see a valid Thorough Examination Report for every machine they bring on site.
In Kapfenberg, Austria, Pankl High Performance Systems produces drivetrains for motorcycle and sports car manufacturer, KTM. It uses automation from KNAPP for just-in-time supply of components to assembly workstations, where KNAPP software ensures real-time quality control.
Susy Keating, managing director of BrandSAFE, considers how adopting a common sense approach to impact protection equipment can help keep people and assets protected.
At a launch event this month, Linde released a new diesel powered forklift that pushes the envelope in terms of performance, fleet management, truck power and connectivity. Simon Duddy reports
Combilift has produced 50,000 of its customised handling solutions since the company was established 21 years ago. It recently delivered the 15,000th unit into the UK – an Aisle Master articulated truck supplied by Combilift dealer Briggs Equipment to the Sudbury, Suffolk, site of its customer Nestlé.
CFTS, the body behind a UK national standard for the Thorough Examination of lift trucks, has addressed the confusion over whose responsibility it is to make sure that trucks have received regular inspections.
What started as a small idea presented during a coffee break is now celebrating its fifth anniversary as a global service. The 1-Minute-Maintenance program offered by Ambaflex comprises easy-to-follow video instructions that are accessed through strategically-placed QR-codes on a machine's maintenance points.
Materials handling equipment plays a key role in the safe and efficient movement of goods into, around and out of factories and warehouses. Here, we feature a wide range of equipment that includes lift trucks, conveyors, hoists and cranes, as well as some of the systems and products used for storing goods. {AD_OVERRIDE(278339, "(587881,586647)")}
