Battery care when forklift fleets get back to work

As lockdown begins to lift and logistics operations prepare to get back to work, rarely has it been more important to pay proper attention to forklift batteries that have been out of action for several weeks. Hoppecke Industrial Batteries is reminding businesses to treat the live wet chemistry in…

• 7 days ago

NexSys ATEX batteries bring advantages of Thin Plate Pure Lead (TPPL) technology to materials handling vehicles operating in hazardous areas

NexSys ATEX batteries, available from EnerSys, allow materials handling vehicles to work safely in hazardous areas where there is an explosion risk. They conform to ATEX standards, which are compulsory and a legal requirement in Europe and NexSys batteries are also available world-wide certified in…

• 18/05/2020

New white paper explores role of next generation fuses in protecting battery systems and preventing EV fires

Sensata Technologies, one of the world’s leading suppliers of sensor solutions, industrial controls, power management, and electrical protection, has launched a new white paper – How the GigaFuse Helps Maximize Safety in Advanced Battery Systems. Advanced battery systems need advanced…

• 16/03/2020
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Varegro installs first ever Cummins Gas Generator within a greenhouse environment

Belgian-based greenhouse growing company Varegro is using a Cummins HSK78G gas generator to power its facility in Oostrozebeke, West Flanders, making it the first in the world to be installed in a greenhouse environment. Varegro, which has been harvesting for over 40 years to become one of the…

• 13/02/2020

NexSys® battery range now covers all materials handling vehicle applications

Thin Plate Pure Lead (TPPL) battery technology from EnerSys®, long-established in providing highly flexible, maintenance-free operation for materials handling vehicles, is now available in two forms. First is the NexSys CORE battery (available only in EMEA markets), a high-performance…

• 11/02/2020
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Curtis introduces new one-size-fits-all high frequency TEMPO battery charger

A suitcase-sized multi-function high efficiency three phase HF charger for charging a range of batteries from a single unit. It’s up to 94 per cent efficient and comes complete with a three-year warranty from Northampton based UK charger specialist, Curtis Instruments. TEMPOs will charge a…

• 04/02/2020
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Maintenance-free DC UPS modules for DIN rail mounting protect against power failure, brownout and flicker

Two new DC UPS compact modules from Bicker Elektronik (Donauwoerth / Germany) ensure the uninterruptible power supply of DC loads such as low-power embedded IPCs, gateways, motors, sensors, actuators or cameras in the field of industrial control, process and automation technology, medical and…

• 28/06/2019

Hoppecke launches new mobile charging station for indoor and outside use

Energy management specialist, Hoppecke Industrial Batteries, has developed a mobile charging station for use both inside and outdoors, offering key benefits to operations where an outside charging capability is preferable due to safety or environmental concerns. Hoppecke’s new trak |…

• 01/02/2018

Building products distributor chooses Hoppecke battery systems

Hoppecke Industrial Batteries has supplied its Trak-Air battery systems (pictured) to SIG, a leading distributor of specialist building products, for use with a new fleet of materials handling equipment that is operating in SIG’s brand new central distribution centre in Trafford Park…

• 11/10/2017

One of the first UK companies to be powered by industrial scale battery

The UK’s largest industrial project combining both battery and solar PV has begun - leading the way for future companies investing in greentech. Business supplies firm Lyreco will soon be home to a ‘behind-the-meter’ Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), which will be used to…

• 28/09/2017