When handling sensitive goods such as food or chemicals, impeccable hygiene and safety take top priority. These requirements must also be met by the forklifts used. To protect its equipment better from corrosion and penetrating humidity, UniCarriers is optionally offering a new type of Corrosion Protection Package (CPP) for the TX3, TX4 and QX2 counterbalance ranges. Here, the forklifts are coated with high-quality alloys to guarantee comprehensive rust protection. This makes it easier to meet food standards such as HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points). Moreover, customers benefit from an increased life time of the trucks and from lower repair costs.

The CPP includes two treatment stages, giving all parts of the forklift permanent resistance to corrosion and humidity. With the thermal spraying process, the chassis, all mast components, footplate, battery cover, side panels, controller cover and the counterweight are alloyed with 85 percent zinc and 15 percent aluminium in the first stage. After subsequent painting, the forklift is permanently protected from corrosion, even in the case of slight damage. When the colour paint is then applied, the formation of toxic zinc oxide is also prevented. In a second stage, the overhead protection guard undergoes cathodic dip painting (KTL). With this electrochemical process, the work piece is completely soaked in an immersion bath of electrically conductive paint and thus coated. One advantage of this method is that cavities are also coated evenly. Furthermore, the process is free of heavy metals and therefore very environmentally friendly. Other elements of the Corrosion Protection Package are galvanising the mast chain, conserving hose couplings with DENSO^® tape and protecting all electric connections against moisture with Krytox^® sealant. All parts of the chassis also have drainage openings, which channel the humidity back outside. Depending on the application, additional protection is available for electric motors and tilt cylinders.

The finishing with the CPP is particularly suitable for forklifts that are exposed to humidity, chemicals or salts in operational use. The coating process excludes the possibility of rust or paint particles becoming detached from the forklift and damaging the goods being transported or the work environment. UniCarriers has developed the CPP in close cooperation with customers from the food, fishing and chemical industries and tailored it exactly to their requirements. The CPP is available for all UniCarriers electric counterbalance trucks which are frequently used in a tough work environment. If demanded, expansion to other counterbalance truck ranges is possible.

About UniCarriers

The UniCarriers Group is a global developer and manufacturer of industrial trucks and offers solutions with load capacities up to 10 000 kg. The flexible and individually customisable transport solutions for logistics and warehouses are manufactured at the company’s production facilities in Sweden, Spain, Japan, China and the USA. Distribution is carried out both through specialist retailers and directly to end customers by an experienced team of sales experts. Central buyers are the automotive, construction, electronics, food, logistics and pharmaceutical sectors as well as heavy engineering and the processing industry.

The UniCarriers Group was created in 2011 from the mergers of the brands Nissan Forklift, TCM and Atlet. Today, the company is headquartered in Tokyo with branches in Europe, America and Asia. Its European headquarters are located in Mölnlycke near Gothenburg (Sweden). In the 2014 financial year, the Group employed 5536 people worldwide and achieved a turnover of 1.326 billion euros.

Corporate Contact

Tobias Laxa • UniCarriers Europe GmbH
Mollsfeld 10 • 40670 Meerbusch
Phone: +49 (0) 2159-9259 012
E-Mail: tobias.laxa@unicarrierseurope.com
Internet: www.unicarrierseurope.com

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Stefanie Schoebel • additiv pr GmbH & Co. KG
Public relations for logistics, steel, industrial commodities and IT
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Phone: +49 (0) 2602-950 99 20 • Fax: +49 (0) 2602-950 99 17
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Images:
1. Thermal Spraying: the forklift is alloyed with 85 percent zinc and 15 percent aluminium
2. Chassis detail after thermal spraying process
3. UniCarriers counterbalance truck TX