DC Velocity - June 2015

Battery care app: Battery Steward from Flow-Rite is a cloud-based solution that organizes an operation’s battery care schedule, sends alerts when tasks are due, records maintenance and asset data, and allows the data to be analyzed over time. The app is currently available to download for free on the App Store and Google Play.

Battery Steward uses a mobile device and identifying labels to create easy-to-follow battery care task lists. Tasks can be checked off by scanning the identifying label affixed to a battery. Battery Steward highlights and elevates batteries with overdue maintenance tasks, minimizing the chance of missing a task. Battery maintenance data are analyzed through an online portal ( www.BatterySteward.com) to help identify neglected, misused, or abused batteries.

A set of identifying labels will come free with Flow-Rite’s Millennium single-point battery watering kits through participating Flow-Rite dealers. Labels will be sold to customers who are outfitting existing fleets with Battery Steward. (Flow-Rite, www. BatterySteward.com)

Electric forklift trucks: The new Yale ERP025-030VC Series three-wheel sit-down electric forklift trucks are designed with a narrow width and tight turning radius, allowing operators to maneuver in constricted areas or on congested loading docks. The models offer lifting capacities of 2,500 or 3,000 pounds, making them well suited for light manufacturing, food processing, third-party logistics, and distribution applications.

The new three-wheel electric riders are only 39. 2 inches wide and have an outside turning radius of 55 inches for the ERP025VC model and 57.2 inches for the ERP030VC model. Both models are equipped with AC motors, providing smooth acceleration, torque, and lifting performance.

In addition, the trucks feature a rear-wheel drive motor, single steer tire, drum brakes, and a manual parking brake. The masts on the ERP-VC models feature a variable lap design to improve mast rigidity.