When business owners need to buy or rent a forklift, they need to determine what the goods they want to lift are? Blocked or crated? Determining that factor, you will determine the choice of fork lift, vehicle type, etc., the necessary criteria for you to choose the right forklift.
Forklifts used in food & beverage storage
Despite being in the context of being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, this is also a time when it is considered that there are many opportunities for strong development for the food and beverage industry in Vietnam. Especially now that consumers are increasingly paying more attention to nutritious foods of plant origin, organic foods or healthy and convenient nutritional ingredients…
Along with that, the shift of habits from eating at restaurants to at home and concerns about imported foods… makes the forecast of consumption demand of some food and beverage groups constantly increasing. rapidly and is forecasted to have many breakthroughs in 2021 and the following years.
Along with the development of the beverage industry will bring the development of other industries, including the forklift industry. Beverage products are difficult to unload and move without the support of machinery. That is also the reason why beverage forklifts are so popular today.
Experience choosing forklifts
When business owners need to buy or rent a forklift, they need to determine what the goods they want to lift are? Blocked or crated? Determining that factor, you will determine the choice of fork, type of vehicle, … the necessary criteria for you to choose a suitable forklift are as follows:
Determine the pallet height and size
Experience in choosing a forklift is to determine the maximum height of the shelf to be calculated from the highest floor to the ground and to specify the minimum height of the chassis to ensure that when choosing the chassis is not more than low or too high. Because it may affect the operation. With pallet size, it is related to the lifting center to help determine the type of fork using the vehicle’s tonnage. These parameters should be difficult for non-professionals to choose. Therefore, to be sure when buying, please exchange information carefully with the seller to find the best car.
Dimensions of aisle in warehouse
Knowing the size of the aisle will help you choose the right style and size of the vehicle to fit the aisle, ensuring more convenient movement of goods.
Car engine
The car engine is the most important part. Currently, on the market, there are many different forklift models such as: Diesel, electric, gas, .. with each model having a different operating mechanism.
How will the forklift be suitable for food and beverage warehouses?
Gas/LPG forklifts have been popular for a long time. Due to the compactness of the tires and chassis compared to the larger diameter tires and the increased distance between the diesel wheels, this vehicle is dubbed as a vehicle designed specifically for the yard. In addition, the price of this vehicle is much better than that of Diesel and Diesel Forklift vehicles.
In today’s beverage industry, forklifts tend to be multi-purpose, handling products from bottling or storage plants, and continuing to transport them. Forklift trucks need to be flexible and available during long, busy shifts, with demand particularly high in the summer. This is a place especially suitable for LPG forklifts. LPG forklifts have 1 gas tank installed in the middle and inside the counterweight, with a high energy content in each gas tank providing the forklift with all its energy through one shift until the gas runs out. In just a few minutes, gas can be easily replaced, unlike batteries that need switching or charging (full or opportunistic) which requires a tighter process and space for a charging room.
For the beverage industry, LPG is also a “cleaner fuel” than diesel, with no soot or particulate matter making it suitable for indoor use and use inside trailers. With intense summer work demands and high yard temperatures, batteries can become hot and less efficient, while LPG has the advantage of being unaffected by hot weather.
Hyster Forklift – The perfect solution for food & beverage warehouses
Most beverage loads are palletized at around 1 ton and often use multiple multi-pallet handles, which require full power, response control and speed. All in all, we find that a 3-4.5 ton forklift from the Hyster Fortens™ range meets these requirements extremely well.
Fortens™ is a great product and has been proven time and time again in this type of application. For example, ramps are widely used throughout the beverage industry, and our FT forklifts feature anti-roll back to help operators. The DuraMatch™ transmission also contributes to longer tire and brake life to reduce costs, while delivering optimum truck performance to the operator. This may sound like a simple feature, but not all forklift vendors can offer these benefits.
This forklift range also offers a low total cost of ownership thanks to features such as oil-soaked brakes and the Hyster Stabilization Mechanism, both of which help reduce maintenance.
