Safety and efficiency redefined

GO LEAN Ltd helps companies increase productivity through innovations in safety, efficiency and electric lifting and material handling equipment. The end customer, a leading global manufacturer of chemical products and silicones, faced a key challenge at its UK headquarters: the safe and efficient transport of heavy chemical containers between individual process stations. Forklift trucks could no longer be used due to the high risk to employees. The previous manual method – several people moving the containers on rollers – was time-consuming, physically demanding and significantly limited production capacity. The company was therefore looking for a solution that combined safety, ergonomics and efficiency in equal measure.

Together with Blickle, GO LEAN developed a tailor-made solution: the EMOVEFORK with the ErgoMove 2000 drive system. Blickle, a leading international manufacturer of wheels and castors, is known for its innovative solutions in intralogistics. With its ErgoMove Business Unit, Blickle offers electric drive systems for the safe movement of heavy loads, combining ergonomic working and maximum safety. The system was specifically designed for this particular application in the chemical industry to meet the high requirements for safety, precision and operating comfort.

The ErgoMove 2000 system forms the heart of the EMOVEFORK. It is a powerful electric drive that can move even loads weighing several tonnes gently and in a controlled manner. Thanks to its precise control, vehicles can be guided with great accuracy. The EMOVEFORK combines this drive technology with a compact design and modular lifting functions. This means that even confined spaces and complex loads can be handled with ease. Operation is intuitive: the vehicles can be controlled via the proven Flex-Cockpit with two rotary joysticks, offering employees maximum flexibility and safety. The EMOVEFORK is flexibly scalable and, in addition to the ErgoMove 2000, is also available with the ErgoMove 500 and ErgoMove 4000 drive systems, enabling lifting capacities of 250 to 3,000 kilograms to be achieved, depending on the version.

The introduction of the EMOVEFORK with ErgoMove 2000 has permanently transformed material flow in the factory. Transport times between the individual process stations have been reduced by a factor of five, forklift trucks have been completely eliminated from the process and the risk of accidents at work has been significantly reduced. At the same time, workplace ergonomics have improved noticeably, while production capacity has increased significantly. The precise and smooth control of the system was a key factor in the success of the solution: " The maneuverability of the EMOVEFORK with the ErgoMove drive system is exactly what we needed," emphasise the management and operations management teams.