Swedish Atlet introduces the new generation Tergo ATLET
– the world’s most ergonomic reach trucks
In a press event at Marstrand, Sweden May 28, the Swedish truck manufacturer Atlet presented their new generation Tergo reach trucks. Focusing on how to minimise operator fatigue and stress, these trucks are designed to be the most ergonomic trucks on the market.
"With a market demanding high uptime and with operators often spending their entire day in the forklift, an ergonomically superior operator environment is the way to go", says Dan Ulmestrand, Product Development Manager at Atlet.
Designed around the operator – by the operators
To enhance productivity, the operator environment of the new Atlet Tergo reach trucks is entirely designed around the operator. It's a complete ergonomic concept including a wide range of personal adjustments and innovations, allowing a strain-free, variable and inviting working environment. The product development also included a large commitment from the users.
"Our aim was to design the world's most personal truck. By involving the users from the very beginning of the project and then continuously soliciting their input, the operators had a profound impact on the final result", says Atlet's Product Development Manager Dan Ulmestrand.
No 1 in comparative ergonomic study by Chalmers
Ergonomics have been an Atlet hallmark since the early 1990s. Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg carried out a comparative ergonomic evaluation study. "The study compared the new Atlet Tergo with reach trucks from three other makes and showed that the Tergo offered more ergonomic working postures than the other reach trucks", says Dan Ulmestrand. "And of course, we are very pleased our hard work keeps paying off."
Expanded truck range
In Europe, reach trucks form the main force in most internal material handling operations – not least within food distribution. The new Tergo range is extended in both ends to meet the needs from a wide range of users.
"In Europe we meet the demands from intensive food distribution to stack higher, heavier and faster, as well as the requirements from new fast growing businesses in Eastern Europe who require a more basic reach truck but still with focus on the operator and the productivity", says Bengt Kristiansson Vice President Sales & Marketing at Atlet.
By extending the range and offering additional value for the users, Atlet expects a more than 30% increased market share.
25 August 2011
