STILL has modernised and expanded its product range in the area of high-lift trucks with and without an operator’s stand-on platform. The extremely robust EXV 14-20 and EXV-SF 14-20 trucks have a wide variety of uses and are characterised by numerous improvements regarding power, precision, ergonomics, compactness, safety/security and environmental responsibility. Thus they set new standards in the market place.
High-lift trucks play a key role in intralogistics, because hardly any other industrial truck has such multifunctional uses. Whether for load transport in the pre-storage zone, loading and unloading HGVs or serving storage racks – these compact pedestrian and ride-on machines master warehouse and transport tasks even in the narrowest spaces. To enable them to cover even more customer needs, STILL has enlarged its EXV battery-powered high-lift truck series by adding six new models with load capacities of up to 2.0 tonnes, thus offering the widest product portfolio on the market in this segment.
The EXV 14, 16 and 20 pedestrian high-lift trucks and the EXV-SF 14, 16 and 20 (with a fold-out stand-on platform) are usable as combined pedestrian and ride-on trucks. They are characterised by many innovations, high remaining load-bearing capacities and exceptionally good manoeuvrability, as well as the new slim orange-silver design. The many possible configurations, e.g. a mast selection including a tele-mast, NiHo mast (high stacking under low roof) or triple mast, allow maximum lift heights of up to 5466mm, and the right machine can be configured for every transport task and actual conditions of use, even in a refrigerated warehouse. A powerful 2.3kW 3-phase drive system and a 3.2kW lift motor ensure exceptionally good driving and lifting performances.
With a maximum unloaded speed of 10km/h and 8km/h when loaded, the EXV-SF 14-20 models are the fastest trucks on the market and are thus also optimally usable for medium to long distances. The fold-out, air-damped stand-on platform and side guard hoops individually adjustable to the respective body height ensure safety and comfort at the same time. To guarantee safe cornering, the EXV-SF 14-20 are equipped as standard with the Curve Speed Control Function, which produces automatic, gentle speed reduction on curves.
Maximum speed in the pedestrian function and for pedestrian high-lift trucks is 6km/h. The EXV 14-20 trucks also have precise electrical steering as standard. STILL’s OPTISPEED tiller adjusts the speed automatically depending on the tiller angle. This enables safe working even in particularly confined surroundings. If the truck must also remain drivable with the tiller in a vertical position, this is possible with the creep speed function available as an option. The EXV 14-20 is also fitted with the Curve Speed Control Function as standard.
STILL has increased the lift and lower speeds for more efficiency when stacking in and out. The trucks lift loads at a speed of approx. 0.16 m/s, and the forks raise at up to 0.30m/s when unloaded and even reach a top speed of 0.40m/s when lowering.
However, the trucks also achieve new best performances in their class with regard to remaining load-bearing capacity. Thus a truck with a triple mast can still lift 730kg at a lift height h3 of 5402mm, and as much as 880kg at a height of 4802mm. The operator can see these values for the current fork height at all times thanks to the load capacity indicator on the mast. This enables even heavy pallets to be stored and retrieved safely at great heights. This option allows operators to store more goods on the same floor area.
Another highlight regarding load capacity and robustness is the Initial Lift function. With this option even the EXV 14i to 16i and EXV-SF 14i to 16i can transport 2.0 tonnes on Initial Lift (provided mast lift is not used). This means the trucks are also optimised for the needs of horizontal transportation and handle more goods in the same time as trucks without Initial Lift, thus helping save costs to procure additional trucks. Thanks to Initial Lift, the EXV also manages ramp movements effortlessly and offers more ground clearance for uneven floors.
Operators have everything constantly in view through the new display and control unit with a particularly bright, low-reflection, robust colour display. This can be used to select driving programs or obtain information about the state of the truck. As well as the “BOOST” driving programs for maximum goods handling performance and the “ECO” energy-saving mode with reduced driving, lifting and lowering speeds, STILL now also offers the Blue-Q function as standard on all high-lift trucks. Depending on the use profile and truck equipment, energy savings of up to 7% are achievable in Blue-Q mode in spite of maximum available driving speed. This merely involves adapting the acceleration values without a noticeable drop in goods handling performance. The trucks also show environmental responsibility through very low noise emissions of less than 67dB, and a recyclability of 95%.
STILL offers customized intralogistics solutions worldwide, and implements the intelligent teamwork of forklift trucks and warehouse technology, software and services. The achievement created by the Company’s founder Hans Still in 1920 through a large amount of creativity, entrepreneurial spirit and quality quickly developed into a strong brand well-known throughout the world. Today more than 7,000 qualified staff in research and development, production, marketing and service are involved for the sole purpose of fulfilling customers’ needs throughout the whole world. The keys to the company’s success are highly efficient products ranging from sector-specific complete offers for large and small enterprises to computer-assisted logistics programs for efficient warehouse and materials flow management. Please also visit STILL on the Internet at www.still.de or on Facebook www.facebook.com/still.
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