On Thursday , June 23 , Stefan Prokosch , Senior Vice President Brand Management , and Aron Literski , Vice President Sales and Service Steering , from Linde Material Handling Ltd , present the latest forklift automation solution and other products at a jam conference . From June 22 to 23 , Linde invited the World of Material Handling to the Maimarkt grounds in Mannheim .

Stefan Prokosch and Aron Literski .

100 industrial trucks on 17,000 substantial metersOn 17,000 square time , the company deliver its entire product and solvent portfolio with more than 100 forklifts and other textile manipulation equipment . " We require to help our client find the best , most holistic root and desirable unconscious process in each guinea pig , " Prokosch said . " That ’s why we want to be a solvent provider for our customers rather than a perfect intersection supplier . " In the counterbalance field , in finicky , Linde stand out with its raw merchandise , he sound out . Thus , on the one hand , industrial trucks with burning engines as well as new types with sustainable energy are progressively being produced .

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" We have babble to one C of our customers and necessitate them about their experience and wishes . The feedback from customers on our production has been and uphold to be very positive , which is also reflected in the sales physical body , " Literski said . " At the end of 2019 , we launched the newfangled genesis of forklifts with burning engines , which have already been trade more than 25,000 sentence . Since the summertime of 2021 , received electric forklift and the X serial of this equipment have been on the market , and here too , the style is cocksure with 10,000 units sell . "

The even issue , including a hosted dinner show , met with a lot of positive reaction from the audience .

Fully automated industrial trucks , digitize platformsThe development has transcend first moment because demand in the grocery store is in general very gamy , he said . " At Linde , we have set the streak very high in terms of ergonomics , safety , efficiency , and productivity . " The company is positive that internal burning engines will be more of a recess market over the next decade . The equipment is run and tested in a trial under relatively tangible working conditions before being marketed . " Our forklift are tested in comparison to the forklifts from our competitors . Both our IC trucks and our e - trucks show eminent performance in term of upset rate and their operating time . "

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Again , he says , another important ( price ) factor is the driving force . " We can ensure driver are safer and find more comfy , which at the same time makes them more efficient , so our customers can actually save more money in the end . " To this end , Linde pop the question an ergonomic solution by means of a new control as well as a prophylactic system , which significantly reduce both the accident charge per unit and the peril stratum , he said .

Linde showcased semi- to full - automate facelift trucks and other textile handling equipment at World of Material Handling .

" In addition , we have a fully digitize platform . We do n’t know what our client will ask in the time to come , but our in full digitized organization makes us very adaptable . " Thanks to the electric - electronic computer architecture built for the equipment , Linde can get at software that ensures a higher degree of parameterization in each ware .

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To this destruction , a " digital Gemini " is created for each spell of equipment : " The datum for this virtual twin is stored in a altogether secure cloud . Among other things , the industrial trucks consist of 200 data sensors that also enable distant diagnosing of the equipment , which mean everything can be view as if you were on land site yourself . " In accession , he said , the " software system over - the - breeze " occasion offers the potential to mix new features and functionalities into the motortruck in the future . The " health direction " of the forklift , i.e. , maintenance , etc . , can also be controlled and carried out via this .

Trucks powered by vegetable fuel or Hydrotreated Vegetable Oils ( HVO Diesel ) .

Around 250,000 industrial trucks are already link via the company ’s own Linde Connect system , which also serves to optimise outgrowth . Linde wait gamy cut-rate sale , especially for atomic number 3 - ion batteries , which are also used a plenty in wholesale . Linde is also already actively work on hydrogen fuel cells and atomic number 1 and can already commercialize a conveying equipment power by vegetable oil , which was also demonstrated at WoMH .

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Climate protection and sustainability are important issues for Linde ’s customers , he said , which is accomplish through the in high spirits quality and lastingness of the equipment . But guard is also an integral part of this concept , he pronounce , which is why the company is developing safety help systems that have already been sold more than 500 times . " The equipment and the infrastructure communicate with each other , so to speak , which can reduce collision damage and repair costs , for case . "

Stefan Prokosch on Linde ’s products : In a one - on - one interview , Prokosch told us that Linde ’s strength in the fruit and vegetable sphere , or in sweeping , lies in the first place in the shipment zones . " Here , we are also superior to our competition , peculiarly with our counterbalance industrial hand truck in damage of ergonomics , carrying into action , and handling capacity . Competition , on the other bridge player , is much stronger in the retail sphere . "

Linde has a particularly strong presence in the lading and unloading sector , he said . " In Germany , you have n’t on the nose solved your tasks perfectly when it come to digitalization in recent year . But there are real beacons , as can be assure in the automotive industry . Autonomous driving , for exemplar , has ameliorate noticeably , on the nose because the software is constantly being improved . That ’s exactly what we want to offer because the digitization of products must be design in such a way that we can respond to customers ' needs at any time in the future and upgrade the gadget accordingly , " say Prokosch .

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Stefan Prokosch in one of the new ten - series forklift .

Motrac : " customer are quenched and positively surprised"Representatives from Motrac , which distributes Linde products in the Netherlands , were also on hand and were enthusiastic about the latest developments from Linde and about WoMH : " It ’s a very dynamic exposition . The most interesting affair for the yield and vegetable sphere in the Netherlands is probable to be the X series in picky . specially in agriculture , the Es - stackers should find oneself a lot of appeal . But also the new palette trucks , which are significantly more robust than the standard one due to the consumption of steel instead of charge plate , have already generated a lot of positive feedback . " In improver to agriculture , however , there is also a eminent level of interest in the Dutch recycling industry , he say . " Our client are very satisfied and also positively surprise by the trucks . "

Tino van Essen , Anno Jochemsen , Sjef Kerkvliet , Guido Keuning and Clark Kloos of Motrac .

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For more selective information : Linde Material Handling GmbHCarl - von - Linde - PlatzFür Navigationsgeräte : Schweinheimer Straße 3463743 AschaffenburgTel : +49 6021 99 0[email   protected]https://www.linde - mh.de / de/

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