Forklift Trucks and Electric Forklifts

Efficient Electric Forklift Trucks for Warehouses and Manufacturing Plants

For environments like warehouses and manufacturing plants where low noise and zero emissions are crucial, the Kalmar ECG50-90 electric forklift trucks are ideal. With lifting capacities ranging from 5 tons to 9 tons, these fully electric-powered forklifts excel in maintaining a clean and quiet workspace, ensuring efficient handling of sensitive materials.

Kalmar Medium Electric Forklift Trucks further expand this capacity to ranges of 9 to 18 tons, catering to high-capacity indoor operations. These electric forklifts are well-suited for industries requiring stringent air quality control, such as food processing and pharmaceuticals.

Efficient Operations in Steel Production, Logistics Centers, and Timber Yards

Kalmar industrial forklifts offer the versatility needed to handle varying outdoor weather conditions efficiently. For higher outdoor capacity needs, the Kalmar Medium Electric Forklift Trucks and Kalmar DCG90-180 Forklift Trucks provide lifting capacities ranging from 9 to 18 tons. These models ensure robust performance under challenging external conditions, making them ideal for industries such as steel production, large-scale logistics, and timber yards.

Additionally, the Kalmar ECG50-90 Electric Forklift Trucks, with lifting capacities between 5 and 9 tons, are effective for both indoor and outdoor operations. Those forklifts are particularly useful at transfer points between indoor warehouses and external logistics areas.

Heavy and Super Heavy-Duty Lifting in the Metal and Steel Industry

Heavy lifting tasks in the metal and steel industries demand high-capacity, heavy-duty machines. The Kalmar ECG180-330 Heavy Duty Electric Forklifts offer lifting capacities ranging from 18 tons to 30 tons, making them ideal for handling heavy metal slabs, billets, and coils.

For even more demanding operations, the Kalmar DCG600-850 Super Heavy Forklift Trucks provide capacities between 60 tons and 80 tons. These heavy duty forklifts efficiently manage large slabs, plates, and other substantial metal components essential for steel production and processing.

Powerful Forklift Solutions for Concrete and Construction

Kalmar's industrial forklifts are engineered to tackle the demands of the construction and concrete industries. For instance, the Kalmar DCG180-540 Heavy Duty Forklift Trucks offer lifting capacities ranging from 18 to 54 tons. These machines efficiently handle large concrete sections and various construction materials, ensuring smooth project execution.

For the heaviest construction tasks, the Kalmar DCG600-850 Super Heavy Forklifts are indispensable, with a lifting capacity of up to 85 tons. These heavy-duty forklifts seamlessly manage large concrete sections, rocks, and other bulky building materials.

High Capacity Forklift Trucks for the Energy Sector

Both Kalmar's electric forklifts and diesel heavy-duty forklifts can be vital assets in the energy sector, particularly in biomass, nuclear, and wind turbine (wind farm) facilities. The Kalmar Heavy Electric Forklift Trucks (ECG180-330) and Kalmar Super Heavy Duty Forklift Trucks (DCG600-850) are ideal for these applications, offering lifting capacities from 60 to 85 tons. These high-capacity forklifts efficiently manage heavy equipment such as sea tripods, ground foundations, tower sections, nacelles, and other substantial components essential for energy production.

High Capacity Forklifts for Logistics, Stevedoring, and Rail Cargo Handling

Efficient logistics, stevedoring, and rail cargo operations require high capacity forklifts to lift and handle shipping containers, breakbulk cargo, and heavy project materials with precision. Kalmar offers a range of robust solutions: the Kalmar Medium Electric Forklift Trucks, Heavy Electric Forklift Trucks (ECG180-330), and Heavy Duty Forklift Trucks (DCG180-540), with lifting capacities from 18 to 54 tons.

In container ports and maritime applications, these forklifts are indispensable for handling various types of cargo. Additionally, Kalmar DCG180-540 Heavy Duty Forklift Trucks are engineered for efficient railroad cargo and intermodal management. Equipped with versatile attachments, these forklifts excel at transporting and stacking railway cargo, ranging from containers to other substantial loads. With Kalmar high capacity forklifts, you can ensure seamless operations across multiple sectors.

Handling Sensitive Goods in Food Processing and Pharmaceuticals

When it comes to managing sensitive goods requiring a clean environment, Kalmar ECG50-90 Electric Forklift Trucks and Kalmar Medium Electric Forklift Trucks are perfect due to their low emission profiles. With lifting capacities from 5 tons to 18 tons, these models are ideal for sectors like food processing and pharmaceuticals where stringent air quality standards are mandatory.

Electric Forklift Trucks for Forestry Industries and Lumber Yards

Handling large wooden stacks, logs, and timber sections requires powerful and reliable forklifts. Kalmar's medium and heavy electric forklift ranges, with lifting capacities from 9 to 33 tons, are ideally suited for the forestry and wood processing industries, for example, sawmills and lumber yards.

In the forestry and lumber industries, there’s a dual challenge of maintaining high production efficiency while minimizing environmental impact. Kalmar's electric forklifts provide the crucial strength and reliability needed, along with significant eco-friendly benefits. The Kalmar team can help you find the ideal battery options and charging solutions tailored to your specific work cycles. These fleets of electric forklifts are designed to reduce your environmental footprint by eliminating emissions, decreasing noise pollution, and lowering energy consumption, further aligning your business operations with sustainable practices.

Kalmar: Innovators in Forklift Manufacturing and Sustainable Technology

Kalmar, a globally recognised forklift truck manufacturer, has been the top choice for discerning forklift truck drivers and owners since 1949. Renowned for our unwavering quality and reliability, Kalmar continuously sets the standard in the forklift truck industry. As a forward-thinking and environmentally conscious forklift truck manufacturer, we maintain a steadfast focus on sustainability, driving innovation and excellence at every turn.

Kalmar's global growth and technological leadership in forklift trucks

As early as the 1980s, Kalmar expanded its international presence by establishing sales and service networks in over 50 countries. Our product line, renowned for ground-breaking innovations, included the world’s largest forklift at that time, boasting an impressive lifting capacity of 80 tonnes. This era also saw Kalmar leading the way in electric forklift technology, reflecting our commitment to cutting-edge, sustainable solutions. By the mid-1990s, Kalmar had solidified its position as a leading global forklift truck supplier, controlling a substantial 40% market share in heavy forklift trucks.

Kalmar’s innovation continued with the introduction of the ‘G’ generation of counterbalanced equipment to the European market in 2011, followed by its debut in the North American market in 2013. Our DCG range of forklift trucks optimises lifting performance while reducing fuel consumption. Enhanced electric and hydraulic systems provide faster response times and higher lifting speeds, significantly improving control and efficiency. The EGO cabin greatly enhances operator comfort and visibility, thus increasing productivity, efficiency, and safety.

Pioneer in Electric Forklift Technology

Having pioneered electric forklift technology since 1979, Kalmar continues to reinforce its leadership in eco-friendly material handling solutions. Our recent achievements include the launch of medium and high-capacity electric forklifts powered by zero-emission lithium-ion batteries, fulfilling our commitment to providing electric variants for all forklifts in our portfolio by 2021.

We expanded our electric forklift range to meet stringent environmental regulations, offering customers financially viable and low-maintenance alternatives. Kalmar’s electric forklifts cater to diverse industrial needs, available with both lead-acid and advanced lithium-ion batteries. By adopting these innovations, Kalmar enables customers to achieve exceptional operational efficiency while significantly reducing their carbon footprint.

Commitment to Top-Tier Safety Standards

Safety remains a priority at Kalmar. Complying with the latest global standards, Kalmar’s counterbalanced machines, including forklift trucks, now meet the updated safety standard EN 1175:2020. This adherence ensures top-tier safety for machine operators. Kalmar’s position as a globally recognised forklift truck manufacturer, coupled with our historic commitment to innovation, sustainability, and safety, continues to set us apart as the leading choice in the forklift truck industry.