Day: 10 March 2020

BYD, which is well-known as a maker of zero-emission public buses, is celebrating its 10th anniversary as a producer of Lithium Iron-Phosphate battery-powered forklifts by launching to the market its BYD dual-charging system, promising its customers industry-leading recharge speeds. It is also bringing to the market the latest generation of the BYD PTP20P Stand-On Pallet Truck.

The BYD dual-charging system – available initially for the IFOY Award-nominated ECB50 counterbalance forklift – offers two charging ports to the material handling equipment, effectively doubling the charging speed when connected to a pair of charger guns each offering 200A when plugged into a single compact, intelligent BYD charger. In environments where high productivity relies on maximum availability of the material handling fleet, such as high-throughput warehouses and cross-docking facilities, the BYD dual-charging system will ensure industry-leading levels of uptime.

In 2020, BYD celebrates its 10th year as a manufacturer of Lithium Iron-Phosphate battery-powered forklifts, longer than any of its competitors in the forklift market. It is a global market leader in renewable energy solutions, and is the only forklift maker that designs, manufactures and develops its own batteries, thus ensuring it can bring benefits from technological advancements directly and rapidly to market.
“We are excited to announce the BYD dual-charging system as we celebrate our 10th anniversary as a forklift manufacturer,” says Blade Feng, Forklift Business Unit Director at BYD Europe. “As a pioneer in the rapidly developing Iron-Phosphate powered forklift sector, we are continually innovating to ensure our customers are provided with the means to operate at maximum efficiency with the smallest-possible impact on the environment. Our dual-charging system not only provides rapid charging, but also does so in a safe and sustainable manner.”

BYD is also launching to the market its second-generation BYD PTP20P Stand-On Pallet Truck, which was initially scheduled for its world premiere at the cancelled LogiMAT 2020 trade fair.

SITL has been rescheduled once again, to what organisers say is a ‘”final” date of June 23-26, citing the opportunity to use the original hall of the Paris Nord Villepinte. With the March date cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak, the show had been originally postponed to June 16th.

Thomas Desplanques, Director of the Division in charge of SITL said: “We keep on receiving many messages of support from our customers and partners over the past few days. Maintaining the same hall with the new dates is excellent news and will be profitable for both exhibitors and visitors. This site fits best to our products demonstrations spaces and to key players in the industry who have plenty of solutions to show you during the 4 days of the event.”

Despite cancellation of the show this week, LogiMAT has pressed ahead with its annual awards, with start-up Wiferion taking the Best Product prize for its etaLINK 12000 inductive rapid charging system in the category of picking, conveying, lifting and storage technology.

etaLINK 12000 enables in-process charging of the lithium-ion batteries of automated guided vehicles (AGVs), industrial trucks and mobile robots. Charging processes can therefore be flexibly integrated into intralogistics procedures. The scalable energy solution is claimed as the world’s first contactless battery charging system with an output of 12 kW and an efficiency of 93%. The energy level of the vehicles remains at a constantly high level thanks to the intermediate charging process. This means that battery capacities can be reduced by more than 30% in most cases, thus considerably reducing procurement costs in the battery sector. As additional charging breaks and thus downtimes are eliminated, vehicle availability is increased by up to 30%.

As a system supplier of charging and storage technology, Wiferion’s battery tray etaTRAY also allows for existing forklift fleets to be retrofitted. Even old forklifts and AGVs can be continuously charged during logistics processes by replacing lead-acid batteries for the energy solution consisting of a charging unit and lithium-ion battery. Thanks to the standardized and modular design, the conversion can be carried out quickly and reliably. Users can thus exploit the full potential of lithium technology and the advantages of in-process charging.

 

Dachser UK has now opened an additional site near to its existing 2,500 sqm transshipment terminal based in Dartford, Kent.

Dachser established its first branch office in the South East in 2005 and has now extended this capability by acquiring a fit for purpose 2,700m2 new cross-dock terminal with 25 docking stations and five-level access doors. The combination of the two sites on Crossways Business Park now enables opportunities for production and service improvements for both cross-dock activities and contract logistics.

On top of Dachser’s main import and export activities, there are many additional benefits for customers in the region including contract logistics and value-added warehousing, customs clearance and customs warehousing as well as optimising UK domestic distribution and providing a UK Gateway for North Africa, Turkey, and CIS traffic.

 

Property company Prologis has acquired more industrial space, close to two of its existing properties in Hemel Hempstead in a £26 million deal. The move will help to meet growing demand for floor space in the area, due to its proximity to London.

Known as The Cubic, the property in Eastman Way, Hemel Hempstead, comprises six warehouse units, spanning an area of 138,696 sq ft or 12,885 sqm, which will continue to operate as logistics and warehouse space. Three of the units are currently leased to Cadogan Tate Ltd and the other three units will be marketed over the coming months.

Situated close to a pair of existing buildings owned and managed by Prologis, the acquisition extends the company’s footprint in Hemel Hempstead significantly. Also in Hemel Hempstead, the company owns and manages Prologis Park Hemel Hempstead, which is currently 100 percent let to tenants, including Vitabiotics, Regus and Hermes.

The acquisition of The Cubic takes the total value of Prologis’ investment in Hemel Hempstead to more than £130 million over the past three years, supporting more than 750 local jobs. In addition to this most recent property acquisition, Prologis acquired 11.6 acres of land for development, adjacent to the existing Prologis Park Hemel Hempstead, towards the end of last year.

 

Property company Prologis has acquired more industrial space, close to two of its existing properties in Hemel Hempstead in a £26 million deal. The move will help to meet growing demand for floor space in the area, due to its proximity to London.

Known as The Cubic, the property in Eastman Way, Hemel Hempstead, comprises six warehouse units, spanning an area of 138,696 sq ft or 12,885 sqm, which will continue to operate as logistics and warehouse space. Three of the units are currently leased to Cadogan Tate Ltd and the other three units will be marketed over the coming months.

Situated close to a pair of existing buildings owned and managed by Prologis, the acquisition extends the company’s footprint in Hemel Hempstead significantly. Also in Hemel Hempstead, the company owns and manages Prologis Park Hemel Hempstead, which is currently 100 percent let to tenants, including Vitabiotics, Regus and Hermes.

The acquisition of The Cubic takes the total value of Prologis’ investment in Hemel Hempstead to more than £130 million over the past three years, supporting more than 750 local jobs. In addition to this most recent property acquisition, Prologis acquired 11.6 acres of land for development, adjacent to the existing Prologis Park Hemel Hempstead, towards the end of last year.