The development status and trend of Chinas forklifts

One: serialization and large-scale

Serialization is an important trend in the development of electric forklifts. Large foreign companies have gradually realized the serialization of their products, forming products of different specifications from miniature to extra-large. At the same time, the cycle of product upgrades has been significantly shortened. Compared with internal combustion forklifts, electric forklifts are characterized by high technology content, easy maintenance, clean and environmentally friendly. Experts predict that the maintainability and operability of the new generation of electric forklifts will be stronger, and the display and fault diagnosis systems will be more complete.

Two: Specialization, multiple varieties

The establishment of automatic storage systems and large supermarkets has stimulated the growth of demand for indoor handling machinery. Various electric storage forklifts such as high-performance electric forklifts, reach electric forklifts, and narrow aisle electric forklifts are deeply welcomed by the market. Electric warehouse forklifts help users to a large extent realize the replacement of human labor by machine operations and improve production efficiency. Similarly, it can also be well adapted to the use requirements of narrow urban construction sites and environments such as warehouses, docks, warehouses, cabins, farmhouses, building floors and underground engineering operations. This is one of the reasons for the rapid development of electric storage forklifts.

Three: electronic and intelligent

Electric forklifts have the characteristics of high reliability and superior performance. Relying on the development of warehousing, we will develop new varieties, especially the front-moving electric forklift and stacker products. Computer technology is gradually being promoted and applied in electric forklifts, and is incorporated into human information control. Unmanned electric forklifts suitable for toxic or special environments will also have the possibility of realization.

Four: Energy saving and environmental protection

According to power, forklifts are divided into internal combustion forklifts and electric forklifts. Internal combustion forklifts are powered by internal combustion engines, which are powerful and have a wide range of applications. The disadvantages are that they emit large amounts of emissions and noise, and are harmful to human health. In recent years, electric forklifts with low emissions and low noise have been well received by the market. At present, the international production of battery forklifts has accounted for 40% of the total electric forklifts (10% to 15% in China). In some Western European countries such as Germany and Italy, the proportion of battery forklifts is as high as 70%. trend. The use of AC motor and frequency conversion speed regulation makes the battery forklift a qualitative leap. The voltage of AC motors has a trend of higher and higher development, making electric forklifts generate less heat and higher efficiency during work, and completely overcome the shortcomings of DC motors that generate more heat, low efficiency, and frequent maintenance. In addition, the development of fast charging technology is becoming more and more mature, the charging current can reach more than 4 times of the traditional charging current, the charging time is shorter, and the efficiency is higher.