Manufacturer chooses latest lift truck

Anilox Laser Technology uses its fork lift trucks on a daily basis to handle pallets containing components that range in weight from 30 to 1,500kg and rollers and sleeves of various dimensions up to five metres in length. 

Production manager Andy Duncan said: “Our existing, ageing lift truck needed replacing so we approached Nexen for advice and provided them with an outline specification that suited our requirements. They provided us with a brand new lift truck as a demonstrator through their distributor Lift Truck Rentals and we liked it so much that we stuck with it.”

Having handed Nexen a specification for a predominantly warehouse-based lift truck, Anilox was offered a four-wheel FBX20 electric counterbalanced fork lift, which features a triplex mast and has a lifting capacity of 2,000 kg. The model offers impressive stability and productivity coupled with enhanced operator comfort and safety. The Nexen design  team was tasked with designing a steer axle that would offer a significant reduction in turning radius and succeeded in producing a four-wheel lift truck that operates in a similar space to competitors’ three wheel trucks.