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Promote occupational safety this week By Staff, 5/5/2008
Our editors provide some suggested reading for North American Occupational Safety and Health Week 2008. More
Fuel cells meet AGVs By Corinne Kator, Associate Editor - 05/01/2008
Fuel cells have been making news in the lift truck industry for several years, and now they're being implemented as a power source for automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) as well. FMC Technologies (www.fmctechnologies.com) is preparing to install two different fleets of AGVs powered by two different types of fuel cells: one with hydrogen-based fuel cells from Plug Power (www.
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NA08 offers ideas for going green By Corinne Kator, Associate Editor - 05/01/2008
Attendees of NA 2008 in Cleveland last month may not have been overwhelmed with new ideas for making their facilities environmentally friendly, but this year's show did include more “green”-themed exhibits than ever before. Perusing the show aisles revealed numerous technologies for reducing packaging material and saving energy in distribution and manufacturing facilities.
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Lift truck tips: Narrow aisle forklifts By Tom Andel, Editor-In-Chief - 05/01/2008
To make best use of narrow aisle forklifts, operators need skills above and beyond those required to master sit-down counterbalanced trucks. Keep the following tips in mind. Material in this column courtesy of: Jim Shephard, president of Shephard’s Industrial Training Systems, jimshephard@shephardsystems.
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AC trucks offer environmental benefits By Staff - 04/23/2008
At Jungheinrich (Booth 1408), concern for the environment led to a push in the continued development of AC electric vehicles, offered as a replacement for internal combustion engine trucks.
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Plug Power showcases fuel cell technology By Staff - 04/23/2008
Plug Power (Booth 2647) is exhibiting two counterbalanced lift trucks and a pallet truck, each equipped with GenDrive technology. GenDrive is the company’s line of hydrogen fuel cell power units designed to fully replace lead acid batteries in lift trucks and other materials handling vehicles.
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Yale shows masted walkie truck By Staff - 04/23/2008
Yale Materials Handling Corporation (Booth 1801) is displaying lift trucks that offer productivity, dependability and ergonomic solutions, in line with its new Industrial Grade Critical Components initiative.
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Takeaways Tom Andel, Editor-In-Chief, Modern Materials Handling April 28, 2008 Problems in gaining counterweight
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Takeaways Tom Andel, Editor-In-Chief, Modern Materials Handling April 8, 2008 A little help from OSHA
You know the old joke: "I'm from the government and I'm here to help you"? ... More
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