 Kazuhiko Hirai presents the plaque to James Brindley (Komatsu reach truck in background). |
Japanese forklift arrives in museum
RIPLEY, United KingdomThe National Forklift Heritage Centre has received a reach truck donation from Komatsu Utility Co Ltd (Japan).
Deputy general manager of Komatsu's international division Kazuhiko Hirai handed the Komatsu FB10R-1 reach truck to museum owner James Brindley.
Hirai presented Brindley with a plaque to recognise his work in establishing the forklift museum.
Nissan finalises Atlet acquisition
TOKYO, JapanNissan Motor Co Ltd's European subsidiary has completed its acquisition of Atlet AB after receiving European Commission approval.
Toshio Aoki, general manager of Nissan Motor's industrial machinery division, has been named as Atlet's new chairman of the board. Keiji Ikeda of Nissan Motor is Atlet's new CEO. Ikeda will be based at Atlet's headquarters in Mölnlycke, Sweden.
Nissan and Atlet combined will produce over 36,500 forklifts a year with an annual turnover of EUR858 million (USD1,221.5 million).
Raymond calculators prove savings
GREENE, NY, United StatesRaymond Corp has introduced three online calculators at
www.raymondcorp.com/solutions to prove how switching to Raymond products can cut operating costs.
The ACR Calculator estimates savings related to battery costs and changing times by switching from a DC-powered system to an AC-powered Raymond forklift.
The Reach Truck Performance Calculator counts the pallets moved per hour and cost per pallet moved to determine the productivity of Raymond reach trucks.
The Space Utilisation Guide shows how to "maximise the cube" by determining the number of extra pallets that can be stored by switching to narrow aisle and very narrow aisle forklifts.
Hour meter to track forklift
GREENVILLE, NC, United StatesHyster Company and On-Board Communications have introduced a remote hour meter reading device to track forklift run time, saving time and effort on maintenance and manual product checks.
The tool is housed in a 3 inch by 5 inch (7.6cm by 12.7 cm) box and links to a customisable digital paging network. The meter's customisable network allows operators to choose a specific time for the device to submit forklift runtime data.
Users can log into the network and check the information from any computer at any time.
Doosan develops fuel cell
South KoreaDoosan Heavy Industries & Construction is developing fuel cell for power generation.
The South Korean Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy selected Doosan as the main contractor for the USD55.6 million project to develop a 300kW-class power generation fuel cell.
Doosan is working with the Korean Institute of Science and Technology, the Korea Institute of Energy Research and Korea Midland Power on the project, believed to be the first of its kind in South Korea.