Precise reach trucks

Still has redesigned its FM-X model reach truck series with load capacities of 1.0t to 2.5t with active load stabilisation of the mast. This achieves a residual load-bearing capacity of 1000kg at a lift height of 13 metres with considerably less sway than previous models.

Still UK sales director Steven Gerrard says: “Businesses want to lift heavier loads higher but you also have to do this quickly and safely and this makes the improved mast stability here very exciting. The productivity increase could even mean large fleet users reducing the number of trucks they need.”

Mast vibrations, especially at large lift heights and working speeds are a time-consuming nuisance for forklift drivers and operators because it is impossible to pick up or put down any loads until the mast has stopped swinging. This reduces the user’s possible productivity.

Christian Baerwolff, head of product management at Still, adds: “With the active load stabilisation on the new FM-X, waiting times can be reduced by up to 80%, because an automatic balancing pulse quickly and effectively stops the vibrations that occur at large heights.”

This enables the innovative module to handle loads on the shelf efficiently but safely at the same time. While other reach trucks are still waiting for the mast vibrations to subside, the FM-X can already handle the next goods transport.

At medium lift heights and while driving, the Optispeed driver assistance system automatically adapts the truck’s movements to the weight of the load being transported, thus also enabling faster goods handling at floor level. Moreover, the use of the very latest proportional valve technology also ensures sensitive operation and continuously variable control.

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Thanks to the improved stiffness of the lifting mechanism and the newly developed mast, the FM-X now has no problems lifting loads of up to 1000kg to a maximum lift height of 13m, thus giving the operator optimum utilisation of his storage space.

The model range has a total of six different load capacity classes – from 1.0t to 2.5t. All the trucks except the 2.5t model are also available in a narrow version for use in a block-type warehouse or drive-in rack. In addition the FM-X in the 1.4t, 1.7t and 2.0t versions is also available with super-elastic tyres and more ground clearance for combined indoor and outdoor use. 

The 48V 3-phase drive enables powerful acceleration combined with high driving speeds of up to 14km/h and lifting speeds of up to 0.5m/s. All the drives for the propulsion, lifting and steering functions are fully encapsulated and thus have optimum protection against environmental effects such as dust, dirt and moisture.

The mast’s sideways movement function and the asymmetrically positioned free lift cylinders allow good visibility of the goods without any interfering hydraulic pipework on the fork carrier. The optional lift height pre-selection or use of a camera system on the forks give the driver additional help to position the forks accurately, thus simplifying goods placement and retrieval procedures. The fully electric 360° steering allows the FM-X to be positioned easily and sensitively, even with heavy loads of up to 2.5t. The constant “9 o’clock position” of the steering wheel when driving straight ahead assists safe straight line movement even at top speeds.

To allow every truck to have optimum equipment for the respective use, Still offers a selection of different battery capacities from 360 to 930Ah. As a result of the energy recovery and storage during braking, energy saving LED headlights and the opportunity through the Blue-Q efficiency mode (to gain an energy saving of up to 10% at the push of a button without sacrificing performance) and multi-shift deployments are also possible with a single battery charge. However, Still also demonstrates environmental responsibility and the conservation of resources by the almost complete recyclability of all the materials used.