DC Velocity - July 2014

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•;STRONGER - Seismic Code Compliant. Increased impact resistance resulting in less damage.

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Ceiling fan: Herkules Equipment Corp. has introduced a new lightweight, quiet, and cost-efficient ceiling fan for cooling large warehouse and manufacturing facilities. The vertical tri-pole mount ceiling fan can move air more than 300 feet away, efficiently cooling a large working area. It has variable speed controls and a low noise level.

At full power, the fan consumes just 500 watts of energy, and at the lowest speeds, it consumes only 10 watts.

The fan’s blade is made of aircraft-grade aluminum that encases a polyurethane foam core. As a result, the blade weighs only 1. 5 pounds.

The fan has a brushless direct-drive motor with neodymium permanent rare earth magnets. The zero-maintenance motor is extremely long lasting and has no belts, drives, gears, or pulleys that need replacing. The motor is fully sealed and resists corrosion. (Herkules Equipment Corp., www.herkules.us/fans.php)

Battery calculator: The EnerSys Convert to Electric calculator
is an online calculator that allows customers to compare the
monthly costs of liquid propane fuel vs. electricity, based on using
leased lift trucks, batteries, and chargers. In under five minutes,
users can get an accurate picture of the cost of converting lift
truck fleets to electric power, says EnerSys. The calculator can be
found at http://convert2electric.com/caculator/.

Other online calculators have fixed fields that assume upfront capital costs for the electric lift truck, battery, and charger. But that does not present a true cost picture if customers want to lease, says EnerSys.

The calculator allows customers to factor in options specific to their operations, such as number of trucks, hours of use, truck capacity, equipment type, fuel type, term of lease, and interest rate. Customers operating in all conditions—such as heavy loads, multiple shifts, indoors or outdoors, or longer shifts—can enter their options in the fields provided.

Slider bars on each field enable customers to adjust for changing conditions, such as a surge in propane prices. (EnerSys, www. convert2electric.com)

Pallet truck: Yale Materials Handling Corp. has introduced a new heavy-duty pallet truck to its lineup. The MPB045-VG walkie increases efficiency and productivity by improving operator comfort, the company says.

The new walkie is available with Yale’s Smart Lift technology, which can reduce cycle times by up to 25 percent, according to the company. The technology allows an operator to begin moving a pallet before it is at full lift. The truck can also be equipped with Yale’s Smart Slow Down technology, which reduces speed during cornering.