Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s　largest forklift manufacturers, announced today that its Crown RM 6000 Series reach truck earned　the prestigious GOOD DESIGN™ Award from The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architectureand Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. This marks　the third significant design award for the Crown RM 6000 and the 12th GOOD DESIGN™ Award for　Crown Equipment.

Selected as a winner in the industrial category for outstanding aesthetics and innovative design,Crown’s RM 6000 is the industry’s first pantograph reach truck that can reach 505 inches and deliver　up to 1,000 pounds more capacity at height. It is equipped with forks that travel upward at a pace of　160 feet per minute.

The truck also features a MonoLift mast, which Crown’s design and engineering teams created to　combine advances in truck geometry and mast rigidity and offer more load capacity at height.

Elevated load sway is minimized through the use of a closed cross-section mast construction.

Reduced mast sway and twisting results in less time waiting for the mast to steady and more time　moving loads. The Crown RM 6000’s innovative variable side stance positions the operator for　maximum effectiveness and forward/reverse visibility during travel and load handling functions. The　truck’s superior visibility allows operators to work at optimal levels of efficiency, which in turn　generates increased warehouse productivity, according to Tim Forlow, marketing product manager,　Crown Equipment.

According to The Chicago Athenaeum, the museum received submissions from several thousand of　the world's leading manufacturers and industrial and graphic design firms “representing the most 　important and critical mass of influential corporations worldwide in the design industry from more　than 48 countries.”

In addition to the GOOD DESIGN™ Award, the Crown RM 6000 has been recognized with a Gold
International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) and Core 77 Design Award.

About the GOOD DESIGN™ Awards
The GOOD DESIGN™ Awards, conferred annually by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of
Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies,　bestow international recognition upon the world’s most prominent designers and manufacturers for　advancing new, visionary and innovative product concepts, invention and originality, and for　stretching the envelope beyond what is considered basic product and consumer design.

Now in its 60 year, the Museum’s historic Good Design program was founded in Chicago in 1950　with the participatio　 of early modernism’s most formable designers including Eero Saarinen, and　Charles and Ray Eames.

About Crown Equipment Corporation
Crown Equipment is one of the world’s largest material handling companies. Crown’s award-winning　line of forklifts maintains a reputation for advanced product design, engineering and technology, and　integrated manufacturing processes. Offering a broad range of forklifts, as well as automation and　fleet management technologies, Crown seeks to provide customers with forward thinking and　innovative products designed to improve performance and lower operating costs. Headquartered in　New Bremen, Ohio, with regional headquarters in Australia, China, Germany and Singapore, Crown　operates a global service and distribution network.