Articles Tagged with ''lift trucks''

Crown Equipment forklift

Data-driven intelligence guides forklifts

Alternative power options in demand, support sustainability goals
Barbara Harfmann
Barbara Harfmann
September 15, 2017
Forklifts have long been a staple in beverage warehouses. Yet, demand for new, sustainable technologies, like electric lift trucks, as well as the incorporation of the right combination of slotting and storage strategies to increase capacity and picking efficiency are driving the market.
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Distribution fleet

Tips for prepping your fleet for winter

Lift trucks also need winterization protocol
Tom Kelley
September 15, 2016
Who runs the A/C in the middle of winter? You do, if your truck has a defroster. In modern HVAC systems, the air conditioner activates when you use the defroster. It removes excess moisture from the air, so it has a big effect on how quickly and effectively the defroster can clear the windshield.
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Crown Equipment Training

Safety high priority of forklift operations

Telemetry systems gaining steam for lift trucks
Jessica Jacobsen
Jessica Jacobsen
September 15, 2016
Although the main tasks of a warehouse are to produce and store products, warehouse managers have an even bigger day-to-day goal: safety. For the Industrial Truck Association, safety has taken center stage through its sponsorship of National Forklift Safety Day, which took place June 14.
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L Sensor O2

Preventative equipment prevents downtime

Piping components prevent freezing, corrosion
May 16, 2014

FT System, in partnership with the CNR researchers, Italy’s National Research Council, and the University of Padua, developed the L.Sensor.O2 quality-control instrument.


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Dematic trucks

Intelligent AGV platforms boost efficiency

Automated guided vehicles aid in manufacturing, warehousing and distribution
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Jennifer Storelli
August 16, 2013

In the interest of creating a more efficient warehouse, reducing cost, and improving speed, 74 percent of warehousing, manufacturing and distributing professionals surveyed last fall by the MHI Automation Alliance said they are planning or considering an automated project for their facility, according to MHI, Charlotte, N.C.


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Crown equipment

Forklifts rise to the challenge

Lift truck makers aim to increase productivity
Jennifer Zegler
September 12, 2011
The modern beverage warehouse is a world of contradictions. Due in part to SKU proliferation, beverage distributors are constantly adapting their warehouses to fit more product in a given amount of space.
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Aluminum cans

Supplier's Marketplace: August 2011

August 15, 2011
Read about new products from beverage industry suppliers. Included in this article is information on sorter control, cap sorters, and leak testers as well as several other products.
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