Cost Of Not Knowing
Lifted Load Weight
Overloading is Not an Option!
One of North America’s leading distributor and remanufacturer of soft and hardwood lumber and panel products headquartered out of Brampton Ontario takes safety very seriously. With distribution centers throughout Canada and the US and forest product SKU’s in the thousands, the type and weight of bundled loads is quite the task to account for and manage. This along with the fact that this company utilizes a lift truck fleet of hundreds of vehicles with lifting capacities ranging from 5000 to 55,000lbs means that making sure the right truck is lifting the right load is a safety priority of the highest importance.
Only One Chance to Get it Right.
All vehicles by law have capacity plates on the vehicle. But just how often do operators familiarize themselves with the actual capacity, especially when side shifting fork positioners and bale clamps can derate as much as 15% of the actual lifting capacity. Another critical issue that this and other companies face is the how clearly marked is the weight of the load if marked at all. Lumber loads that range from 5-20k are never weighed on traditional floor scales and not all processing plants have crane scales to properly weight. Often shipping data is the manual calculation of individual pieces bundled together. The combination of the two weight variables if not managed correctly could be disastrous. Moreover, of lessor importance lifting devices that are overloaded could run the company significant and avoidable costly damage and repairs.
Overloading is Not an Option!
Fortunately for this company and many others IVDT has long understood that product weight alone is not the only concern companies must properly account for. Almost all companies can benefit from integrating capacity safeguards into their production cycles to ensure operator safety and proper vehicle lifting capacities. SkidWeightechnology offers specific overloading options in (%) percentage of capacity displayed as well as weight with automatic overload notifications. This safeguard provides not just certainty but saves time in the overall production cycle by allowing the work flow to function at its optimum allowability. Applications for all lift trucks make, model or capacity, 12-48 VDC regardless of attachment configuration. The weight percentage Is updated every second with audio visual or both notifying the operator when a respected threshold is surpassed. Only when the load is lowered to the ground and no longer a threat will the system reset. The system is extremely easy to install in 2 hours or less and incredibly easy for end users to calibrate in minutes. SkidWeightechnology for lift trucks load weight overload and percentage of lift truck maximum lifting capacity notification in real time to operatorsare a must safety management tool.