 New Kaup T146S attachment |
Kaup launches push-pull attachments
ASCHAFFENBURG, GermanyKaup GmbH & Co KG has introduced the T143S-T146S, T143SA and T145SA push-pull attachments.
The new attachments made exclusively at the Aschaffenburg plant are available globally. A Kaup spokeswoman says when Kaup's new plant in Xiamen, China is completed, the attachments will be made there for all Australian and Asia Pacific customers.
Their predecessors, T143N-T146N, T143NA and T145NA, were launched at CeMAT 2000 in Hannover.
 Yale's MP16S low-noise pallet truck for silent operations. |
Silent Night with Yale MP16S
FLEET, United KingdomYale has produced a low-noise pallet truck after receiving a request from a Spanish supermarket chain two years ago.
Mercadona and Erosky was worried that their night-time deliveries to retail stores were disturbing local residents because of the noise of pallet trucks running over uneven surfaces.
Manufactured at Yale's Modena, Italy development centre, the MP16S low-noise powered pallet truck has a maximum noise level of 65 decibels - or 10 decibels lower than the standard model. It is available in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
OM introduces new electric series
LAINATE, ITALYOM has introduced the XE 13-20ac range of three- and four-wheel electric forklifts with load capacities from 1.3 to 2 tonnes.
The forklift range replaces the XE 12-20 series introduced in 2002. Manufactured in Bari, in southern Italy, the new series has new ergonomics, a new powerline and performs better in terms of acceleration, noise level and energy efficiency.
Mitsubishi launches "do-it-all"
READING, United KingdomMitsubishi Forklift Trucks has introduced a "do-it-all" sit-on stacker, the SBS15-20N series, that stacks at heights up to 6.5 metres and works in aisles narrower than a reach truck.
According to Mitsubishi, the forklift, made in Finland, transports goods well over long distances. It replaces a series introduced in 1997 which had DC drive. The new series has the "latest AC drive technology" and is available globally.