Zowell " Crab Power " 5-ton Multi-Directional Forklift Deployed at a German-Owned Photovoltaic Equipment Manufacturing Plant, Facilitating Efficient Handling of 10m-Long Materials

At the beginning of the month, Zowell Intelligent Forklift 5-ton wide-body multi-reach forklift was shipped to a German-owned photovoltaic equipment manufacturing company and put into use immediately upon delivery.

Project Background

This client is a German-owned company dedicated to the development, production, and processing of metal brackets and related components for solar photovoltaic module installation systems, with products covering multiple fields. Benefiting from a series of supportive policies, the photovoltaic equipment manufacturing industry, including this company, has ushered in a broader market. Driven by a surge in orders, the company's internal logistics urgently need optimization.

Previously, the company owned a multi-directional forklift from a well-known European brand. However, its internal combustion engine caused significant problems due to heavy exhaust fumes, high noise levels, high maintenance costs, and long waiting times. With increasing production capacity, the company planned to add more vehicles. Considering the high purchase and maintenance costs and long delivery times of imported forklifts, the company turned its attention to China, seeking green, energy-efficient, noise-free, and fast-service electric forklifts. At this time, the Zowell 5-ton multi-directional forklift, with its outstanding advantages such as high efficiency, low maintenance costs, and short delivery cycles, came into the company's view and ultimately replaced the imported brand, reducing costs and increasing efficiency.

Project challenges

The material is long and has a large tonnage.

Each photovoltaic module weighs about 2 tons and is 7-10m long, making loading, unloading, and handling difficult and posing significant safety hazards for employees.

Order delivery efficiency needs improvement

Any step in the process—from indoor and outdoor transport to connecting with production lines and palletizing finished products—can affect order delivery speed. Companies want to improve logistics efficiency to help deliver orders quickly and with high quality.

Storage space needs optimization

Compared to conventional materials, long and large materials are more difficult and dangerous to store, and require more storage space. This company, located in a prime location where land is extremely valuable, wants to make the most of its existing storage space to store more goods and improve storage efficiency.

Solution Highlights

As the first 5-ton heavy-duty long material handling multi-directional reach truck in China, the "Crab Power" multi-directional reach truck has broken through many foreign technical barriers, providing new assistance to enterprises with ultra-large and heavy material handling needs such as glass curtain walls, pipes, plates, heavy molds, and elevators.

Zowell multi-directional forklifts are designed for large-volume, heavy-duty goods. They can carry up to five tons of heavy goods for handling, stacking, and lifting operations, with a maximum lifting height of up to 10m.

With its full-view glass, the operator has an excellent field of vision, allowing them to easily observe the external environment, control the forklift to pick up goods, and safely avoid obstacles.

Thanks to the dual patented technologies of all-wheel drive and hydraulic synchronous cross steering, Zowell " Crab Power " multi-directional forklift can efficiently complete indoor and outdoor transfer and stacking work even in harsh working conditions, comprehensively improving the efficiency of the company's ultra-large cargo operation in various logistics links and ensuring the timely delivery of a large number of orders.

The ability to freely switch between multiple driving modes gives the Zhuoyi "Crab Force" multi-directional forklift greater flexibility. Long loads can easily pass through narrow areas without having to be lifted high, greatly reducing safety hazards during handling.

Furthermore, the multi-directional forklift's outstanding lateral straight-line travel capability allows it to easily complete stacking and handling operations even within a mere 2750mm aisle. This helps customers maximize the use of existing warehouse space and improve cargo storage efficiency.