Battery solution
June 1st 2007

EnerSys has supplied its Hawker Motive Power brand of batteries and chargers to Peugeot's parts operation distribution centre. The new battery regime has supported Peugeot's move from two to three shifts at the site.

Hawker's WF200 high performance batteries have been fitted to the centre's fleet of 160 electric trucks, comprising a broad cross-section of order pickers, reach trucks, stackers, pallet transporters and counterbalance trucks.

Hawker has also installed a three-high, 165-slot battery charging bay, using Powertech high frequency (HF) chargers, with a semi automated rising-platform change cart and a smart battery call-forward system.

The new regime has reportedly brought increased operational flexibility, has increased truck uptime and ensures that maximum cycle time is extracted from all batteries. The new charging bay has also freed up a large amount of warehouse space.

"The move to threeshift operation demanded higher truck uptime," explains Paul Slater, supervisor of warehouse planning, "This meant a more efficient and flexible method of charging and changing truck batteries.

Hawker has come up with the solution."

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