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Safety, product diversity impact forklift operations

Beverage warehouse operators rely on automated machinery

September 21, 2018

The safe handling of forklifts is vital to beverage operations and experts note safety, product diversity, sustainability and automation are key factors impacting the industry.

Millwood Inc. offers a product protector designed to prevent pallets and products from being damaged or destroyed from a fork truck collision. - Beverage Industry

Product protects pallets from fork truck damage

Compact device can withstand 30,000-pound impact

September 19, 2018

Millwood Inc. offers a product protector designed to prevent pallets and products from being damaged or destroyed from a fork truck collision.

Toyota Forklifts releases new counterweight forklift

Heavy-duty forklift lifts as much as 80,000 pounds

May 22, 2018

The adjustable wheelbase forklift has the capacity to lift from 15,000 to 80,000 pounds and is small enough to navigate tight spaces.

Liftomatic Material Handling Inc. introduced FTA drum-handling units designed for loading, unloading, palletizing and storage of steel drums in nearly any size or configuration - Beverage Industry

FTA drum-handling unit assists with loading and unloading steel drums

‘Parrot-Beak’ clamping system works with standard lift trucks

May 22, 2018

The attachment directly fits onto the forks of any standard lift truck with Liftomatic’s exclusive “Parrot-Beak” clamping system and cushioned belt-cradles.

Data-driven intelligence guides forklifts

Alternative power options in demand, support sustainability goals

Barbara Harfmann

September 15, 2017

Forklifts have long been a staple in beverage warehouses. Yet, demand for new, sustainable technologies, like electric lift trucks, as well as the incorporation of the right combination of slotting and storage strategies to increase capacity and picking efficiency are driving the market.

Tips for prepping your fleet for winter

Lift trucks also need winterization protocol

Tom Kelley

September 15, 2016

Who runs the A/C in the middle of winter? You do, if your truck has a defroster. In modern HVAC systems, the air conditioner activates when you use the defroster. It removes excess moisture from the air, so it has a big effect on how quickly and effectively the defroster can clear the windshield.

Safety high priority of forklift operations

Telemetry systems gaining steam for lift trucks

Jessica Jacobsen

September 15, 2016

Although the main tasks of a warehouse are to produce and store products, warehouse managers have an even bigger day-to-day goal: safety. For the Industrial Truck Association, safety has taken center stage through its sponsorship of National Forklift Safety Day, which took place June 14.

New supplier solutions prep products for distribution

Rehrig Pacific Co.'s new DSD solution helps pick, load, deliver product

February 16, 2015

Rehrig Pacific Co. introduced a new direct-store-delivery (DSD) solution: its DSD GeoSystem (DSD-GS).

Preventative equipment prevents downtime

Piping components prevent freezing, corrosion

May 16, 2014

FT System, in partnership with the CNR researchers, Italy’s National Research Council, and the University of Padua, developed the L.Sensor.O2 quality-control instrument.

Supplier’s Marketplace: September 2013

September 16, 2013

In response to a wave of lightweight closure solutions, Closure Systems International (CSI) released the Flex-Chuck, which offers a new approach to capping chuck design.