KOOI® Newsletter November 2023

𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗢𝗢𝗜® 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀.

Many companies work with a 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲𝘀, which presents a 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 for forklifts. Using 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝘀 can lead to pallet and product 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲, and more critically, to 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 and potential 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. Traditional methods like fork markings or improvised pallet-stopping are common, but they fail to optimize the loading and unloading process effectively.

In industries like 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿, 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟯𝗣𝗟’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲𝘀 are the norm, the 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗸 length is real. Forks that are too long can protrude dangerously, risking damage to goods and even worse, causing accidents. This 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 not only hampers productivity but also poses a 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀. In addition, the 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 is also highly suitable for 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘀 at the same time so that here too the forklift can be used more efficiently.

Meijer Handling Solutions B.V. offers an innovative solution to this problem. The 𝗵𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 allow for adjustable lengths, 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 with the size of various pallets. The KOOI® 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 system further enhances this adaptability. It 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 “𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺” and a companion app for recording different pallet sizes. When extended, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 for each specific pallet, ensuring safe, efficient handling without the risk of protruding forks or pallet damage.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀.

"𝗡𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝘃𝗲𝘀."

This comprehensive title sums it up, especially when forklift drivers regularly need to pick up long pallets or handle two pallets at once. In many cases, 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝘃𝗲𝘀 are still purchased and 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲. When the driver needs them, the f𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 location, 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲 the extension and then 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, an aspect often 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀. Suppose the driver has to assemble push-up tubes twice a day, with each time taking 15 minutes. At an average hourly rate of €16.00, this cost totals €8.00 per day. Over a work week of 40 hours and an average work duration of 45 work weeks per year (in the Netherlands), these 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 €𝟭𝟴𝟬𝟬.𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿. Moreover, in the 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟭𝟮 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, other tasks are not performed that could have made money, such as loading and unloading additional trucks.

In addition, fork extension sleeves require a lot of physical effort from the forklift operator. A 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬-𝟮𝟱 𝗸𝗴, which, a𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 (𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗦𝗛) 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 because of the 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, especially backpain.

In contrast to this inefficient and burdensome method, 𝗞𝗢𝗢𝗜® 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀. 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀.

ISO 3834-2 Compliance at the Meijer Group, quality bar set high.

A significant degree of automation and robotization is employed at the Meijer Group. Currently, semi-finished products are continuously, 24/7, transported from a buffer warehouse to the welding robots, milling machines and bending cells and discharged using AGVs. These investments are primarily focused on repetitive jobs. For small production runs, craftsmanship remains essential. Each stage of the production process, such as welding, fulfills a crucial role, and the Meijer Group has extensive in-house expertise. If for any reason this expertise is lacking, it is hired externally to meet all requirements.

Meijer has been in compliance with several international ISO standards for many years, including ISO 3834-2 that address quality requirements for metal welding. In addition to meeting standards, we strive to continuously improve our own requirements. With regard to welding, we are pleased with our cooperation with LASconsult, a specialized quality assurance company.

Quality is at the heart of everything we do, and this should also be expected of products like the KOOI® ReachForks, the extendable forklift forks, which have been the standard within this segment for more than 40 years. In addition to telescopic forks, the Meijer Group also produces parts and fully assembled structures for numerous OEM customers, both in the Netherlands and abroad.

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗫 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀.

ATEX stands for "𝗔𝗧𝗺𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗵𝗲̀𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝗫𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀" and refers to two European directives (94/9/EC and 2014/34/EU) that apply to equipment and protective systems in 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀. These directives establish safety standards and requirements to minimize the risks of explosions in such environments.

When it comes to forklifts, 𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗫 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀. ATEX-compliant forklifts are designed and built to meet specific safety requirements to minimize the risk of igniting an explosion in an environment containing flammable gases, vapors, mists or dust.If a forklift must comply with 𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗫 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 with them, including the telescopic extendable forks, KOOI® ReachForks. 𝗗𝗘𝗞𝗥𝗔 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗢𝗢𝗜® 𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗫 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀.

DEKRA is the world’s largest independent non-listed expert organization in the Testing, Inspection and Certification sector.

𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿.

When we think of pallet handling, we often think of 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 or pallet handling within 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. Of course, using 𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 outside these sectors, such as 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆.  To arrive at a fully assembled product, semi-finished products must first be stored and pallets are used for this purpose, often the EPAL pallets. Suppliers can deliver the 𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗟 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲, and also during internal transport and or storage, it may be necessary to pick up the pallets from the long (1200 mm) and or short side (800 mm).

𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝟭𝟭𝟱𝟬 𝗺𝗺 and, therefore, 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 with the specific EPAL pallet dimensions. The 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴, which can cause damage and injury.

𝗧𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆, 𝗞𝗢𝗢𝗜®𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 for those companies that have already switched to ReachForks. The hydraulically 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 can be extended from 800 mm to 1200 mm from the cab - 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀. 𝗔𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁, 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿.

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲𝘀.

That many companies struggle with the fact that it is difficult to 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁 sizes is not new to us. Especially companies in the 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 use pallets that are quite different from standard pallets. Logistics companies that transport or store many third-party pallets also have to deal with many 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗸. The risk of damage or even injuries is very high.

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗼𝘆𝗼𝘁𝗮'𝘀 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 is a large multi-site logistics company that does a lot of cross-docking. When storing pallets, there are many variations. To ensure that the forklift forks are not too short but also not too long, this customer chose to purchase a so-called 𝗞𝗢𝗢𝗜® 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹. This system, in combination with hydraulic extendable telescopic forks, 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲-𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱. By touching a specific pallet on the display, the ReachForks will go out and stop at the preset value.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗢𝗢𝗜®𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀.