Cold forklift batteries can loose up to 50% of capacity running in a freezer, compared to a warmer ambient environment. New fast charging technology helps you reclaim the power lost to trips in and out of the freezer, so that your trucks never run “hot and cold”…ever again. With fast charging, you can now charge your trucks without leaving the freezer. That means your trucks can say goodbye to problems associated with inefficient battery changing – including thermal shock, excessive condensation, and lost productivity.

CenturyYuasa, the company that brings you the trusted brand Century Batteries, has partnered with PosiCharge to bring this exciting technology to the the Linde forklift range!

Most conventional chargers do not measure temperature and can significantly undercharge a cold battery that’s been in the cooler or freezer. PosiCharge measures battery temperature directly in the centre cell electrolyte, then automatically raises the charging voltage to proper levels, so each battery gets the optimal charge.

In a battery changing operations, batteries get colder throughout the day and loose power. PosiCharge safely heats the battery and reduces the internal resistance throughout the workday, improving the power capability of your batteries.

Cold storage as well as traditional materials handling applications
Fast charging can dramatically improve efficiency in any application, not just cold storage. Keeping demanding two- and three-shift operations performing as productively as possible can be a real challenge. Many companies struggle throughout the day with changing batteries in their electric forklifts just to meet demand. On the production floor, that can mean using hundreds of square metres of valuable real estate for a battery room. Internal combustion forklifts present other concerns – for some plants, excessive noise and poor air quality create environmental and OH&S issues. These and other operational matters all directly impact your company’s bottom line.

The top five U.S. automotive manufacturers, many leading North American food and beverage companies, and the five biggest U.S. airlines have addressed these concerns by converting to a more space efficient and productive solution for providing power to their forklift and ground support equipment fleets. These companies and dozens of other industry leaders have permanently replaced their battery rooms with thousands of decentralized smart chargers from industry leader PosiCharge.

Eliminating downtime
With PosiCharge smart chargers, vehicles never stop working in order to change batteries. Your company can run Linde trucks on one battery all day, just by plugging in for a quick charge during breaks and shift changes. This has eliminated the need for battery changing and everything that goes with it: unproductive space devoted to a battery room, as many as hundreds of extra batteries, battery changing equipment, time-wasting trips to the battery room, and extra maintenance on battery inventories. Keeping vehicles operating can result in savings of up to 70 percent compared to battery changing.

Ask your Linde Material Handling sales representative how fast charging can eliminate your battery changing hassles, enhance your productivity and reduce your operating costs.