Prime solution to power source
August 1st 2007 Selecting high performance
Hawker EnerSys batteries
and chargers for the
warehouse truck fleet at its
new Prime Point distribution
centre has provided Culina
Logistics with an efficient
solution to its power source
requirements.
With the smallest
batteries, used on the T16
powered pallet transporters,
the truck approaches its
charging position and the
depleted battery is lifted
out. The fully charged unit
is lifted back in using a small
gantry crane supplied as
part of the installation. The
middle sized batteries used
on the T20 trucks are
handled using a special
trolley which is brought to
the truck so that the
batteries can be switched
using a simple roll-off, roll-on
process. The largest batteries
from the X range reach
trucks are handled in a
similar way with a specially
adapted powered pallet
transporter. This
incorporates a magnetic arm
to push and pull the batteries
in and out of position to
avoid the need for manual
handling. Hawker devised
special stands at the
charging point to support the
batteries slightly higher off
the ground than normal so
that the modified pallet
transporter can approach
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