FAQs

On an average a normal healthy human being cannot handle loads of unit weight more than 30 Kgs continuously. The Hand Pallet trucks can handle palletised load up to 2500 Kg in a single haul and a single operator can lift and move this weight effortlessly over short distances.

Hand Pallet trucks offered by Josts are very easy to use. It has standard fast lift which ensures ground clear lifting with minimum human effort and which is unmatched with the trolleys available from other suppliers.

The life of Hand Pallet truck as in case of any other warehouse equipment depends on the usage and the type of load and surface. If the Hand Pallet truck are not overloaded beyond the rated capacity and not pushed around on very rough surfaces and also by using genuine OEM Josts spare parts, the Jost’s Hand Pallet trucks are known to give good service for very long extended period of more than 5 years.

Jost’s Hand Pallet trucks can also be used for carrying small non palletised loads with suitable improvisation to hold the load on the forks. But palletisation really enhances the material handling efficiency and throughput.

Josts Hand Pallet trucks can be used anywhere and every where without any problem. However Josts can also supply special type of SS (Stainless Steel) Pallet trucks for specific applications.

Normally productivity and volume dictate the necessity of Battery operated Pallet Trucks (BOPTs). As a thumb rule Josts Battery operated Pallet trucks (EJE, ERE, EJD, ERD) can easily replace 7 – 10 Hand Pallet trucks. Besides facilitating lower number of workmen required, it also reduces cluttering, increases efficiency and through put. Where distances to be covered are large, BOPT is a necessity and distances involved are not very high, BOPT’s can be used for reducing clutter and increase efficiency.

Josts Battery operated Pallet trucks are quite fast, safe and have good gradient performance. With suitable bin arrangement for carrying the assembly parts, Josts EJE and ERE can be used without any problem to enhance the productivity of the assembly lines.

High overload capacity motors, Automatic Brake with automatic power cut off when steering handle in almost vertical or horizontal, automatic reduced travel speed during pedestrian operation and belly button arrangement for emergency shut off are some of the safety features in Josts Pedestrian operated Pallet trucks.

Josts BOPT’s are carefully manufactured with components procured from quality sources and can normally with stand the harsh working condition of plant environment. Josts uses its own bull gear transmission system which is ideal for Indian conditions.Unlike most of the imported BOPT’s, Josts design incorporates very rugged chassis which enables trouble free usage for a very long period of at least 7 years as compared tp popularly imported models.

Dock Levelers are devices that bridge the gap between fixed dock height and the variable truck bed height to provide safe and efficient movement of equipment and materials between trucks / containers and loading / unloading docks.

Josts has three models of Dock Levelers HDL 05, HDL 10 and HDL 15 which can handle 5 MT, 10 MT and 15 MT dynamic load respectively. The specially designed ramp structures can withstand heavy dynamic loading, specially designed hydraulic power pack ensure leak proof and stable positioning of ramp and automatic 3 button operation (UP, LOAD & PARK) provide for easy and safe operations. For more details contact infomhe@josts.in

Jost’s Dock Levelers come with a number of safety features. It ensures that there are firm and rigid positive bridge between the dock and the container and the dynamic load doesn’t get directly transmitted to cylinders and other supporting members. Care has been taken to prevent warping in use and also safety features in the hydraulic and control system ensures that the operations are made safe and simple.

Stackers are to be used for stacking and retrieval of palletised goods at various heights. When the stores and warehouses are to be used for storing the goods at various levels up to 6300 mm height, then the use of stackers becomes imperative.

It all depends on the size of the storage place, volume of operations and unit weights of the packages to be handled. A normal healthy manual labour can handle only about 30 Kg unit weight at any time. Fatigue and rest times also affects the efficiency. Palletisation and use of Stackers will enhance the throughput and also increase the efficiency of the operations with reduced manpower.

For small stores and warehouses Josts can provide economic manual and semi-automatic Stackers range. For medium and large scale operations, Josts EJC, ERC, EJB and ERB series have proved to be extremely popular. For more details contact infomhe@josts.in

The unit load, the maximum storage height required to be accessed and the aisle width available are the three most important factors that determine the choice of Stackers. Apart from these, doorway height and ramp restrictions, floor surface conditions, requirement of container stuffing & de-stuffing, duty cycles (continuous operation requirement) environmental conditions are some of the other factors that one need to keep in mind too. Josts can offer its expertise in studying the actual site conditions and constraints and provide suitable solution to suit users needs.

Jost’s ERD / EJD electric Double Pallet truck Stacker is extremely versatile when it comes to handling two loads simultaneously. A specialist in double deck loading / unloading, it is equally efficient in transporting over long distances, stacking / retrieving loads and block stacking.

Josts has developed Stackers for handling pallet loads of 2000 Kg at 2800 mm and to reach height of 6300 mm with 700 Kg.

Josts Stackers are carefully manufactured with components procured from quality sources and can normally with stand the harsh working condition of plant environment. Jost’s own bull gear transmission used as against the chain and sprocket arrangement has been found to be very reliable and trouble free. This also keeps the power loss at minimum resulting in higher energy efficiency

Josts is distributing Hyundai range Reach trucks that can easily handle a load of 1000 Kg to 2500 Kg and for stacking heights up to 12000 mm. The choice of the equipment would depend on the users actual needs and Jost’s expertise in field can be banked on by the user.

While both Stackers and Reach Trucks are used for stacking and retrieval of palletised goods at various levels in a warehouse, in Reach Trucks the whole mast can be moved forward and backward with the load. Thus the vehicle need not be moved forward and backward at the time of placing and retrieving the goods. As compared to Stackers, Reach trucks enable the user to handle heavy loads at great heights.

Hyundai Reach Trucks are specially designed to handle heavy loads that are to be raised to high lift heights with low narrow aisles as low as 2200 – 3000 mm. Hyundai BR, BRJ, and BRP series Reach trucks of various capacities are available for a number of applications.

The Hyundai Reach Trucks are available in choices of Stand-on, Seat-on and Double Deep versions.

The BR series Reach trucks of Hyundai are specially designed for both indoor and outdoor use on different types of surface. They are suitable for working on a smooth concrete floor in the warehouse or asphalt surface for lorry loading / unloading.

The BRP series Reach Trucks of Hyundai has telescopic forks that are long enough to slide a pallet into the racking system when the shelves are deep enough to accommodate two pallets of goods. Because the double-deep model can easily place the pallet at the back of the shelving unit, there is no need to push the pallet back when there is another pallet to go into the same shelving section.

Order Picker trucks are used for picking up individual cases or items from the palletised loads stacked at various heights in a warehouse.

Horizontal order pickers generally enable the operators to do the pick up operations from ground level. For pick up operations at higher levels vertical order pickers have to used which have the provision for the operators to go up and reach the desired level.

Both are essentially the same though the term counter balanced trucks is normally associated with Electric fork lifts while the term ‘Fork lifts’ are used to denote IC engine (Diesel / LPG) driven fork lifts

Stackers are to be used primarily for stacking and retrieval of palletised goods within the closed environs of warehouses. They are highly maneuverable and can be used in narrow aisle spaces. Forklifts are to be used primarily for loading, unloading and transferring the heavy goods over long distances. Forklifts can also be used both indoors and outdoors. Depending on the application and warehouse conditions, Forklifts can also be used for stacking and retrieving but would require wide aisles. However where Stackers can be used, it would be uneconomical to use forklift for stacking and retrieval

Three wheel forklifts are generally compact and have smaller turning radius as compared to four wheel forklifts. They are more easily maneuverable in confined spaces as compared to four wheel trucks

Three wheel fork lifts requires level floors and are generally available up to 2 MT capacity only and typically they have maximum lift height of 5.5 to 7.0 meters.

No. In fact three wheel forklift have three point contact which is quite adequate for stability as three points form a plane where as in four point contact it may be quite possible that all four contact points need not be in same plane thereby affecting the stability. How ever the stability of any fork lift would depend on the center of gravity falling with in the stability triangle of the base.

Josts can offer both Josts as well as Hyundai forklifts depending on customers application and other requirements. Whether it is to be used inside the warehouse or in the open yard outside, depending on customers needs, Josts can supply both Electric as well IC engine (Diesel / LPG) Fork lifts of capacity ranging from 1 MT onwards up to 25 MT.

Jorack, the range of Industrial Racks from Josts is perfect storage solution for all types of items, as the design allows the span to be configured as per the specific requirement. Jorack creates maximum storage capacity with minimum loss of space. Jorack is ideal for all type of loads of varying size and types and are steadfast in answering the changing needs of the industry. Jorack offers innovative stoarge design for all duty applications, with a wide range of Racking System choices like Light Duty, Medium Duty, Heavy Duty, Mezzanine, Multi-Tier, Drive-In, Cantilever and VNA Racking Systems.

Mean time between charging (MTBC) depends on the type and battery capacity, load, surface condition, frequency of operation etc. As such a fully charged Josts electric trucks can be used during a shift comfortably

Normally battery charging should be done to full capacity when it is discharged upto 80% charged level of the capacity. With proper maintenance of the battery as prescribed by the battery supplier, the battery life can be prolonged.

Life of a battery depends on usage and maintenance and normally the battery life is measured in number of charging cycles. Typiacally, batteries provided by Josts has a life of about 1000 charging cycles under ideal conditions. Accordingly, the mean time between replacement of batteries will depend on the proper usage and maintenance of the batteries.

Josts can work out suitable lay outs and racking solutions Josts can also provide the optimum material handling solutions in terms of equipment to be used inside the warehouse.

Josts can provide Dock Lift and Dock Levellers for faster loading and unloading at dock bay. Josts can also offer both electric and diesel forklifts for loading and unloading pallets from trucks containers etc

Forklifts and Stackers used for stuffing and d-stuffing containers should have a higher free lift so that the mast does not hit the roof of the container when the fork is raised. The customer should specify the same in the beginning itself so that suitable model with suitable free lift requirement can be identified

Josts and Hyundai can offer special type Stackers, Reach trucks and Forklifts that can or in -20deg.C. They ensure flexible handling of the most diverse loads at most diverse heights with economic and space saving qualities in one truck.

Hyundai order pickers offered by Josts, enables quick, safe and efficient order picking Josts can offer horizontal order picker for order picking from first rack level and vertical order pickers for picking orders from various levels.

Almost all products manufactured by Josts are being used by many in Auto and Auto ancillaries sector. Josts has also developed application specific equipments for some of the customers.

Many in logistics sector have benefited by using equipments JOSTS in terms of productivity, efficiency and economy. Josts can offer solutions specific to the customers constraints and needs. For instance Josts can work out various storage layouts and material handling equipment requirements for a warehouse keeping in mind the material flow path and minimum throughput required.

Since retail industry work on wafer thin margins, they can gain a lot in matters of optimum vertical and horizontal space utilisation through effective and efficient material handling. Josts offers it services in issues related to warehouse design,storage solutions and material handling solutions.

Food and Pharma sector is a major area which has been benefited the most from Josts products and services as Josts equipment have always met and even exceeding the exacting requirement of their application requirement. Josts has a vast reference from this sector and are still maintaining the lead.

Josts equipment are being used by may chemical industry for many decades and Josts has been enjoying very good reputation with its service set up on maintaining their equipment.

Josts Material Handling Division has been catering to almost all sectors of Indian industry for over four decades. Josts has excellent references from many companies in automobile industry, auto ancillaries, chemical, Food processing & Beverages, consumer goods,FMCG, engineering and capital goods industry, textile,Pharmaceutical, retail, logistics and many other sectors.

The engineering department of Josts is capable of providing the right solution to the right applications. For instance Josts have developed various batching trucks for towing batching trolleys for textile industry. Josts can undertake specific studies to issues related to each customer and arrive at the right material handling solutions. For details please get in touch with salesthane@josts.in