Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group, announced that its Godrej Material Handling business has launched the new PRO Series Reach Truck with capacities ranging from 1.4 to 2 tonnes. The company said the latest variant has been indigenously designed with an improved cooling system, making it much more reliable for operation in the Indian tropical climate.
The new PRO Series Reach Truck also offers higher battery capacity, delivering up to 20% additional run time per charge. Its high-efficiency motors greatly reduce energy and heat losses. The Godrej PRO Series Reach Truck also presents the customer with the option of a 30% higher battery capacity for continuous, uninterrupted operations over 12 to 14 hours, it said. Battery changing rollers with battery changing trolley are also available to facilitate faster and safer battery change-over.
The company said its new PRO Series Reach Truck’s fingertip control functions place all machine controls comfortably within the operator’s reach. The Smart Curve Speed Control technology detects turns and reduces speed by as much as 30%. This makes the truck stable and safe while navigating tight corners. It’s intuitively designed 6-way adjustable suspension seat makes it comfortable for long hours of operation. A display with fault code indication continuously provides vital information to the operator.
Anil Lingayat, Executive Vice President and Business Head, Godrej Material Handling, said, “We are delighted to add this cutting-edge product to our portfolio of Reach Trucks. In our endeavour to create products specifically for Indian conditions, with the new PRO Series Reach Truck we now offer the highest load lifting capacity in the industry of 1100 kg at 10.6 m height.”
While developing this new product, he said they have been very mindful of Indian anthropological data, operating conditions in warehouses, the rising need for safe, fast and reliable machines which conserve energy.
“We foresee this new series will contribute to improving material handling efficiency in 3PL, Ecommerce, Retail, Pharma, Chemical, and Food & Beverage sectors across the country,” added Lingayat.