Materials Handling & Storage Glossary: Quick Disconnect Couplings and Fittings (QDCs / QDs)
Quick disconnect couplings, also known as “QDCs or QDs” have many uses. They provide a safe and fast way to release and reconnect hydraulic hose connections.
Materials Handling & Storage Glossary: Skids and Pallets
In the beginning, things were stored in (and moved around in) wooden crates, boxes, barrels, and the basic wooden skid.
How Automation Pays for Itself
In today’s marketplace, robotics and automation are gaining traction in places that never considered them before.
Materials Handling & Storage Glossary: Mast
What’s the first thing you think of when you read the word mast? Most people (outside our industry) think of a sailboat.
Materials Handling & Storage Glossary: Sideloader
A sideloader in the material handling world is a specialized forklift designed to move sideways through tight spaces, moving long, sometimes awkwardly shaped, loads, that cannot be safely moved with a traditional forklift.
Top Five Data Points for Designing an AMR Project
No matter what type of Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) project you have in mind for your facility, you will need five key points of data to start the process.
Industrial Battery Maintenance and Storage during Extended Downtime
Proper industrial battery maintenance is critical to keep electric lift trucks running at optimum performance levels.
Automation Solves Labor and Real Estate Challenges
There are many challenges in today’s manufacturing and material handling world and the two biggest ones are labor and real estate.
Top Forklift Attachments for Increased Productivity
Productivity and throughput are more important than ever to keep our supply chain moving.
‘Tis the Season for Automation
For consumers, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are popular opportunities to find a great deal.
Increase Your Storage Capacity with Combilift Multi-Directional and Long Load Handling Forklifts
We would like to introduce you to Combilift, one of Eastern Lift Truck Co.’s outstanding materials handling partners. Founded in 1998, in Monaghan, Ireland, Combilift has become world-renown for its innovative spirit and is the leading producer of multi-directional forklifts and long-load handling solutions.
Our Retail Services Division offers Balers, Compactors, and more!
The Retail Services Division of Eastern Lift Truck Co. provides baler & compactor and other sales and aftermarket care.
