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March 2016 Tube Products International 49
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.
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
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.”
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
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.
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.
The design also includes Crown features
such as Access 123 ®, e-GEN® braking
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).
Crown Equipment Corp – USA
Crown’s MPC 3000 Series
is suitable for a wide variety
of warehouse applications
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
bulmor Jumbo electric sideloader