productCollision Sentry – always on guard
Every day in thousands of industrial environments, pedestrians and forklifts maneuver through buildings covering the same territory and often navigating the same path.
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articleWorker impaled on forklift tine by reversing lorry
Loading area the scene of yet another forklift related death.
articleDon’t miss the event of the year!
The Fork Lift Truck Association’s Annual Awards for Excellence show is the industry’s most prestigious awards show; a glittering celebration of the best and the brightest the UK has to offer.
productThe industry’s biggest event just got bigger!
New sponsor and supporters join the FLTA’s Awards for Excellence 2014.
articleThe future of the forklift
HSS Editor Simon Duddy speaks to forklift manufacturers to ask what the future holds for this industry workhorse.
productFronius Selectiva 1 kW
• For charging small and medium sized traction batteries
• 96% efficiency
• Indication of charging level using LEDs
• 100% serviceable – flexible modular design to make servicing, retrofitting and upgrading as easy as possible.
• Compact, lightweight design
• Based on Active Inverter Technology
productFronius Selectiva Plus 3kW
• For charging medium to large-size traction batteries
• Up to 94% efficiency
• Indication of charging level using LEDs
• Can be set to delay start of charging
• Simple handling due to compact and lightweight design
• Various options, e.g. EUW, Aquamatic, protection against undesired starting, I-pulse etc.
• Based on Active Inverter Technology
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productPedestrian detection
Arcure has developed a version of its Blaxtair solution to avoid collisions between pedestrian and industrial vehicles specifically for industry and logistics applications.
productCurtis unveils revamp
Curtis Instruments UK are delighted to announce that their new enhanced corporate website has gone live underwriting 40 years of delivering superb vehicle technology solutions to the UK and Ireland.
productIs your FLT chain marked correctly?
Leaf chain supplier, Chaintec, is warning companies with forklift trucks of the dangers of using chain that is not etched with full traceability information.
productSpot the safety warning
A new lamp from ECCO Group is designed for material handling applications and provides a visual warning for pedestrians in the vicinity of mobile equipment.
newsCSEasy from Continental means less downtime & better traction
Magazine distributor COMAG looked to Continental Specialty Tyres to provide the ultimate solution under challenging conditions.
productActive anti-collision system
Despite stringent HSE standards and legislation, each year many workers are still injured or even killed as a result of forklift truck accidents; such accidents can often be attributed to poor driver training, poor visibility or the operator’s distraction.
productRDS shows the weigh
RDS Technology offers a varied suite of on-board weighing systems for Forklift trucks – the Liftalert, Liftlog 100 and the Liftlog 100+.
productVehicle-mount computers
Designed for warehouse, port and yard process automation, Honeywell has expanded its range of Thor VM2 vehicle-mount computers to now offer support for Microsoft Windows 7 Pro and Windows Embedded Standard 7 operating systems for easy application development and system integration.
productRaising safety for forklift repairs
Leading supplier of heavy duty vehicle lifts, SOMERSTOTALKARE, asserts that while the connection between the correct maintenance of forklift trucks and improved operator safety is well established, there is still room for improvement when it comes to carrying out the necessary servicing and repairs.
productEngine overspeed protection
Diesel engine protection equipment manufacturer, Wyndham Page, has launched an innovative range of cost-competitive shutdown valves for diesel engine overspeed protection in areas in which hazardous concentrations of flammable gas or vapours may exist.
productImproving visibility
Orlaco will be demonstrating its latest innovations in the field of visibility systems for reach trucks, container handlers and counterbalance forklifts at CeMAT.
