Pressure perfect – The importance of hydraulic system maintenance

When you’re a lift truck operator, you’re feeling the pressure in more ways than one: the safety...

1956 – A new era of containerization

The shipping industry has been around for centuries, and during all those years goods were...

1959 – SMV builds its first lift truck in Småland

Småland in southern Sweden is characterized by its forests and tough stony landscape. In the 1940s,...

1917 – the very first lift truck is born

Today we see it as a matter of course to use lift trucks and reach stackers to handle goods in...

It's time for inspections to go digital

For as long as we’ve had heavy machinery, we’ve had daily and periodic inspections to make sure...

The evolution of maintenance

The practice of maintenance is as old as industry—for as long as we’ve had machines, we’ve had to...

Modernizing industry workplace safety

Generally speaking, workplace safety has come a long way over the years. Largely by learning the...

Protect your equipment, business and customers from spare parts fraud

According to a study by the OECD and the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), trade in...

Get full value from your lift truck with original spare parts

A lift truck is never a short term investment. Its purpose is to aid and enhance productivity,...