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The Raymond Corp. has designed its iWAREHOUSE Real-Time Location System, or iW.RTLS, tracks and controls the movements of lift trucks throughout facilities. The company this week said the scalable original equipment manufacturer system has delivered enterprise-level results at more than 70 live sites with tens of millions of runtime hours.
“The Raymond Corporation has a longstanding history of providing solutions that support busy warehouses with forklifts that are constantly on the move to ensure greater efficiency and control,” stated Shannon Curtis, Raymond director of product marketing. “At Raymond, we are committed to handling these dynamics with a coordinated, holistic approach in iW.RTLS, which gives warehouse managers the proactive facility control they need to create a more secure, consistent and compliant operation.”
For more than 100 years, Raymond has focused on innovation and continuous improvement. The Greene, N.Y.-based company provides electric forklifts, telematics, virtual reality, and advanced energy systems for material handling and intralogistics. The unit of Toyota Material Handling North America last month expanded its Basics product line with the lithium-ion RBW45 Walkie Pallet Jack.
iWAREHOUSE embeds policies in lift truck movement
With precise, infrastructure-based location tracking, geofencing, and zoning, the iWAREHOUSE Real-Time Location System enables proactive, rule-driven control, said Raymond. It embeds warehouse policies directly into lift truck movement to reinforce consistency.
By turning real-time visibility into enforceable performance standards, the system can help reduce preventable costs, stabilize throughput, and support disciplined operations at scale, the company claimed. It said iW.RTLS is designed to help operations:
- Reduce enterprise risk exposure. Control and standardize lift truck behavior across facilities to help minimize preventable incidents and enforce rule compliance in high-risk areas.
- Minimize operational disruptions. Protect throughput by controlling movements to help reduce congestion, damage and workflow interruptions.
- Scale the system as business grows. Deploy repeatable zoning strategies across shifts and sites for enterprise-wide standardization and operational efficiencies.
- Control preventable loss and capital waste. Minimize structural and infrastructure impacts and avoidable maintenance costs by reinforcing proper lift truck operation.
- Reinforce training and streamline onboarding times. Promote consistent operator behavior — and lower the need for retraining — by embedding facility rules directly into lift truck control.
Raymond provides nine preset zone types
Powered by geofencing, iW.RTLS enables facility-defined operational rules to be tied to physical locations throughout the warehouse by using nine fully customizable preset zone types, explained Raymond. Working with the iWAREHOUSE Telematics System, iW.RTLS captures zone activity, travel patterns and utilization data to support congestion analysis and fleet optimization.
In addition, OEMs can add iW.RTLS to current Raymond lift trucks, including automated and non-automated vehicles. Contact Raymond for more information or to locate an authorized Raymond Solutions and Support Center.