Stertil Koni lifts aid Arriva maintenance
Arriva North East has made further upgrades to its vehicle lifting equipment with the acquisition of another five sets of Stertil Koni heavy-duty wireless mobile column lifts, which were recently delivered to the company’s depots in Ashington, Blyth and Newcastle upon Tyne.
Each set of lifts, type ST1075FWA, comprises four wireless mobile columns, each offering a lifting capacity of 7.5 tonnes thereby providing an overall safe lifting capacity of 30 tonnes.
Each column incorporates Stertil Koni’s ebright Smart Control System which allows workshop engineers to operate the columns individually, in pairs or in any other combination from any column in the set.
Positioning of the wireless columns is also totally flexible, enabling them to be used in any configuration around a vehicle.
For added safety and performance, the ebright Smart Control System also shows how many columns in the set are being used, plus the battery status of each column. Safety is further enhanced by an independent mechanical locking system, incorporated into each column, which allows technicians to securely lock the lift to prevent a vehicle from being inadvertently lowered.
The ST1075FWA heavy-duty lift is powered by long-life deep cycle batteries which provide optimum performance for at least a week on average before recharging is necessary, says Stertil Koni – while battery life is prolonged due to the fact that, unlike a screw-lift, power is only used to raise a vehicle therefore less time is spent recharging the lift which is carried out via a 230v single phase supply. With no cables on the workshop floor, the risk of tripping is removed, the firm adds, providing valuable health and safety benefits.
“The absence of power and communication cables means that set-up time is greatly reduced thereby making the system fully operational much more quickly,” said the company.
“Significantly, the lift’s unique synchronisation system ensures a smooth lifting and lowering cycle, even in the event of extremely uneven load distribution. Supplied complete with adjustable width forks, the Stertil Koni ST1075FWA easily meets the challenge of lifting vehicles with differing tyre widths to ensure maximum versatility.
“Featuring full-colour touch screen consoles, the ebright Smart Control System has been designed and developed to simplify operation by providing maximum visual information about every lifting operation – all at the fingertips of the workshop engineers.”
