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Here are some maintenance guidelines to keep your electric forklift's lead acid batteries performing and lasting as they should.
There is no upside to downtime. Downtime can have varied negative impacts depending on the industry, especially in areas heavily reliant on material handling equipment like forklifts. See if these line up in your experience:
Learn more about the rebranding of Doosan products under the Bobcat brand. Discover how the rebranding will affect products and prices, and what it means for Doosan customers.
A helpful guide to brushes and brooms for floor cleaning equipment.
In today’s demanding warehouses, getting more output from your existing forklift fleet has high value. Surprisingly, something as simple as upgrading the operator seat or control design provides immense impact on safety, downtime, and productivity.
Running a smooth warehouse operation relies on having reliable, high-performing material handling equipment. But keeping your fleet of forklifts running at peak efficiency can be challenging.
Get ready to take on Old Man Winter and send him packing! This comprehensive article will help you prep your people and equipment to conquer icy temps, slippery surfaces, brutal winds, and limited visibility.
A well-organized and efficiently run warehouse is essential to the success of many operations. From manufacturing plants to retail outlets to distribution centers, there’s a lot riding on the shoulders of those who manage warehouses.
Let’s talk about how to stretch your budget and get the most life out of your forklift tires as possible.
Good tires can make or break your forklift. Literally.
Forklifts are important machines that help move things in warehouses and other places. They can run on either batteries or fuels like LPG or diesel. In this blog post, we will learn how to safely recharge or refuel a forklift.
If you work in a warehouse or distribution facility, you are familiar with pallet racks used for organizing and storing products and the forklifts used for stacking pallets on racks or removing them for delivery to other areas.
When you look at the image above, do you get the feeling "cleaning is in progress"? Not so much, right? And, in a large plant, warehouse, or retail space, manual methods of cleaning are not just ineffective--they are inefficient!
If you own a business that is growing, you may be facing the challenge of needing more space. Expanding your building or moving to a larger space can be expensive, inconvenient, and disruptive to your operations. However, there is a solution that is often overlooked: maximizing your vertical storage space. By adding a mezzanine floor to your building, you can create an intermediate level between the main floors, adding affordable and customizable storage space. In this article, we will explore the benefits of mezzanines and how they can help you maximize your vertical storage space. We will also introduce you to Morrison, a company that can help you with professional design and installation services for mezzanine systems.
Efficient warehouse storage is essential to the success of any business that deals with inventory management
Any industrial environment is full of heavy items that need to be moved up, down and sideways. Maybe it’s a pallet loaded with finished goods that needs to be raised off the floor for shrink wrapping. Maybe it’s components that need to be loaded into a machine for assembly. Or maybe it’s a large product that’s being worked on.
Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are creating a fundamental change in the material handling industry. The longer runtimes, longer lifespan, fast charge capability, and reduced cost of ownership make adoption of lithium-ion power a clear decision.
When you think about material handling equipment in the construction industry, forklifts may not be the first thing that springs to mind. Front end loaders, back hoes, and conveyors may be what you think of right off the bat.
Are you running out of space in your current warehouse or distribution center? Have you considered moving up?
Does that headline scare you? Well, it should if you rely on electric forklifts. Yikes!
Most folks don’t associate forklifts with farming. Tractors and combines, sure. Forklifts and other material handling equipment, not so much.
But as the need for increased speed and efficiency in agriculture has grown, modern material handling solutions have replaced tractors on farms of all types. Supplies and seed are regularly delivered on pallets, so forklifts are quickly becoming a staple of the modern American farm. Farmers looking to expand or who want to store more seed, produce, or supplies need the extra oomph that a lift truck brings.
Forklift tires are essential to your equipment’s safe operation. Worn tires can cause accidents and harm forklift operators. Let’s review the why and when of forklift tire replacement.
Your forklift’s tires impact the efficiency of the forklift’s operation. A review of the types and applications of forklift tires is provided in this article.
A forklift’s tires are its foundation. The truck’s weight, the weight of the load, plus the weight of the operator all rest on the tires. Beyond carrying weight, tires provide a solid, stable base for the forklift and are the vehicle’s only shock absorption and suspension system.
Let’s all celebrate National Forklift Safety Day by staying safe every day!
It’s time to add a forklift to your fleet. Maybe it’s a replacement for an existing truck that’s outlived its usefulness. Or maybe your operation has evolved and requires more capacity or different capabilities.
Battery charging areas or rooms have certain requirements and the location can help or hinder traffic flow and productivity.
When is a short-term rental a good business decision?
Farming is hard work - unpredictable weather, volatile market, physical demands, and the unpredictability of livestock and crops. Most farmers embrace technology that makes their job easier and depend on the lifting power of forklift trucks.
This blog post will focus on the lumberyard environment and examine factors to consider when purchasing forklifts.
When your operation needs to add a forklift, one of the earliest decisions you’ll face is “should I buy, rent or lease?” This post will focus on the lease versus buy decision and explain the advantages of the primary types of leases.
Downtime is a dirty word. We hate it. YOU, hate it. It is more than an “inconvenience”—it is expensive. Let’s discuss how you can avoid downtime as much as possible and keep your business—and your forklifts—moving forward.
Do you have good visibility into your forklift fleet's status? Have you asked yourself whether a forklift is worth the money you're spending to run it? Have you evaluated your forklifts productivity and decided you might have too many or not exactly the right machine for the job or space they are operating in? Read this article for clarification and call us for some free tools to help in your data analyzing and decision-making process.
Are you facing a space crunch? Can’t afford the messy workflow interruption of a construction project? Need an added space solution that offers long-term flexibility? High-quality modular office and other prefab solution installations require just a few people and are done in hours. Sound interesting? Read on . . .
Forklift tires do more than roll your lift truck around your facility. They also impact operator health, the efficiency of the forklift, and accident prevention. This article will review the types of forklift tires, the environments each is suited for, and how the right tire selection, use, and replacement can impact your operation.
Forklift seats take a beating—and so do your operators! Let’s talk about when, why & how to replace forklift seats.
Moving and stacking pallets doesn’t always require a ride-on forklift truck.
Electric, LP or diesel, oh my! Which type of forklift should you buy?
In this article we compare forklift battery types by looking at power and energy, charging, maintenance, safety and more.
How much lift capacity do I need in a forklift? Join us for a discussion where we consider a load's shape, size, and weight distribution and how they influence the forklift's ability to handle the load.
Each forklift uses chains coupled with hydraulic pressure in order to move the forks up and down. As a result, your forklift's chains carry the load of thousands of pounds each day. Since they are so pivotal to the operation of your machine, it is important that you are checking them often for signs of excessive wear or breakage.
When outfitting your operation with expensive machinery such as forklifts, there are times and circumstances when renting instead of purchasing just makes good business sense.
Your forklifts have costs associated with operation and it's important that you know how much each one costs you per hour of operation.
Fleet management refers to the collection, analysis and use of critical equipment data to improve productivity and reduce costs. Fleet management programs, such as Morrison's free Maintenance Logistics:MX online program, keep a fleet running efficiently, on time, and within budget.
Just as you want to wear the most comfortable and effective shoes on your feet to depending on the job you are doing, good, proper tires on your lift truck are critical when considering the longevity of your equipment.
So many workplace accidents, injuries and fatalities can be prevented with proper training. In this article, we review potential safety hazards, how to train forklift operators effectively, and the importance of paying attention to potentially hazardous workplace conditions.