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Your facility may be hiding a significant opportunity for savings and process improvement. Greater oversight of your electric forklift battery management  charging, battery watering, maintenance and more  can lead to efficiency, cost-effectiveness and smoother overall operations in warehouses, distribution centers and any other building that uses powered forklifts.

In terms of pace and efficiency, your logistics and material handling operations depend on the performance of your forklift fleet. How can you make sure your powered vehicles are operating up to their potential and delivering tangible value? The answer lies in optimizing not just one part of forklift operations, but many individual processes. One important example: forklift battery charging. If your approach to managing the charge cycle is inefficient, or if your equipment has become outdated, the resulting issues could be slowing down your forklift operations as a whole. There are a few important steps you can take to deal with battery charging issues. First, you have to take a close look at the role battery charging plays in your forklift operations. Next, it`s time to determine what your ideal solution would be and implement it, whether that means refreshing your equipment or even switching to a managed service model for battery usage in general.

To keep your manufacturing and distribution supply chain as productive and efficient as possible, you should make sure you`re optimizing every area and system within your facility. This means focusing on processes you may have overlooked, such as your forklift battery watering system. While forklift battery watering may appear to be too niche an area to have a significant impact on your operations, it can become a productivity bottleneck if not attended to carefully. After all, if your powered vehicles` batteries are not being watered to the correct levels, the functionality and usable lifespan of this expensive equipment may be suffering. Whether you`re investing in new hardware or implementing watering as one aspect of a more overarching power-as-a-service offering, an upgrade to your forklift battery watering system can quietly revolutionize the production you get from your forklift fleet.

There is more than one way to power an electric forklift. One of the most important things to keep in mind when upgrading your forklift fleet power solutions is to consider additional approaches that meet your current and future needs.

PowerHIVE systems combine proven automation and power systems to simplify material handling operations.  The process starts when an operator parks their equipment such as electric forklifts or tuggers in the designated area. By stepping on a weight-sensitive mat, the system activates, ensuring operator safety throughout the process. Once triggered, the PowerHIVE reload system scans the equipment and leverages the Hive`s intelligence to select the the optimal battery replacement using the robotic arm. The used battery docks into an intelligent charging station to recharge optimally to save energy and money while extending battery life.  The driver gets back on their equipment and drive off--the whole process taking about 2 minutes. The system utilizes 1 battery size across all equipment types providing customers the flexibility to scale up and change out equipment types as their operation demands.