Hyster Reaction™ can help your operators:
- React fast
- Maintain control of their equipment
- Power through unexpected situations
So your operation can:
- Reduce accidents
- Cut downtime
- Boost throughput
STRONG SUPPORT FOR FORKLIFT OPERATORS THAT PAYS FOR ITSELF
Every forklift accident, near miss or equipment stoppage impacts safety, costs and output. Paired with proper training, operator assist solutions can help you protect your crew and make your materials handling work more productive. Hardworking tech like this isn’t just an upgrade to your safety initiatives — it’s a performance multiplier.
ACTIVE ALERTS
Hyster Reaction active alerts notify operators of obstacles or pedestrians around their lift truck to help them exercise caution and steer clear of collisions.
OBSTRUCTION AWARENESS
PEDESTRIAN AWARENESS
Even your most experienced operators can be caught off guard by an obstacle they notice too late or not at all. Obstruction awareness helps identify potential hazards sooner, alerting operators with audible and visual signals that give them time to slow down, adjust course or stop before minor obstacles become major incidents.
In a busy materials handling operation, it’s easy for a pedestrian to enter a forklift’s path without the operator realizing it in time. These award-winning pedestrian awareness solutions use either badges or cameras to detect people near the forklift and provide alerts to give operators more time to react.
PEDESTRIAN DETECTION EVENT DASHBOARD: Forklifts equipped with both the Pedestrian Awareness Camera and Wireless Verification, an advanced offering of Hyster Tracker telemetry, get a pedestrian detection event dashboard at no additional cost. This dashboard provides powerful insights for managers to monitor and analyze pedestrian detection events across sites and equipment.
Active interventions
When operating conditions move outside safe thresholds, Hyster Reaction active interventions step in to assist the operator. This automatic action is an added layer of collaborative support for operators behind the wheel in critical moments, helping them protect themselves, people and equipment without disrupting their workflows.
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Speed control
Speed control
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XTraction speed controls
Limits travel speed and acceleration when lift height exceeds specified thresholds or during load handling and mast tilting to help maintain stability and control.
XHydraulic speed controls
Controls hydraulic lift and tilt rates in certain circumstances, such as when load stability is at risk. Provides soft ceiling and soft floor limits to reduce hydraulic shock, enhancing operator comfort and overall handling smoothness.
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Stability management
Stability management
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XHigh-lift travel speed control
Limits truck travel speed when the carriage is raised above the height threshold to help manage stability and give operators confidence to work efficiently with loads at height.
XHigh-lift load tilt control
Limits how quickly and far the mast can tilt forward when the forks are raised with a load to help make handling more deliberate and controlled, improve stability and reduce the risk of tipping forward or loads slipping off the forks.
XCorner control speed limiting
Slows the truck around corners or when making tight turns to help reduce the risk of tipping or losing control of the forklift and to promote more stable maneuvering.
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Collision avoidance
Collision avoidance
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XObstructions in path of travel
Slows the truck when an obstruction is detected, adding critical seconds to give the operator more time to react and reduce the risk of collisions with racking, product, other forklifts and pedestrians.
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Location-based rules
Location-based rules
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XEnd-of-aisle slowdown
Smoothly slows the forklift when it reaches the end of an aisle or an intersection, giving operators more time to react to foot traffic, other forklifts or whatever else might be hidden around corners.
XFork height restrictions
Limits truck travel and mast speed in defined zones in your facility where overhead clearance is low, until the operator has lowered the forks beneath the threshold or exits the zone, helping reduce the risk of hitting low-hanging obstacles like HVAC equipment, conveyors, sprinklers and beams.
XExclusion zones
Reduces truck travel speed to a crawl in areas you define within your facility to discourage operators from entering designated spaces such as hazardous materials storage areas and pedestrian-only zones.
XSpeed control zones
Limits the truck’s travel speed in high-traffic areas and crosswalks to help minimize the risk of collisions with pedestrians.
XException zones
Disables restrictions that would otherwise apply in select situations or locations, such as when a pedestrian is nearby but is on the other side of a wall or barrier, trucks are alongside one another but running on wires or are in tight aisles where they cannot maintain the same minimum distance as they could elsewhere.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Learn more about Hyster Reaction and how it can help your operators watch out for pedestrians and curb hazards.
Hyster Reaction continuously monitors environmental inputs and forklift operation and alerts the operator in real time to proactively change their behavior. Active interventions go a step further, assisting by automatically changing the truck’s behavior to help prevent tip-overs, reduce sudden movements that can compromise stability and promote safe handling of loads.
Hyster Reaction is intuitive, operators should receive brief training to understand what alerts are communicating, how the solution interacts with their inputs and how it applies interventions to assist them.
Depending on the forklift model and configuration, the Pedestrian Awareness Camera and certain aftermarket capabilities may be available for retrofit. Contact a certified Hyster dealer for compatibility and installation options.
By helping to enhance the stability of loads and trucks, and by reducing risk of collisions or other accidents, operators can move materials more efficiently and with fewer errors, improving overall operational throughput.
No. Interventions subtly modify forklift performance, while leaving the operator in control of the truck.
The stability systems adjust lift, tilt and speed in real-time to help maintain stability, supporting operators in navigating obstacles, ramps or uneven surfaces safely.
Yes. It can complement other Hyster solutions like telemetry, lights and alarms, load positioners and other features to help you run a safe, efficient material handling environment.
