The idea of intelligent automatic adjustment of performance characteristics has been taken to a whole new level in the new EP25-35N 80V electric counterbalance range from Cat® Lift Trucks. Agility and intelligence Designed to cope with intensive duties and tough conditions, the trucks are highly...
Step into the densely packed interior of a third party logistics provider or, in fact, into almost any warehouse and what do you find? An environment that is under continuous evolution – continuous change. Warehouse managers need to be problem solvers, but planning for change can make an enormous...
This article focuses on the counterbalance market, but the Cat® Lift Trucks development and production centre in Järvenpää, Finland, is also able to call upon its long experience in the fields of warehouse and AGV technology to enhance a wide range of products. The main drivers of change, according...
When a company reassesses or reviews its materials handling fleet strategy, it takes time to reach the right decision. After all, a fleet is a major financial outlay and it is important to get it right – to have a fleet that sits nicely in the ‘Cinderella zone’ – not too big, not too small, just...
When buying any piece of equipment, sensible customers will consider not only whether it works well today but whether it will continue to work well in the future. In other words, they are looking for quality. Mark Nicholson has been speaking to the Directors at Cat® Lift Trucks’ production facility...
Lift trucks operate in all kinds of environments. In operations where they unload just two lorries a week they can, as you may imagine, last for decades. But how do they operate in extreme environments where demands are high? Any additional services to encourage customers to invest? Gian Schiava...
Logistic managers do not have an easy job nowadays. As companies struggle to reach their desired sales figures, the pressure is on their logistic managers to keep the costs down. At the same time, productivity and performance need to improve. eureka looks at some useful tools to help reduce costs in...
As more and more of our daily transactions and communications take place online and by smart phone, logistics companies are facing a stark choice – adapt or die. Gay Sutton looks at some of the newly emerging logistics models and asks, are the rest evolving quickly enough? A new report from Barclays...
At recent materials handling exhibitions like Logistica (Netherlands) and Manutention (France), the number of suppliers providing automated warehouse solutions has increased significantly. Will the warehouse of the future become a high tech building with hardly a human to be seen? Gian Schiava digs...
The ongoing economic crisis is making it difficult for companies to secure the necessary resources to invest in their businesses. How easy is it to gain financing through a dealer in today’s climate and are dealers offering any additional services to encourage customers to invest? Ruari McCallion...
