TPi March 2016

Tube handl ing & logist ics

Multi-purpose lift truck with high-lift mast Material handling company Crown has launched across Europe a new range of multi-purpose lift trucks. Capable of travelling at up to 12.5km/h and lifting 1,200kg to a height of 4.3m, the Crown MPC 3000 Series combines the benefits of an order picker with the advantages of a counterbalanced lift truck. The adaptability of the trucks in the new series makes them suitable for use in a wide variety of warehouse applications. design with no intrusive load arms, these trucks are working in our warehouse as versatile all-rounders. The MPC 3000’s amazing agility and exceptionally high lift speeds have made a very positive impression.”

Crown’s MPC 3000 Series is suitable for a wide variety of warehouse applications

The new multi-purpose lift truck combines its stable, high-lift mast design with cantilevered, adjustable ISO forks unhampered by load arms. This combination means that the truck is capable of lifting full-capacity loads (load centre: 600mm) to the full height of the mast. With nested I-beam mast

The MPC 3000 Series trucks are fitted with high-lift masts, making them suitable for order picking, put- away, long-distance transport, replenishment and sandwich stacking. A counterbalanced design means the trucks have no load arms, so they can work in close proximity to machinery, sandwich-stack four-way pallets, and manoeuvre in tight or congested areas. The high-lift mast also enables the truck to respond swiftly to demand by replenishing low-level pick slots from high-level shelves or racks. This is an operation that would previously have required a separate reach truck or high-lifter. Christoph Grüter, head of logistics at Roto Frank Bauelemente GmbH, where the lift trucks have been subjected to intensive on-site testing, said, “With a sturdy duplex mast capable of lifting loads to a full 4.3m plus a compact

construction and clear- view fork carriage and overhead guard, operators have an almost unobstructed field of vision forwards and upwards, so they can position forks and loads quickly, precisely and safely.

and electronic steering. Fleet managers can choose from a wide range of optional Work Assist TM accessories, enabling them to customise trucks for specific requirements. The MPC 3000 Series is available with a non-telescopic mast (1,780mm lift height), a simplex mast (4,200mm) or a duplex mast (4,300mm).

The truck automatically adjusts its cornering speed and acceleration according to the steer wheel angle, fork height and load weight. Together with responsive brakes and a suspended, shock-absorbing floorboard, operators have more confidence for safer operation.

Crown Equipment Corp – USA www.crown.com

The design also includes Crown features such as Access 123 ® , e-GEN ® braking

Efficient handling of long and bulky goods Dynamically changing demands in the intralogistics market require ongoing, individualised solutions. In the field of sideloaders and multi-directional sideloaders, bulmor is a specialist in creating solutions for each individual customer.

bulmor is a partner for companies who are looking for efficient handling of long, heavy and large materials. The company has 40 years of knowledge of the truck industry, including brands such as Irion, Lancer, Jumbo, and Baumann multi-directional sideloaders. It produces multi-directional sideloaders with a lifting capacity of 15 tons, sideloaders with a lifting capacity from 4 to 20 tons, and electric sideloaders from 4 to 8 tons. The company constructs these individual machines at its Austrian headquarters.

bulmor industries GmbH – Austria info@bulmor.com www.bulmor.com

bulmor Jumbo electric sideloader

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