Impact highlights Cat ® stand-in and sit-on warehouse truck developments
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Impact highlights Cat ® stand-in and sit-on warehouse truck developments
Are you open-minded when it comes to replacing your warehouse equipment ?
Impact Handling and Cat ® Lift Trucks can offer you radically different products with game-changing effects on your profitability .
If you ’ re looking to replace , for instance , a platform stacker , the obvious approach is to choose another platform stacker . From the constantly innovating Cat ® warehouse range , we can certainly find you a similar but superior new model . But would you consider choosing something other than a platform stacker to do the job ? In some cases , the gains will be much greater .
Impact highlights a new generation of Cat stand-in and sit-on stackers and power pallet trucks .
First , these trucks allow you to increase the storage capacity – and hence the money-making potential – of your warehouse . Next , they boost your productivity , by moving more pallet loads per hour . Finally , they reduce your lift truck fleet ’ s total cost of operation in various ways .
A fuller warehouse – and fastermoving loads
Taking the Cat NSR12-20N2 ( I ) stand-in stacker range as an example , compared to platform models , stand-in trucks have a smaller footprint . What ’ s more , they lift higher – going up to 7 metres , depending on model and mast choice . It means you can make your aisles narrower and your racking taller , to fill more of your valuable warehouse space . Using the optional folding side stabilisers , which add extra residual capacity , you can also stack heavier loads at each level . 10 FDPP - www . fdpp . co . uk
One time-saving advantage over platform trucks is obvious : there ’ s no need to keep stopping to fold and unfold platforms and sidebars .
One time-saving advantage over platform trucks is obvious : there ’ s no need to keep stopping to fold and unfold platforms and sidebars . Others result from stand-in truck operators ’ increased sense of confidence and empowerment .
The operator is fully enclosed and protected , so there ’ s no fear of a shoulder , arm or leg banging into a racking column or other hard structure . From the operator ’ s central standing position , he or she also has a clearer all-round view . In addition , there are automated aids for speed and stability control . As a result , operators feel safe to drive faster . Meanwhile , the high manoeuvrability , advanced technology and precise handling of the trucks
makes every task quicker and smoother .
Further productivity gains have been made through ergonomic , high-comfort design which enhances user satisfaction and performance . This is another area in which the designers have extended their long-established world leadership in stand-in lift truck development .
The operator compartment is vibrationfree , comfortable , quiet and very easy to enter and exit . These factors , together with ergonomically designed controls , minimise stress , strain and fatigue . Operators feel better , work more productively and are less likely to need sick leave .
Lower total cost of operation ( TCO )
While improved storage efficiency and work rates boost income , the new trucks also reduce overall expense . For a given volume of pallet load movement , the stand-in stacker concept requires less labour and fewer trucks . Quite simply , the operators can do the work in a shorter time .