In order to run your cold storage facilities and forklift equipment successfully in these types of cool temperature environments, choosing the right battery and implementing the right forklift maintenance strategies are vital.

The forklift is a mobile information technology hub capable of collecting and processing data from products, operators, the environment and other material handling systems.

Venture Research, Inc., Plano, Texas, announced the next generation of industrial forklift readers.

PEER Bearing, a Waukegan, Ill.-based manufacturer of bearings for the material handling industry, among others, is enhancing its safety efforts with the help of Crown Equipment, New Bremen, Ohio.

The Raymond Corp., Green, N.Y., launched a virtual reality (VR) simulator to assist in the development of new and existing forklift operators.

New lower-cost sensors and other improvements in technology are making equipment such as automated forklifts, autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs) and mobile robotics more practical for a wider range of applications in warehousing and distribution.

Philadelphia Scientific, Montgomeryville, Pa., introduced iBOS Basic, a small fleet battery room management system that provides an audible mispick alarm to alert forklift operators when the wrong battery has been selected.