No matter how successful a company is in operating forklift trucks, safety should be always a priority. The journey toward improving safety should start with a thorough risk assessment of the company and its operations. Protecting the pedestrian staff and forklift truck operators with the latest...
In the world of materials handling and logistics, loading docks are often considered the most dangerous of places. Investment in technological solutions can reduce the risks but a firm understanding – and regular reminding – of the hazards and essential safety measures is needed too. Mark Nicholson...
A warehouse is organic. The forklift trucks, the people, the goods... It is a wasps’ nest that is continuously mutating, with goods fl ows constantly arriving and leaving again. The logistics manager must ensure optimum control and guidance. This means an invisible system is indispensable. Without...
Just when it seemed that RFID progress had ground to a halt, along comes America’s NFL with a game-changer. Ruari McCallion checks the playbook. The sight of two 100kg-plus helmeted and armoured men smashing into each other is a sensation for the eyes and ears. The impact is loud and it looks so...
When it comes to replacing your forklift truck fleet, finding the best solution means being open to the advice of a supplier you can trust – and being very clear on what you want the lift trucks and the dealer to do. Mark Nicholson discovers how one major provider of products and services to the...
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...
A secure base First we have to ask the question: what is a good floor? The answer may be almost too obvious: a clean, flat floor without cracks and holes and of course with a long life span. True…but reality requires a more thorough investigation. We begin by looking at the components that comprise...
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...
