The standard PK-35 brake is used in many forklift and materials handling applications around the world. However, when developing its latest three-wheeled product, Yale Lift Trucks, requested design parameters such as packaging, heat dissipation and special manual release that required a high degree of customisation to the standard design.
Mathieu Ruault, Warner Electric Forklift and Material Handling market manager, comments: “The level of re-design for this project was such that the finished components were virtually 100 per cent bespoke.”
The modified PK-35 brake is an integral component on several different series of Yale and Hyster brands 1,300 to 1,800kg capacity sit down counterbalance trucks. It is also being installed on a series of three-wheel stand trucks. The new PK-35 brakes incorporate a manual override function that allows for easy vehicle towing in case the truck needs to be moved.
Warner Electric is able to use its own design and engineering development teams to create customer specific products, not just offer standard items for series production.
