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Specialist forklift manufacturer Sichelschmidt has supplied a wide gauge pallet truck fitted with a crane jib to a leading manufacturer of measuring and testing equipment for the automotive, aviation and electrical engineering sectors.
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he niche product was developed in response to the customer’s requirements for substantial reach capacity and utmost stability when feeding extremely large components to the testing plant.
Sichelschmidt’s designers took a wide gauge model from the d 500 series, the d 516 with a nominal capacity of 1,600 kg, as a basis for the truck before adapting it for the application in question. A shorter mast to enable lift heights of 1,900mm was fitted to the base unit, and
a considerably longer than standard crane jib - 3,230mm rather than 1,200mm - was mounted onto the fork carriage to achieve
times for exact positioning of the load. This was an important customer prerequisite as the nature of both the high-tech testing equipment and the components makes careful handling a priority.
“This customer was already using a number of our trucks, and our modular design concept and flexibility enabled us to provide this bespoke solution,” says MD Ralf Sichelschmidt. “We foresee many more suitable applications for this type of machine: the wide gauge concept is a flexible and efficient system for changing machine tools on production lines for example or for general plant repair operations.” ●
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centre of 3,000mm with a 1,000kg cap Wide gauge pallet trucks
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Dundee council opts for trade-in Dundee City Council has taken advantage of a trade-in offer by Stertil Koni to update its range of vehicle lifting equipment. In 2001, Dundee City Council installed a selection of Stertil Koni vehicle lifts into its new workshop. Six years later, impressed with the lifts’ excellent performance and reliability, the Council purchased additional models.
Now, 10 years after the initial acquisitions, Stertil Koni has supplied four sets of six wireless mobile column lifts under the company’s new trade-in deal. The Council’s Waste Management Department operates a large fleet of vehicles carrying out waste collections across the city. Routine maintenance and repair is carried out regularly on the Council’s 143- strong fleet. Over the years, the range of Stertil Koni vehicle lifts used within the Council’s purpose- built workshop has included a four- post vehicle lift, a parallelogram lift, an in-ground lift plus cabled mobile column lifts.
characteristically offer a high level of stability and are a popular choice for high lift applications. They are also
often used for the handling of non palletised loads, in conjunction with attachments such as bale tongs, barrel clamps or rotating and tilting devices. The wide distance between the wheel arms of Sichelschmidt’s pallet truck/crane combination guarantees extreme stability and consequently the
straightforward picking up and setting down of loads. The frequency regulated and energy efficient ASM AC drive enables the operator to have precision control at all
Now, the Council has traded-in its wired mobile lifts and replaced them with four sets of ST1082FWF, 8.2 tonne capacity wireless mobile column lifts. The six lifts in each set provide a total lifting capacity of almost 50 tonnes – more than enough to tackle the most demanding applications. The new ST1082FWF vehicle lift uniquely incorporates a wireless control system that provides maximum access to the underside of a raised vehicle. Each of the mobile columns is equipped with two long-life deep cycle batteries which, when fully charged, will power the fully-laden column for more than 30 lifting cycles – easily a full week’s use. ●
www.stertiluk.com
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