New Lift Truck Designed To Meet Growing Shift Towards Euro Warehousing

Logistics Insight Asia - New Products, 27/5/2008

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 provide 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.

A safety feature of this new model is a patented offset mast design which provides greater visibility at all levels.

Advanced options are available, such as ‘Rack Height Select’ which are used to program the level at which the forks are to stop for hundreds of individual locations.

Also available is the ‘Tilt Position Assist’ function which allows the fork tilt to stop automatically at the horizontal position. Both options eliminate any dangerous ‘guessing’, particularly at great heights.

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

Crown Equipment Corporation, www.crown.com