What is material handling?
Material handling is prevalent across a wide range of industries including:
- Warehousing & distribution
- Manufacturing
- Construction
- Agriculture
- Retail
- Food & Beverage
- Pharmaceuticals
- And more
Across these various industries, material handling equipment (MHE) is used to move, transport, and lift goods and materials to address the needs of the supply chain. Keeping MHE charged and in working order is essential to keeping operations flowing. Efficiency is a huge focus of material handling to ensure costs are contained and crucial timelines are met.
Examples of Material Handling Equipment
Forklifts are a common category of MHE, however, MHE also encompasses tools and equipment like the following:
- Pallet jacks
- Work platforms
- Cranes
- Automated guided vehicles (AGVs)
- Conveyors
- And more
Common Pitfalls of MHE Charging Infrastructure
In the fast-paced world of MHE, it is essential that there is reliable charging infrastructure installed to keep operations moving without interruption. However, not all MHE chargers are created equal. In fact, some are only built to address specific warehouse material handling equipment. While others can only charge a specific battery type such as lithium batteries. Additionally, if not built with care, some chargers don’t work to prolong the life of MHE batteries and instead can overcharge and damage this expensive business asset.
CellTrac BMS Extends MHE Battery Lifespan
This is where Minit Charger comes in. Leveraging our 25 years in the industrial fast charging industry, our engineers have worked to develop the ultimate fast charging and battery management ecosystem to address the demanding needs of material handling equipment. Our CellTrac, Wireless Battery Management System (BMS), seamlessly installs onto any MHE to offer the following game changing benefits:
- GPS equipment tracking – Keep track of your assets remotely
- Hour meter readings for maintenance planning
- Extend battery lifespan by up to two years – Track battery state of charge (SoC), battery water levels, and temperature/equalization
- Connects to AssetPro 360 cloud analytics platform to provide automated, actionable business insights.
Single & Dual Port Smart Chargers for Any Fleet Configuration
In addition to our CellTrac wireless BMS, we offer two cutting-edge smart charger options to address MHE fleets large and small. Whether your fleet consists of diverse MHE (forklifts, conveyors, work platforms, etc.), rental equipment, or your equipment contains lithium, lead acid, or AGM batteries–our MOMENTUS single port and MAXIMUS dual port chargers will not skip a beat in supplying optimum power (low or high voltage) for your entire fleet.
While MOMENTUS can charge a single fully depleted battery in about three hours, MAXIMUS has the ability to charge two fully depleted MHE batteries in the same amount of time. The decision between the two really comes down to space availability and fleet size for these powerful, cost-effective solutions. Installation is a breeze with mount and pedestal options for both of our MHE smart chargers. Additionally, MOMENTUS and MAXIMUS are connected to cloud analytics platform, AssetPro 360, to provide fleet managers with timely, actionable business insights like charger and battery health reporting via email and maintenance alerts via SMS.
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