New Technology
The new Genie S-85 XC FE telescopic boom lift features more than 80 quality improvements that reduce maintenance. to the anchor point.
“ In some markets, many contractors are requiring a lanyard warning device in order to bring boom lifts onto jobsites,” said Dominik Damm, Genie director of product management, Booms Portfolio.“ We expect this requirement to globalize, with the North American markets requiring it next.”
The second new option was influenced by the explosive growth in construction of mega warehouses and data centers. The scope and schedules of these projects means multiple trades are working simultaneously.
“ Employers are increasingly focused on collision and entrapment avoidance, as well as dropped object protection,” said Bryan Williams, Genie product manager.“ Providing information to the people working on or around lifts helps increase awareness of their surroundings, potentially preventing these types of incidents.”
The solution came from customers familiar with warehousing operations where visual perimeter lights are used on industrial forklifts. On a busy jobsite where there are overlapping equipment backup alarms, workers can become desensitized to their surroundings. Adding visual cues increases awareness of the equipment for people working around it, and it gives the operator additional information about adjacent structures in a tight workspace.
Adapting to Standards
Recently, Genie announced new controls for our GS scissor lifts. The timing of this was influenced by ISO 21455, a new international standard. One objective of International Organization for Standardization( ISO) 21455 is to standardize the direction of machine movement so that it correlates
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