Month: February 2019

Sentry Protection Products, based in the USA, is the inventor and leading provider of innovative, impact resistant products for industrial applications. Manufactured in the United States and Europe, Sentry’s award winning, patented product line is sold worldwide through a vast network of quality distributors. At LogiMAT 2019 Sentry will showcase its revolutionary Column Sentry FIT, a column protector that solves the challenge of variable column sizes.

Next to that, the evolutionary Rack Sentry CONTOUR will be on display: the best way to protect your racks from damage. Finally, you will be able to see (and hear!) the already renowned Collision Sentry, the device that sends a visual and audio warning when motion is detected on both sides of a blind corner – creating conditions for a possible accident. Due to its detection zone, Collision Sentry sends a warning in ample time to take corrective action.

Sentry Protection Products, based in the USA, is the inventor and leading provider of innovative, impact resistant products for industrial applications. Manufactured in the United States and Europe, Sentry’s award winning, patented product line is sold worldwide through a vast network of quality distributors. At LogiMAT 2019 Sentry will showcase its revolutionary Column Sentry FIT, a column protector that solves the challenge of variable column sizes.

Next to that, the evolutionary Rack Sentry CONTOUR will be on display: the best way to protect your racks from damage. Finally, you will be able to see (and hear!) the already renowned Collision Sentry, the device that sends a visual and audio warning when motion is detected on both sides of a blind corner – creating conditions for a possible accident. Due to its detection zone, Collision Sentry sends a warning in ample time to take corrective action.

To help minimise the risk of forklift loads slipping off the forks or becoming unstable during transport, the team of specialists developed GenieGrips® Mats, Caps and Cushions. GenieGrips® is an Australian owned family business, dedicated to providing effective forklift safety products to the world.

The company claims that using GenieGrips® provides a safe, secure and efficient way to move forklift loads, minimising the risk of damage to your product and injury to your people. After the successful introduction of GenieGrips® in Europe at LogiMAT last year, Genie now have a new innovation to introduce to the European market: GenieGrips® Loading Mirrors. They eliminate critical blind spots in the drivers vision and gives a clear view of the forks, reducing accidents, injury and damage to goods. Easily fitted to the mast, they are more reliable, easier to use and more robust than camera systems and gives a bigger, intuitive field of view – like a car mirror system, only looking forwards.

Hampshire(UK)-based Davies International has updated its fleet with 10 new temperature-controlled trailers featuring Carrier Transicold Vector® 1950 units – continuing a 30-year tradition of running a 100 per cent Carrier-cooled operation. Carrier Transicold is a part of Carrier, a leading global provider of innovative HVAC, refrigeration, fire, security and building automation technologies.

The new 13.6-metre trailers are like-for-like replacements and will be used intensively seven days per week, covering up to 150,000 kilometres each year. They are mounted with the first Vector 1950 units operated by the firm, which has enjoyed exceptional reliability from its previous generation Vector 1850 units over the last decade.

Regular payloads will include temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals, ships’ stores and food products moving between the UK and mainland Europe. The company is a recognised specialist in cruise logistics, supporting ships calling at both domestic and international ports, where reliable and timely delivery is imperative.

To further help with its temperature-critical pharmaceutical loads, Davies International utilises Carrier Transicold’s DataCOLD 600 temperature recorder, which uses probes to independently monitor temperatures and identify any deviations, helping to maintain precise set-point control. The company also uses Carrier Transicold’s recommended tracking, telematics and fleet management system, which displays the precise location of the trailer, along with live temperature data to help operators react accordingly in order to prevent any spoiled goods.

EnerSys has extended its Life iQ range of modular chargers. The new 96V and 120V products, rated to 21kW, allow charging of the largest electric materials handling vehicles. These include counterbalance trucks and replacements for heavy duty internal combustion engine types.

Martin Walsh, Senior Product Manager Motive and Reserve Power at EnerSys EMEA said: “These new, higher-rated chargers are significant because no industrial charger manufacturer had overcome the legislative and other associated barriers to supporting these large vehicles in such a modular format. EnerSys has achieved this success through its experience in electronics design, coupled with its deep knowledge of the charging process and effective charging profiles, gained from over 100 years of battery production.”

The energy efficiency, reliability and optimised charging of the new models mean that OPEX savings over traditional 50Hz charger types are possible. This can be further improved through use of modern batteries with more advanced technology and lower input impedance.

Crucially, this efficiency is maintained throughout the battery charging cycle. As batteries charge, their load on the charger steadily reduces; this adversely affects efficiency usually found in a conventional charger. By contrast, the EnerSys products can be configured with up to six modules sharing the load. These are progressively switched off as the load falls, so the modules remaining on line stay well loaded and efficient. The modular chargers also eliminate a conventional charger’s tendency to overcharge the battery by up to 20%, with all its implications for energy wastage and reduction of battery life. By contrast, the modular chargers’ improved charging performance prolongs motive power battery life.

Significant energy expenditure savings are possible as a result. For example, internal tests have shown that, depending on locally prevailing energy costs, a 120V 1500Ah battery that would typically cost €50 to charge using a ‘50Hz’ charger would cost approximately €37 with the modular type charger. Unlike conventional charger types, a Life iQ modular charger’s power factor is close to one. In addition, therefore, they avoid AC distortion and overloading the mains supply with reactive power, and reduce the capacity required for input cabling and switchgear.