Metals

A competitive metals industry is of fundamental importance for the competitiveness of other global industries. (The metal industry has a direct effect on all other sectors)

Reduce your total cost of ownership and stay ahead of your competitors.

• Right-size your fleet, reduce administrative costs and extend useful life of equipment.
• Monitor and reduce your environmental impact.
• Stay ahead of international competition.

Lowering total cost of ownership to reduce production cost per ton and stay competitive.

Running safe operations is a top priority in all stages of the metals industry supply chain.

Advanced technology and systems can help mitigate incidents occurring.

• Lighting systems mark the way.
• Sensor systems assist the driver with spatial awareness.
• Telematics systems record and report activity in real time.

Improving awareness of fork lift truck drivers, and pedestrians working nearby, may help reduce incidents. Telematics system can aid in providing best practice operations.

Semi-finished or finished metal products vary significantly in type, shape, size and weight presenting particular handling challenges.

Handling load variety with minimum risk of damage.

• Kissing forks with round edges to handle cylindrical shaped products
• Hydraulic clamps for pipe handling
• Protective nylon/rubber on fork shank to minimise load stress.

A capable truck with the right configuration and correct front-end attachment is the solution.

Hyster has supplied Hundhausen with specialist equipment to withstand extreme temperatures for over 30 years.

The factory in Schwerte, Germany produces high quality ductile cast iron elements for the automotive and commercial vehicle industries, serving clients such as BMW, MAN, Mercedes and SAF. High demand has resulted in the need for investments in new production technology including a new oven with a melting capacity of 35 tonnes per hour.

The Brock Metal Company was investing to make the production processes even more responsive to customers’ needs, so it was important to review the materials handling fleet and update the equipment to keep pace with these operational changes.

Each year, the manufacturer supplies in excess of 35,000 tonnes of primary zinc alloys for die casting and galvanizing and zinc and copper for electroplating to 25 countries across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. 

The Company was also looking to make key savings on fuel to reduce its operational costs.