Manitou Group has expanded its Me forklift vary with 5 new lithium-ion fashions named Me Elevate.
The brand new lithium-ion forklift fashions within the Manitou Me Elevate vary are designed for para-industrial and para-agricultural purposes (dealing with bricks, processed wooden, viticulture, potato cultivation, and so on.).
With load capacities starting from 1.6 to three t, these new fashions are available two potential configurations, with three and 4 wheels, and are geared up with a 76.8 V lithium-ion battery. Most lifting peak is as much as 6.5 m.
 Among the many 5 new fashions, the Me 425 Ld Elevate boasts a 56% decrease whole price of possession than the Mi 25 d diesel forklift. These figures bear in mind upkeep prices, vitality consumption and part sturdiness.
The primary fashions might be distributed in Europe from September 2024 all through the Manitou seller community. With their long-standing experience within the forklift market, they provide a variety of related companies, equivalent to after-sales service, financing and rental contracts, to supply turnkey options tailor-made to the wants of each kind of buyer.
Lithium batteries are extraordinarily sturdy, with as much as 5,000 cost cycles, and could be absolutely recharged in lower than 90 minutes, with out having to be saved in a devoted charging room. Because of their compact measurement (thrice smaller than a standard battery), the chassis is smaller, enabling operators to make use of their machine in aisles 30 cm narrower than typical forklifts powered by lead-acid batteries. In contrast to lead-acid batteries, lithium batteries require no every day or weekly upkeep.
Manitou Group provides a typical five-year guarantee on all its lithium batteries, that are completely suited to long-term rental. With this new design, service intervals are spaced at 1,000 hours or the equal of 6 months’ use.
The Me Elevate vary provides a excessive stage of efficiency due to a robust traction system that gives loads of motive energy for quick journey with good grip, even in troublesome situations. As well as, the motor powering the hydraulic pump improves lifting speeds.
All Me Elevate machines boast noise ranges under 70 dB(A), making it simpler for operators to focus on their duties. Machine autonomy varies from a number of hours to a full day, relying on the necessities and purposes of every buyer. Charging time can range from one and a half hours to 6 hours, relying on the battery and charger, and the operator’s wants. The Me Elevate 316 mannequin, with an 18 kWh battery, recovers 20% of its vary in simply quarter-hour with a 20 kW charger.
The security of operators and their setting stays a precedence for Manitou Group. The Me Elevate vary advantages from the newest requirements, providing enhanced safety for the operator when negotiating curves or throughout lifting operations, with cabs which can be immune to falling hundreds. To see and be seen, Me Elevate vehicles are absolutely geared up with LED lighting and dealing lights. Non-compulsory blue lights, further work lights and crimson warning traces may also be added across the machine for pedestrian security.
With a centralised LCD show (primarily based on present fashions such because the MT 625 e telehandler), you possibly can entry all the data you want in a single place and modify the principle settings.
All Me Elevate machines are IPX4*-rated and due to this fact rainproof, making certain uninterrupted out of doors use. The simple-to-activate electrical parking brake ensures that the machine stays secure on ramps and slopes, stopping unintentional or unintentional motion. Acoustic insulation is significantly improved, with a noise discount of 6 dB(A) in comparison with earlier sequence. The brand new vary additionally provides higher consolation due to a suspended seat and non-obligatory heated cab.
The brand new design of the mast, in full-visibility duplex or free-lift triplex, clearly enhances operators’ visibility of their load. The panoramic roof window provides first-rate, FOPS**-compliant visibility, lowering neck and physique actions, and likewise ensures higher visibility when storing a load at peak.
