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How will the Kalmar DRF affect your business? An evolution based on many years of hard work and experience. Kalmar was the first to commercialise the reachstacker worldwide in 1985. Our idea of handling containers more flexibly and with higher stacking and storage capacity became a success. The previous generation of reachstackers – DRD – was introduced in 1996 and has with more than 900 units in operation gained a reputation for reliability all over the world. The introduction of the DRF in sept. 2002 has been the result of experience combined with state of the art technology. It is...

Tested in the toughest of environments In the environment where reachstackers work, there’s simply no room for anything but perfection. When the first series-produced Generation F reachstacker left the factory, it was therefore after more than a year of intensive testing – not just factory tests, but prototype trials with customers in real situations. One of the tests has been carried out in Europoort – P&O North Sea Ferries’ terminal in Rotterdam. “Almost maintenance free” Joop Schoonmade is Europoort’s senior technical superintendent shore. ”We bought our first reachstacker back in 1991...

Driver Nico Goudappel, Jan Groenendijk (service engineer) and Joop Schoonmade (senior technical superintendent shore) have been testing a Generation F prototype for over six months. Every year, P&O North Sea Ferries handles some 610,000 containers and trailers for traffic between the Continent and UK. The company has 16 Kalmar reachstackers in total – all from Cargotec.

We have increased the service interval Service is an important part of the overall operating economy. With small and large improvements in many different areas, we have managed to increase the service interval to one of the best on the market. Fewer lubrication points All the axles for example have been chemically nickel-plated to prevent rusting-up. This may be a slightly more costly solution, but it is better for the overall economy in the long run. Relia­bility is built into every component and every fine detail. There are now considerably fewer lubrication points. The boom and most...

Practically all the service points are easily accessible on one side of the machine. The drive line is easily accessible thanks to large inspection hatches.

The smartest system of all New electrical technology increases operational reliability, improves the driving characteristics, and makes trouble shooting easier. Most models on the market still use vulnerable technology – control with all kinds of different relays, contact points and extensive cablage. On the Generation F, this has been replaced by a distributed power system with data buses. A few wires rather than thick cables Important signals, such as ‘lift’, used to have to go through eight different connection blocks in three different chains of cables before reaching the cab. In a...

The CAN-bus standard reduces the occurrence of error sources. The system uses just a few wires, unlike the old solution with its extensive cablage and excess of relays and contact points. The fact that the system is redundant on the Generation F makes it practically ‘fool-proof’. The high operational reliability is partly confirmed by the fact that the system is used in our Rough Terrain reachstackers for the US Army. = Cab unit – the heart of the communication. = Control units for different parts of the machine. = Information terminal with warning and indication lamps, functions keyboard....

The most extensively tried and tested reachstackers in the world are made by Cargotec. Thousands of machines in more than 160 countries have made us known for our renowned quality. In all kinds of areas we combine experience with innovation. The wellconstructed chassis with high-strength steel profiles and powerful front and rear cross-heads provide a solid, well-balanced framework. On the Generation F the unit and boom-point have a design for very high strength. Moreover, the entire boom is entirely lubri­ cation-free. Plastic has replaced steel in the cable trailer chain on the boom,...

Demands from the US Army have set a new standard When the US Army placed a requirement type contract with Kalmar RT Center LLC for around 400 units of Rough Terrain reachstackers, it gave us a unique opportunity to develop new technology and fundamentally review solutions and component selection. The results included the world’s first lubrication-free booms. The hydraulic system The hydraulic system is about balance, about getting many different components to work together. On the Generation F the results are immediately evident, as the precision is unbeatable. Loading and unloading are...

Environmental care is more than the green colour of the new engine One of the greatest challenges facing the transport industry is reducing environmental impact. At Cargotec we consider how our machines affect the environment at every stage of development, and throughout its life cycle. Exceeding legal requirements These engines also use less fuel, largely due to the fact that it is electronically controlled and integrated in the reachstacker’s control system. Generation F is equipped with either Volvo Penta or Cummins engines. The engines easily fulfils prevailing legal environmental...

Operational performance starts here The cab in the Generation F is an evolution of Kalmar’s world-renown­ ed Spirit Delta driver environment. Based on extensive research, it provides an ergonomically designed workplace where the driver can do his job more quickly, safely and efficiently. Clear and intuitive operation There is plenty of room on the right side of the panel to add any other equipment you may need: a com­ munication radio, computer, monitor etc. Several of the buttons are lit up and of the touch type. Everything is logically positioned and within easy reach. Options for others,...