Reaching new heights: Turret trucks
can be very tall—when extended, they
can often lift as high as a four-story
building. But they can be tall even in a
fully collapsed, non-lifting state. While a
higher lift height allows users to maximize
vertical racking space, problems can arise
when it’s time to navigate through a facility. Turret trucks
are frequently unable to travel through doors or tunnels, High wire-less act: For facilities moving to wireless infrastructures,
or under mezzanines and conveyors. Facility managers Phoenix Contact’s new high-power industrial radios provide secure
have long been forced to choose between a higher lift wireless communication over a long-distance, wireless mesh net-
height for access to vertical space and a shorter col- work of up to 40 radios. The RAD-80211-XD/HP and RAD-80211-
lapsed height for access through lower horizontal XD/HP-BUS feature 400 mW ( 26 dBm) transmit power and 128-
spaces. bit AES encryption.
Now, with Crown’s TSP 6000 Series and its new An auto-bridge mesh mode allows the network to self-form and
triple-stage mast option, customers no longer need to make that heal if a radio drops out of the network. This results in an uninter-
tough choice. The triple-stage mast offers customers the best of rupted flow of data even if other bridge devices or network seg-
both worlds: a truck with very high lift heights, but with shorter col- ments in the data’s path fail.
lapsed heights. The triple-stage mast means the TSP 6000 can go The high-power radios conform to standards 802.11b/g and
places other turret trucks just can’t go. operate in the 2. 4 GHz band. With the radios’ simple, IT-friendly
Customers do not have to forego stability or operator confidence embedded software, any network PC with a Web browser can con-
either, thanks to Crown’s exclusive Mono-Mast design. Turret trucks figure the devices. Built-in RS-232 and RS-422/485 device servers
carry the load both in front of the operator cabin and off to the allow the integration of serial devices onto the wireless Ethernet
side; consequently, they are subject to a unique set of dynamic network.
forces. The Mono-Mast on Crown turret trucks functions like a tele- Both the RAD-80211-XD/HP and RAD-80211-XD/HP-BUS units
scoping crane, minimizing the deflection and twisting associated are approved for use in Class I, Division 2 hazardous locations.
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The TSP 6000 Series turret stockpicker blends power and speed
with safety and ergonomic features that improve operator productivity. The MoveControl seat is designed for comfort and allows
operators to choose one of four preset operating positions for
improved visibility. Multitask control handles help operators easily
blend multiple functions, including travel, lift, pivot, and raise.
(Crown Equipment Corp., www.crown.com)
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