Jungheinrich presents a new reach truck to the international trade at CeMAT 2011. The truck achieves up to ten percent more throughput efficiency with considerably lower energy consumption compared with the previous model.
 
Jungheinrich introduces a completely redeveloped reach truck of the type ETM/ETV 214/216 in the market. One of its main characteristics is its up to ten percent higher throughput efficiency. This is mainly the result of increased lifting and lowering speeds as well as much improved acceleration of the new truck.

The electronic control of the ETM/ETV 214/216 together with the software – also developed by Jungheinrich – was tailored to the motor performance of the truck. “Despite higher throughput efficiency, the energy consumption could be reduced by a further ten percent“, says Joachim Schier, Head of Product Management for Reach Trucks at Jungheinrich.

Reduced working aisle widths due to space-saving truck construction

The entire truck construction is based on a space-saving design. Owing to the reach truck technology – the mast is drawn back between the support arms and the truck therefore needs no counterweight to stabilise it – the truck can operate in aisles from 2,711 mm width. For comparison: The working aisle width of a comparable electric counterbalance truck is more than 3,200 mm.

The maximum lift height of the new Jungheinrich reach truck was raised to 10,700 mm. This truck can in future service racking with a maximum shelf rest height of 10,500 mm. The truck can lift and transport loads up to 1,600 kg. Residual capacity was also increased during the redevelopment. This means that the truck can now lift loads up to 1,000 kg in lift heights of over ten metres. This is an increase of about ten percent compared with the previous model.

Visibility on the Jungheinrich reach truck was significantly improved with a completely new design. Apart from the mast, the forks and the mast housing, this also refers to the driver’s overhead load guard. Joachim Schier: “As a result, the driver has a better view of fork tips and racking surfaces; he can pick up loads quickly and easily and deposit them safely high up in the racking.”

The new Jungheinrich ETM/ETV 214/216 is equipped with an ergonomic and much larger cockpit; the sitting position, the backrest and the body weight are adjustable on the comfort seat. The main operating elements are accessible without reaching round. Pedals are arranged the same as on a motor car.

Position control: Easy and quick stacking at defined heights

New product characteristics on the Jungheinrich reach truck also save the driver a lot of work and therefore ensure increased efficiency of the truck. The assistance system position control ensures easy and quick stacking at previously defined storage heights. Load sensors on the truck recognise whether a pallet is positioned on the forks for stacking in or whether empty forks are raised for retrieving a pallet. The lift height pre-set via the assistance system position control is approached.

Data exchange takes place between the terminal on the reach truck and the warehouse management system via warehouse control. The data is processed in the lift height pre-selection module and these are the set values for the lift height pre-selection. “Mistakes during stacking and retrieval of pallets are avoided”, Schier continues. The assistance system operation control continuously measures the load weight via sensors and synchronises it with the respective lift height of the truck. The driver receives optical as well as acoustic warning signals during any overloading of the respective residual capacity.

The new Jungheinrich ETM/ETV 214/216 can also be equipped with different packages dependent on the respective application. The efficiency package stands for the longest operating time with only one battery charge. Drive plus is for applications where long travel distances are involved. The lift plus package on the other hand is suitable if there is much lifting to high lift heights.

Jungheinrich ranks among the world’s leading companies in the material handling equipment, warehousing and material flow engineering sectors. The company is a service provider with manufacturing operations as well as an intralogistics solution provider, which offers its customers a comprehensive range of forklift trucks, shelving systems, services and consulting. Jungheinrich shares are traded on all German stock exchanges.