Motive Power
CASE STUDY: Deka Motive Power Batteries provide key improvements at top-tier North American refrigerated warehousing and logistics provider.
July 16, 2024THE BACKGROUND & CHALLENGE Cold environments in refrigerated warehouses operate at temperatures ranging from 40° F to as low as negative 40° F. These cold temperatures can affect customers’ productivity, if the facility is not equipped with properly sized batteries…
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East Penn Motive Power: Leading the Charge in Sustainability
April 2, 2024Environmental factors, especially sustainability, are fundamentally important in considering battery technology. Battery recycling success rates are driven by a number of factors, such as the battery’s complexity (the more componentry, the more challenging recycling is), whether an established network exists…
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Deka PowerForce: Smart, Optimal, Dependable Charging
February 29, 2024When you look at the rapidly changing material handling landscape, it’s important to have a trustworthy charger to keep your operations moving. Move more with Deka PowerForce, a unique and exclusive fully integrated charging systems designed specifically for all Deka…
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FINDING THE UNIQUE SOLUTIONS TO MOVE YOUR MOTIVE POWER FLEET FORWARD – PART 3
January 30, 2024When you look around the industry and take a deep look at the forklift power landscape, the big debate you will find is lead or lithium battery technologies. Electric powered trucks make up more than 60% of the overall truck…
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Finding the unique solutions to Move Your Motive Power Fleet Forward – Part 2
January 2, 2024When you look around the industry and take a deep look at the forklift power landscape, the big debate you will find is lead or lithium battery technologies. Electric powered trucks make up more than 60% of the overall truck…
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Finding the unique solutions to Move Your Motive Power Fleet Forward
December 1, 2023When you look around the industry and take a deep look at the forklift power landscape, the big debate you will find is lead or lithium battery technologies. Electric powered trucks make up more than 60% of the overall truck…
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East Penn Manufacturing Earns Most Valuable Supplier Award For 2022
February 28, 2023Lyon Station, PA – East Penn Manufacturing Co. has earned the prestigious MVS (Most Valuable Supplier) Award for achievements in 2022. The MVS Award is granted by the industry’s trade association, MHEDA (Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association) to less than…
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Smart, Optimal, Dependable Charging
December 13, 2022Move more With Deka Powerforce Introducing a unique and exclusive fully-integrated charging system designed specifically for all Deka motive power batteries — lead and lithium. The Deka PowerForce is the premier, cutting-edge charger for all Lift Truck batteries — regardless…
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Motive Power Battery Total Cost of Ownership: What Fleet Operators Need to Know
November 21, 2022In most distribution centers, food and beverage facilities, third-party logistics operations, and manufacturing plants, the lift truck battery can unfortunately be treated as a commodity purchase. Procurement compares catalog prices, selects the lowest number, and moves on. The problem is…
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Learn more about the Deka Ready Power lithium batteries from a real-world case study.
August 18, 2022Learn more about the Deka Ready Power lithium batteries from a real-world case study. THE BACKGROUND A major manufacturer of heavy-duty trucks was faced with a material handling challenge when they decided to migrate from a one shift to two…
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