HYDRAULIKPRESSE - HANSA-FLEX Hydraulics Canada Inc.

Narrow-aisle technology with so-called man-down
trucks has been around for a long time – here the
truck driver remains on the ground. In 1973 Magaziner
was one of the fi rst manufacturers to combine
the two systems including their respective benefi ts
following joint discussions and planning with the
customer in question. Particularly in the fi eld of
automotive engineering the conveyance of parts of
course needs to function smoothly, both in the case
of complete pallets and individual components.
The combi trucks are equipped as standard with a
spacious and comfortable cab, which makes picking
easier thanks to the narrow front railing.
With annual sales fi gures of 250 narrow-aisle trucks,
Magaziner has a market share of 25 percent in this
sector and has become one of the key manufacturers
of such special-purpose vehicles. Magaziner is
the only company to build such combi trucks with
a lift height of max. 17 metres and capacities of up
to 2 tons. Such narrow-aisle trucks are even used
in refrigerated warehouses storing foodstuff s such
as fi sh, meat and frozen vegetables. Here trucks
not only have to cope with a lift height of 17 metres
- the temperatures of -30 °C also occurring in
cold stores make high demands on the operational
readiness of equipment. A true challenge for every
truck.
Truck masts are optimised by means of computerised
design, so making them very lightweight
with excellent visibility. The truck’s overall centre of
gravity is set low to ensure that the vehicle is characterised
by outstanding stability. Another important
feature is a low mast weight as this is a basic
requirement for high performance and low energy
consumption. This means that complex electrical
systems to stabilise equipment are basically not
required in Magaziner trucks.
Equipped for every application
Magaziner is currently working on a special design
for a combi truck that is to be used at a furniture
logistics warehouse. As exhaust gases are to be
avoided at this facility for reasons of hygiene and
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to protect the health of the people working there,
Magaziner is designing its trucks as electric vehicles.
It even off ers special-purpose industrial trucks
in a version designed for explosive gas atmospheres
in the chemicals industry.
As Magaziner only sells to dealers, it receives its
orders from their customers. They give the dealer
specifi cations e.g. for the pallet size and fi lling
height as well as the dimensions of the hall, asking
the dealer to arrange for the maximum number
of storage locations and to ensure they provide for
fast handling. Magaziner then advises dealers according
to these customer specifi cations, helping
them to determine all parameters and translate
them into an optimum design. g
As a subsupplier HANSA-FLEX FLEX is naturally also dependent
on this individual alconstruction procedure for trucks. s. Like its
customers, Magaziner expects pects fast
ability to deliver and makes es special
demands on the hydraulics cs serviceprovider.
With individual machines
this of course also includes s advising
on optimum design of the e line engineering.
The timescales allowed for orproduction from placement of an n order
to commissioning of a material
handling vehicle are becoming coming
ever shorter: A fast response onse is
what is needed in the booming ooming
logistics sector. HANSA-FLEX’s A-FLEX’s
Hanover branch staff ed by y manager
Carsten Daumen and his team eam has been in charge of
Magaziner for almost 30 years ears and are used to providing
the customer with extensive support. They
ensure the immediate delivery ivery of hose lines ready
for installation together with ith mountings. Although
Magaziner has its own machines achines for in-house pro- production
of hoses, HANSA-FLEX FLEX nevertheless also
supplies it with the complete mplete hose material
required.
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