STILL RX 70 - so gentle on the environment, it’s won an award!
Because it uses less fuel than any other truck in the world, and thanks to the truck's many other environmentally friendly aspects, it's hardly surprising that the STILL RX 70 25-35 range has won the 2008 Environment Award at the FLTA!
 The Fork Lift Truck Association Awards ceremony held at the Birmingham Metropol, February 9th, saw STILL Materials Handling win the 2008 Environment Award with its RX 70 25-35 range of IC engine counterbalance forklift trucks. Amazingly, this makes STILL the only company to have won six FLTA awards, three of which have been in the Environment category!
Hybrid drive - the advantage
The RX 70 is the only truck in the world to offer an environmentally-friendly Hybrid drive system. Other manufacturers use conventional torque converter designs and no matter how hard they try, they can't compete with STILL's Hybrid drive system for fuel efficiency.
The RX 70's powerful Hybrid drive system consists of an engine (whether running on diesel or LP gas) which drives a generator. Via an intelligent control unit the generator drives an electric induction motor. This in turn provides power to the drive wheels and all the truck's systems.
Hybrid drive - gentle on the environment
The principle is simple: burn less fuel than competitor trucks (in some cases less than half!) and therefore produce fewer carbon emissions. STILL's Hybrid technology is characterised by a long service life, high overall efficiency and low fuel consumption - just 2.5 l/hr in accordance with VDI 2198 guidelines (60 working cycles). This figure is even more amazing when compared with up to 5.4 l/hr used by a traditional diesel torque converter forklift truck.
Other environmentally friendly aspects
The RX 70's 1,000-hour service intervals (twice the industry standard) reduce the number of filters being used and the amount of oil being changed. This reduces environmental impact through fewer disposals of oil and contaminated used filters. It also means the forklift truck engineer needs to visit the truck less frequently, thereby indirectly reducing the carbon footprint of this machine even further.
Tyre wear is greatly reduced due to the unique Hybrid drive acting as a traction control and ABS system, eliminating wheel-spin. Thus the RX 70 requires fewer tyres therefore having less impact on the environment through tyre manufacture and disposal.
There are no gearbox transmission oils to change and the unique variable displacement hydraulic pump greatly prolongs the life of the hydraulic oil, which can now remain in the machine for up to 3,000 operating hours between changes (the industry standard is every 2,000 hours.)
During manufacture, no solvent-based paints are used and, at the end of the truck's life, 95% of it can be recycled.
The Environment Award
The Fork Lift Truck Association is the most representative body of its kind in Europe and exists to raise standards in the materials handling industry. An FLTA award is probably the most prestigious accolade you can receive in the UK materials handling market, much coveted by manufacturers and materials handling professionals alike.
STILL won its first FLTA Environment Award in 2001 for the R 70 30 CNG, a compressed natural gas powered counterbalanced forklift truck producing ultra-low emissions and no exhaust smell. STILL's second was won in 2004 with its Hazardous Waste Re-Packer based on the STILL R 60 electric counterbalance forklift truck. The third and most recent FLTA Environment award was presented to STILL for the new RX 70 25-35 - the most fuel efficient IC engine truck in the world!
Forward thinking
Many industries are being pushed by the Government and individual lobby groups to reduce their carbon emissions. STILL is proactively leading the materials handling industry by significantly reducing carbon emissions through intelligent and innovative design.
No other manufacturer works harder to ensure you use the cleanest, most fuel efficient trucks in the world. So, if you want to make a positive contribution in the fight for the environment - you better make sure you're using a STILL!
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For further information please contact:
STILL Materials Handling Ltd
Tel: 01772 644300
www.still.co.uk |
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