Meets Group II C requirements

The Gas Division of the Linde Group has ordered twelve bespoke electric pallet trucks from specialist manufacturer, Sichelschmidt, which have been developed to meet the stringent requirements of the Explosion Group II C directives.

In what is thought to be a worldfirst, Sichelschmidt is designing and manufacturing a truck from the ground up that is able to operate in areas where hydrogen and acetylene are present. Previously, Ex protected trucks needed to undergo protracted additional testing in order to be declared fit for this purpose. The volatile nature of acetylene and hydrogen means that they fall into the highest Explosion Group II C category.

The compact electric d125 pallet truck used as a basis for the new model features Sichelschmidt's high performance AC drive, developed to offer high productivity and low energy consumption.