Digital weigh gauge from Speedshield

Specialists in automotive control systems for industrial vehicles, the Australian company Speedshield has done it again - producing another safety accessory for forklifts.

The Fleet Weigh is an all-in-one digital weigh gauge which also includes features such as a pre-start checklist, card access and speed alert module, enabling fleet managers to get all the desired safety functions in one unit at the cost of a traditional hydraulic weigh gauge.

Explains executive director of Speedshield, Paul Dawson: "We launched the product locally and in the US last week and the response so far has been phenomenal."

He tells Forkliftaction.com News that two of the largest aftermarket spare parts suppliers in the USA have called to source the product for clients and quantities of Fleet Weigh modules have been despatched to the USA and Europe to cope with immediate customer demand.

"Our initial supply forecast of 1,000 units per month looks certain to be eclipsed in the first month alone."

The product is a rugged, fully immersible unit and installation is straight-forward for a mechanic with basic electrical skills. It is installed without the use of laptops and other breakables.

"Operator- and maintenance-friendly, Fleet Weigh is a straightforward retro-fit to most industrial moving plant,"says Dawson, adding that it removes the headache of satisfying customers who demand various aftermarket extras.

The product meets the recommendations of WorkSafe for reducing the risks posed by forklifts in the workplace:

• The load weight readout with overload alert ensures vehicles are not operated above their safe working load.
• The pre-op checklist alerts the operator to anything unsafe on a forklift.
• Operator verification ensures that only trained and accredited staff are operating on-site vehicles.
• Operator restraint interlocks prevent operators from being thrown into the mast during an impact or sudden braking.
• Vehicle engine timeout prevents a vehicle from running unattended which could lead to potentially hazardous scenarios such as build up of carbon monoxide in confined areas.

Features of the product include:

• High visibility display
• Digital load weight readout with overload alert
• Speed readout with over-speed alert
• Pre-start checklist
• Operator ID access control
• Seat belt interlock
• Idle timer (turns off unmanned truck)
• Imperial or Metric readout
• Inbuilt buzzer
• Optional 100 Volt (battery electric) tolerant electrics

Fleet Weigh is available off-the-shelf.