Hyster hits ReachStacker millennium

“A dedication to quality runs through every aspect of designing, manufacturing, and delivering all Hyster products,” says Peter van Sommeren, Manufacturing Operations Manager at the NACCO Materials Handling Group (NMHG) factory in Nijmegen, the Netherlands as the 1000th Hyster ReachStacker flows along the production line.



 

“Prototype trucks are proven in application before going into production. The 1000th Hyster ReachStacker is an excellent example and testimony to our promise to proof message.”

 



The latest Hyster ReachStacker gives exceptional fuel savings of up to 25pc when compared to previous Hyster models and some competitor models. It took many years of development, life-cycle simulation and testing to develop this unique machine which has class leading lift speeds and combined motions of lift and boom extension while driving.

 



”We had the first test trucks running back in May 2012 and have since collected thousands of validation hours in real life applications,” he confirms, explaining that the 1000th ReachStacker is one of the first Tier 4 final / Stage IV trucks to leave the factory.



 

“Changes made at the Nijmegen plant in recent years help to ensure that the design and manufacturing processes meet stringent quality standards and have enabled us to optimise costs, product quality, parts availability and speed of resolution of problems both in production and in operation,” says Peter.

“We now have up to 25pc fuel savings on our 2015 models, without loss of performance, compared to Stage IIIA 2010 trucks and many of our competitors,” adds Jan Willem van den Brand, Product Strategy Manager Big Trucks.

“The latest Hyster ReachStackers and Container Handlers, used to transfer and stack shipping containers, have proven time and again to offer significant fuel savings,” says Jan Willem.  “We had the first Stage IV / T4f test trucks running back in May 2012 and have since collected thousands of validation hours in real life applications.

“We have ‘right sized’ the engines to give the best performance, reliability and economy,” he says. “Our goal was to continue our ‘Profitable Low Emissions’ strategy reducing the total cost of operations and ownership while meeting the new standards for a cleaner environment.”

The latest Hyster Big Trucks above 18t lifting capacity feature EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation), DOC (Diesel Oxidation Catalyst) and SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) technologies to meet the Stage IV / T4f legislation.