The new fork positioner “View” from Linde Material Handling provides a significantly improved view of the forks, especially when storing and retrieving goods. It effectively prevents damage to cargo as well as to building components, equipment and trucks. The fork positioner is available for all electric and IC-powered counterbalanced trucks in the load range of 1.2 to 5.0 tons.
Fork positioners have become indispensable in many industrial sectors – for example, when it comes to storing goods accurately, down to the nearest millimeter, on truck loading platforms or shelves. By moving the forks to the left and right, the driver can position the cargo faster and more exactly. Equally important for the safe and precise movement of the load, however, is a clear view of the fork arm through the lift mast, fork carriage and fork positioner. And this is just where Linde’s product management identified further potential for improvement.
“Our aim was to increase the driver’s scope of visibility in order to better support them in their work and make processes safer,” says Frank Bergmann, Product Manager Counterbalanced Trucks at Linde Material Handling. “An important finding arising from our development work was the fact that several smaller viewing areas are more effective than just a few large ones,” explains Bergmann.
To this end, the sideshift cylinder was arranged in a slightly raised position and the fork adjustment cylinders placed in the middle, which resulted in numerous new viewing gaps. Beveled web plates and the use of tubes instead of hoses also contribute to giving the driver a better view of the fork arms. Another positive effect of the newly employed tubes is that they provide protection against damage caused by collisions, which increases the availability of the equipment.
The solution was optimized for lift heights of between 700 and 1,400 millimeters. It is mostly in this range that wire containers are stacked or trucks are loaded and unloaded. “With the new fork positioner, we are giving our customers a key to opening another door to more safety and efficiency when using forklifts,” says Bergmann. The attachment can be mounted flexibly: Customers with individually bolted forks can use the new solution as well, as the fork positioner’s crossbars feature three pilot holes each. The fork positioner is delivered directly ex works and is part of Linde’s range of original spare parts; maintenance is performed by the Linde service network.
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Fork positioner, Forklift truck, Intralogistics, Linde, Linde Material Handling, Safety, Trucks
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