Yale Lift Truck Technologies has announced recognition by Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive as a 2024 Top Software & Tech Award winner. The award spotlights new-to-market solutions and enhancements to existing software and technology designed to provide automation, efficiency, and visibility to the supply chain space. The company’s Advanced Dynamic Stability (ADS), a technology designed to help maintain overall stability and minimize the potential for forklift tipovers, won recognition as a top technology in the Warehouse Automation category.
“Warehouse workforces have more than doubled in the last decade, and an influx of inexperienced workers has put a higher than ever focus on safety issues,” says Brad Long, Global Activation Manager, Yale Lift Truck Technologies. “We think technology can help address that, and operator-assist technologies like ADS are a great example. They can lend a helping hand to operators and aid warehouses in supporting proper lift truck operation to help reduce the risk of accidents and make warehouses safer.”
Previously available in packaged solutions with one or more other Yale Reliant technologies – including object detection, proximity detection and real-time location sensing – ADS is now available as a standalone option. ADS continuously monitors forklift and load status, and automatically applies interventions in response to compromised stability. Adjustments, such as a reduction to travel speed or a smoothing of fork tilt or lift movement, are carefully measured to avoid abrupt shifts or jerks that can upset stability. The standalone ADS availability offers a more affordable and accessible solution for operations with needs that might not warrant an investment in the detection or infrastructure required for other technologies in the Yale Reliant suite. The technology is now available on more than 50 Yale lift truck models.
“Automation, sustainability, smart technology, supply chain optimization, and risk management were the major themes of this year’s new software and technology solutions. These new products and enhancements are upping the ante in modernizing how product moves through the chain, and I appreciate everything this year’s winners do to ensure the safety, security, and sustainability of our supply chains,” says Marina Mayer, Editor-in-Chief of Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
Nearly 43% of award entries pertained to supply chain visibility solutions, followed by WMS/TMS software at 23%, then warehouse automation at 18%, with the remaining 16% of entries in the robotics and procurement and ERP software categories. Enhancements to existing solutions accounted for 55% of submissions, while the remainder were new-to-market technologies.
