Today, a warehouse is such a busy place. With the demands you’re facing, you’re literally burning the tyres off your forklifts. And, in a 24/7 operation, the last thing you need is extended machine downtime. It’s time to act, but what to do?

Most equipment owners, including those who operate and manage forklift fleets, are inclined to simply reorder the tyre make and model that originally came on the machine from the OEM or the dealer. Under normal circumstances, that seems to make a certain degree of sense. But, increasingly, material handling is occurring in what is no longer considered normal circumstances. As such, forklifts demand a much more intricate and nuanced approach to tyre selection. And here is where CAMSO comes into the game!

A CHANGING LANDSCAPE FOR FORKLIFT USERS

What has changed dramatically in recent years is the frequency that forklifts are being called upon and the intensity of conditions in which they are being operated.

As the space in warehouses, distribution facilities, manufacturing plants and big-box stores becomes even more of a premium, these forklift owners are having to do more with less space than they ever have before. In response to these demands, the lift-and-carry machines they use are being streamlined by OEMs to maximize the limited space available to operate in, through and around.

Today’s forklifts are less bulky and less boxy. However, they still must do the same work as before, if not more, in their modern, more streamlined configurations. Correspondingly, the demands on the tyres to meet the heavy lifting demands have increased.

UNDERSTANDING USAGE INTENSITY

When choosing tyres for their forklifts, fleet managers and operators need to determine how their machines are going to be used. Over and above environment, “usage intensity” is the most important variable.

Application intensity reflects the amount of heat stress inflicted on the tyres by the forklift’s duty cycles. The greater the travel time, the distance covered and the load carried, the more intense the tyre’s heat buildup will be. At the same time, the required cooldown time will be reduced.

When overburdened, the rubber will liquify, and expand to the point where the tyre’s sidewalls will fail and the press-on tyre will separate forcibly from the forklift. At that point, the machine is down.

The best way to prevent the thermal failure of tyres is to ensure the correct tyre is matched to forklift and, more specifically, to the application in which the forklift will be used. As the world’s largest manufacturer of press-on tyres designed to handle a forklift’s high loads with stability, we have developed an online tool to remove the guesswork.

No matter what the industry and use you are using your forklifts, CAMSO and its unique offers provide an ultimate solution without sacrificing performance. Have a look at our complete range here: camso.co/en/material-handling/products

 

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