Technology

NEW BREMEN, Ohio (February 5, 2019) — Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, has been named to the Food Logistics 2018 FL100+ Top Software and Technology Providers list. The annual list recognizes software and technology providers whose products and services are critical for companies in the global food and beverage supply chain. read more »»

SINGAPORE (August 7, 2018) – Crown Equipment (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., part of Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, led the Logistics Equipment Company category with its innovative InfoLink technology at the Singapore Business Review (SBR) International Business Awards 2018. The SBR International Business Awards honor international companies making significant contributions to business in Southeast Asia. read more »»

NEW BREMEN, Ohio (June 26, 2018) – Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, recently earned a Top 100 Supply Chain Projects award from Supply & Demand Chain Executive (SDCE). Crown earned its place on the list for helping Northgate Markets, a chain of supermarkets in Southern California, improve operator compliance, productivity and safety. read more »»

NEW BREMEN, Ohio (November 30, 2017) – Northgate Markets, a chain of supermarkets in Southern California, is reaping the results of its recently fortified safety and compliance efforts at its distribution center in Anaheim. Working with Crown Equipment, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, the family-owned and -operated business has achieved its lowest injury rate in 11 years and reached full compliance with forklift operator pre-shift inspection requirements. read more »»

Ace Endico, a full-service supplier of fine foods headquartered in Brewster, New York, needed to increase productivity in its order picking operation to keep up with growing demand. Crown Equipment, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, helped the company reach new levels of productivity, efficiency and safety. read more »»

NEW BREMEN, Ohio (March 2, 2017) – Crown Packaging, a privately held company specializing in contract packaging for the automotive industry, needed to track lift truck operations on a daily or even hourly basis. The company turned to Crown Equipment, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, for a solution that provides real-time information on every truck in Crown Packaging’s fleet. read more »»

NEW BREMEN, Ohio (May 4, 2016) – Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, recently added an NED Innovation Award from New Equipment Digest to the company’s list of international design awards for the Crown QuickPick^® Remote order picking system. read more »»

Introduction

No material handling manager wants to hear “the forklift is down.” Downtime means lost production time, unexpected service and repair costs, and a solid bite out of the bottom line. And when most people think forklift they envision counterbalance forklifts. This white paper explores the hidden costs associated with counterbalance forklift ownership to arm purchasers with the information they need to develop their own cost of ownership calculation.

The True Cost of Ownership for Counterbalance Forklifts (PDF)