FLTA Awards 2010

Jungeheinrich UK have been nominated in 2 categories for the 2010 FLTA Awards.

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Safety Award
Personnel Protection System

Integrated Personnel Protection System means trucks aren’t on a crash course

Brief Description of Product
Jungheinrich’s Personnel Protection System (PPS) has been developed for use with the company’s extensive range Very Narrow Aisle warehouse trucks. The system is designed to improve safety in warehousing environments where the simultaneous presence of both trucks and personnel is either prohibited, or must be strictly controlled. This is particularly relevant in VNA applications.

Overview of the Product
Jungheinrichs range of VNA trucks can now be fitted with integrated laser scanners which detect either personnel or  other obstructions in the working environment. The system is ‘self activating’ so there is no need for additional operational demands on the drivers. If the system detects an obstacle in its path, the truck will automatically slow down. If the obstacle remains in the path of the truck, then the vehicle will be brought to a controlled stop before a collision occurs - thereby preventing damage to the truck or product. Even more critically, if personnel are detected in the path of the truck, again the slow down and stop process is activated, ensuring the highest levels of safety within the working area.

The system can be configured with different parameters to control the operation of the truck whether it is operating in a working aisle, a transfer aisle, or an area of high truck traffic and congestion.

The Jungheinrich Personnel Protection System is different from other systems available because all hardware, electrics  and software is built into the truck at the point of manufacture to provide a fully integrated solution. Furthermore, because the system is programmed in conjunction with Jungheinrich’s RFID positioning technology,  the positioning of the truck is updated continually to the control systems which mean that safety is guaranteed.

 Innovation Award
Automated pallet scanning and ID solution

Scanning solutions remove the need for manual data capture systems

Brief description of product
Early in 2009 Jungheinrich launched a new automated pallet scanning and identification solution that is an integral part of the forklift truck and brings considerable time and efficiency advantages to the supply chain. 

The new fork-based scanning process not only results in significant time savings compared with manual scanning, but reduces the forklift driver’s workload and ensures low picking error rates.

Overview of the product
The most common method for identifying a single pallet has traditionally involved scanning the pallet’s barcode using a hand-held scanner operated by the warehouse worker or forklift operator. Jungheinrich has introduced  a revolutionary system that enables the scanning device to be fitted at the back of the lift truck’s fork assembly. 

In operation, the driver simply enters the truck’s fork into the target pallet as normal and the scanner automatically records the ID barcode located on the pallet load. Once the barcode has been successfully scanned, the scanner automatically switches off for safety reasons. The information on the barcode is relayed to the warehouse management system and a pallet location is allocated within the racking. The truck operator then delivers the load to the specified destination and puts the pallet away before scanning the pallet location ID to confirm that the pallet is in the proper place. Once the WMS has confirmed that the pallet is where it should be, the forklift operator receives his next set of instructions via his on-board terminal. If, for some reason, the operator has placed the pallet in the wrong location, the WMS will not transmit further instructions – alerting the operator to his error. The system works in the same way when pallet loads are to be moved within the warehouse racking system.

The new fork-based scanning process not only results in significant time savings compared with manual scanning, but reduces the forklift driver’s workload and ensures low picking error rates. 

While Jungheinrich offers its own warehouse management system, the new scanning system is compatible with most leading WMS brands. 

The new fork-based scanning systems can be incorporated into all of the trucks in the Jungheinrich range.

Traditional pallet scanning methods where the truck operator uses a hand held device, take time and can be difficult – particularly when the operator is trying to scan through the mast. There are also ergonomic implications if the truck driver is forced to twist and turn his body in order to get a  good ‘shot’ at the barcode with his terminal. Jungheinrich’s new system removes these issues. 

By effectively combining the truck and the data capture terminal Jungheinrich has developed a solution that turns the forklift into a logistics unit. The truck becomes the communication centre for processing material and information between the warehouse management system and the warehouse floor. By integrating the forklift truck into the information process efficiency and safety are increased, costs and energy consumption are reduced and truck ergonomics are improved for the operator.

Within any warehouse operation a lot of time is wasted searching for pallets and at sites where hand held data capture devices are used, the time taken by the operator to scan the pallet manually is unproductive. The manual scanning process is inconvenient and can also be ergonomically harmful to the operator. In tests Jungheinrich’s automatic scanning process has shown that it saves so much time that the return on the investment is very rapid indeed.