P O W E R S Y S T E M S POWER DRIVE TECHNOLOGY DELIVERS SAME POWER BUT 25% LESS FUEL CONSUMPTION Power Drive technology saves 25% fuel consumption without compromising the performance of lift trucks www.engineeringnews.co.nz 31 United Forklift and Access Solutions is launching Power Drive in Australasia, a driveline technology that delivers up to 25% in fuel savings – without impacting on the power of the machine. The new system is designed to further enhance fuel savings while keeping their outstanding performance for customers and offering a lighter environmental footprint for their machines, says United, which is national distributor for Konecranes lift trucks in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. By adding a new hydraulic system configuration and optimising the RPM in addition to a transmission with lock-up function, the new Power Drive system is designed to cut the fuel consumption whilst the power and performance is unaffected. The remarkable new Power Drive delivers the same power as a conventional driveline – and with lower noise pollution – but with 15 to 25% less fuel usage, depending on operating environment. “The new Power Drive Technology is now available as an option on our Konecranes forklift trucks, container lift trucks and reach stackers. We estimate that the fuel savings associated with this new feature will have paid back the initial investment in approximately 6 months,” says Mr John Morison, Konecranes product manager, United Forklift and Access Solutions. United Forklift and Access Solutions shares Konecranes’ focus on providing more environmentally harmonious machinery, without compromising on performance. “Our customers are always keen to improve the sustainability of their operations, but they can’t afford to do this at the expense efficiency or productivity. The ingenuity of Power Drive is that it gives our customers both,” says Mr Morison.
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