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Forklifts and Innovation

Client: Still-Komatsu

As a world leader in the production of forklift and pallet trucks, Still have to create products that are at the forefront of technology, transportation design, and ergonomics.

For over twenty years, we've collaborated closely with Still to innovate everything from engine technology to driver safety.

As a diesel-electric hybrid, the RX70 boasts the lowest rates of fuel consumption and CO2 emissions in its class. Still's cutting-edge electrical storage and recovery system charges capacitors every time the truck brakes. Upon acceleration, the capacitors provide power from this stored energy, reducing engine output by up to 11%.

In 1996 we designed a concept forklift whose success lead to a full line of forklifts for Still which eventually became their all time best selling vehicles.

The cabin rises with the load, thus optimizing visibility of positioning the load onto high shelves. When driving, the driver can raise the cabin to be able to see over the load. Many other innovations were included in this design, including rear view cameras, a telescopic fork shaft and an intuitive joystick control arm.


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