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Benefits of lithium-ion powered material handling equipment

Electric vehicles or EV have become a new standard for innovation across various industries, especially material handling. Apart from having environmental benefits, they have shown tremendous success with heavy-weight applications and quite promising results for the long run. Every material handling equipment manufacturer today offers electric options for a variety of equipment like electric stackers, electric forklift and electric reach truck . With the rapid advancements battery technology, electric vehicles are becoming more and more reliable. In this process of developing the best-performance battery, lithium-ion has taken the lead over lead-acid batteries. Lithium-ion technology has demonstrated humungous potential in terms of performance, cost-savings and sustainably. The success of the lithium-ion battery is what motivated Elon Musk to step into the world of Electric Vehicles. It sets a remarkably high benchmark in terms of electric batteries can do and how they can make

5 things to consider while purchasing a forklift

Forklifts are a core part of your material handling fleet. A whole lot of your daily tasks are dependent on these machines and hence, they account for a big part of your spending. There is no way you can choose the best forklift as every manufacturer will have its pros and cons. But there is one in the market will best suit your specific needs and will serve as the right investment. Finding the right one for your requirement takes a little insight into what the market has to offer in today’s time. There are different parameters based on which you judge a forklift’s performance and its probability of matching your expectations. For that, you need to clearly plan out your requirements and set some tangible expectations so that you can have a good sense of what it is you are looking for in a forklift. Once you are done with that, start browsing for various models in your budget range and check out the specifications of each model to evaluate its suitability Here 5 things to consid

5 trends that are shaping the future of material handling

Initially, when the idea of the warehouse came into effect, they were only being used as a simple storage space for manufactured and packaged goods ready for dispatch. Today, warehouses have become highly complex and sophisticated storage environments for various types of materials, assets and goods.  Along with that, material handling has also evolved in parallel to even greater heights. Material handling these days happens in a highly meticulous fashion with real-time updates and advanced command prompts using computers. Various material handling equipment like an  Electric Tow truck , pallet truck or a jack, have become extremely agile and swift in terms of operation capability, in order to accommodate complicated handling tasks.  But that was just the beginning. The future of smart warehouses and material handling seems brighter than ever before. With rapid advancements in technologies and the invention of smarter communication hardware, warehouses are being transformed into