Advanced, state-of-the-art robotic forklifts that can “see” obstacles and use memory and sensory information to find their way around a warehouse floor unaided by humans will be installed at several East Coast distribution centers and factories. Seegrid Corporation — the Pittsburgh-based manufacturer of automated guided vehicles — announced that it had struck a deal to … Read more
If you happened to be driving through the German countryside earlier this month and noticed a cargo container lift truck hoisting cargo containers high into the air, it wasn’t your imagination. Hyster — the Greenville, North Carolina, manufacturer of forklifts and other heavy duty materials handling equipment — recently sponsored an exhibition of its products … Read more
Each year, thousands of people are injured and even killed while operating or working near forklifts. That’s why it’s essential that forklift safety needs to be a top priority for any business. That forklift safety statistics are staggering: Each year in the US, about 20,000 workers suffer serious injuries as a result of working with … Read more
Questions are being raised as to why the Illinois Department of Human Services left behind a forklift and a tractor — as well as confidential patient and employee records and other items — when it shut down three mental health facilities due to funding cutbacks in 2012. The revelations came to light as part of … Read more
Forklifts are an essential piece of equipment for practically every warehouse, manufacturing facility and other businesses today. These durable, hard-working vehicles provide one of the fastest, most efficient and cost-effective ways to keep business running productively and profitably. Yet forklifts are also enormously powerful and extremely heavy. When they aren’t used properly and with the … Read more
A forklift battery manufacturer in Europe has developed a new type of lithium iron phosphate battery that theoretically, at least, never needs replacing. The new battery was unveiled by BYD Europe at CeMAT, the materials handling trade show that was held this month in Hamburg, Germany. It requires significantly less time and energy to charge … Read more
Jason Dorsey, a forklift mechanic from Charlotte, North Carolina, is the first person to be awarded the master technician certification from UniCarriers Americas. Dorsey, who also was the first certified journeyman through the educational institute, has been a forklift mechanic for the past decade at Western Carolina Forklift. He completed the four year masters program … Read more
Your forklift batteries must always be handled with care-that’s given. So is taking pains to make sure you charge them for the correct amount of time and hook them up correctly to the charger. Batteries are expensive and you need them to last their full life. You also can’t afford the down time if you … Read more
While many manufacturing and warehouse operations still rely on forklifts for moving materials from Point A to Point B, a growing number of companies are turning to tugger and cart systems for more efficiency and cost savings. Tuggers and carts are like miniature trains that don’t run on rails. A series of carts can be … Read more
Chaintec, a leading supplier of leaf chains for forklifts in the UK, is warning companies to make sure their chains are etched with fully traceable information so they can be assured of where they were manufactured. International quality standards for leaf chains, clevises and sheaves require that chains be marked with the manufacturer’s name or … Read more
