Crown specs 20 forklifts qualified to use fuel cells

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 238 KB
• Volume: 2010
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1464-2859
• DOI: 10.1016/s1464-2859(10)70269-8

✦ Synopsis

O hio-based forklift manufacturer

Crown Equipment Corporation has qualified 20 of its electric forklift models to operate with various fuel cells. The company now offers 29 qualified combinations of fuel cell packs and trucks.

Crown's announcement represents a significant step forward for the materials handling industry in certifying the performance, efficiency and safety standards of counterbalanced, stockpicker, reach, tow and pallet trucks powered by fuel cells. Many of these forklifts are already in use at customer locations around the world. [See the feature on fuel cells in forklifts on pp. 12-19 of this issue.]

In 2009, Crown was the first lift truck manufacturer to introduce a Fuel Cell Qualification Program, which approves Crown electric forklifts for use with fuel cell packs, and provides certifications to customers. Crown's engineers first review key performance metrics for a battery-powered truck, such as traction, plugging, and lift and travel speeds. The battery