New Lift Truck Designed To Meet Growing Shift Towards Euro Warehousing

Logistics Asia - New Products, 21/4/2008

Crown Equipment has released a new sit down moving mast reach truck -ESR 4500 - to the Australian, SE Asian and New Zealand markets to suit an emerging shift in this world region towards European style warehousing solutions.

Designed and manufactured at the Crown Equipment factory in Germany, this latest version will set new standards in the Australian market and place Crown in a unique position of being able to offer three completely different styles of narrow aisle reach trucks.

The new ESR 4500 uses AC motors for increased speed in travel and lifting/lowering rates whilst using less energy in the process. High torque in the traction, lift and steering motors provides for smooth hydraulic transition and with AC power the unit is virtually maintenance free.

Crown’s tests on the enhanced acceleration of the ESR 4500 have shown that it moves up to 18% more pallets than its competitors whilst using up to 13% less energy when doing the same job.

The ESR 4500 has a variety of models, with the largest developed to handle heavy loads up to 2000kg with mast heights of up to 11.4m.
Safeguards to operators and stock were given prominence, with Crown engineers designing innovative features to guarantee both.

To assist the operator to maintain optimum control, the ESR 4500 is equipped with speed sensitive steering to increase manoeuvrability in tight spaces by significantly reducing the need to turn the wheel constantly when travelling slowly.

Even operators who are not experienced in driving a lift truck will be able to easily operate the ESR 4500 as the unit has 3 different performance settings to meet the needs of the operator or application.

The ESR 4500 is fully constructed of steel (using 200kg more than its competitors) and does not use plastic or sheet metal which can easily dent. The heavy duty chassis is a one piece construction to take on heavy loads and the battery is also protected from side impacts.

Crown Equipment Corporation, www.crown.com