TPT May 2008

T echnology U pdate

Four-way forklift provides safety and efficiency

Moving, stacking and locating stock at Access Technologies Ltd, UK, has become easier and safer, since the company took delivery of a Combilift forklift for its manufacturing facility. The Combilift’s 4-way capability has also enabled a 50 per cent increase in internal storage capacity. The company produces a range of open steel flooring and safety access products for clients across a wide range of sectors, including major contractors in the structural industry. Operations director Tony Baldassarra had been looking to improve the handling of the main raw material, steel, for some time, as he explains: “ We knew we had a problem, and were looking for a solution. Trying to get 6m long packs of panels and 7.5m long tubes up a gradient and through a 4.8m wide doorway with counterbalance trucks was a trial, and potentially dangerous, not to mention time consuming. Inside we were wasting storage space as we needed aisle widths of 3m. ”

The solution came in the form of a Combilift C3000 3t capacity multi-directional fork- lift supplied by Abex Ltd, a material handling specialist located close to Access Technologies’ headquarters. Abex’s Paul Raymond commented, “ [The Combilift] is designed to work both as a counterbalance and sideloader, inside and out. It can offload incoming deliveries in the yard in forward mode, initiate sideways mode by the push of a button to carry long lengths through the doors, and block stack in narrow aisles once in the building. It also copes with the relatively steep incline to the warehouse. ” Abex recommended an LPG powered Combilift fitted with hydraulic fork positioners due to the varying load sizes to be carried. Once the Combilift was in place, the benefits were immediate. The multi-tasking ability of the truck cuts out double handling and speeds up operations. A 4-way capability eliminates tricky manoeuvring to get products inside, which has also improved

 Combilift’s highly manoeuvrable 4-way forklift

safety procedures. Storage capacity has been increased by the narrowing of aisles to not much more than the width of the Combilift itself. Most stock can now be stored under cover, thus resulting in a much tidier yard. Mr Baldassarra commented, “The increased operational efficiency, reduced risk of product

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