Curtiss Wright has announced it has developed bespoke sensors for use on a range of Nexen electric forklifts.
The NRH272 rotary position sensors will be on the British vehicle manufacturer’s emission-less X-Range machines, including its three-wheeled FBXT lift-truck with in-house designed axle and a four-wheel FBX version with a purpose-designed axle.
Nexen technical manager Shaun Bailey said, “We needed a sensor that would combine maximum functionality with a design that was robust enough for our application. Angle range, redundancy, voltage range and versatility were all considered before we chose Curtiss-Wright.”
The sensors chosen can detect the steering position, while offering feedback to control the vehicle speed and direction and display this information to the operator via a cabin-mounted graphical user interface.
The NRH272 supplied has a 5V power supply option, 10-90% voltage output, Deutsch DT04 connectors and an electrical output set to correspond to rotations ranging between 20?
and 360?.
They also have onboard diagnostic functions so outputs can enter into safe, pre-defined states should an internal error be detected.
Having brought the design, manufacturing, research and development processes back from Taiwan to the UK, Nexen expects the X range to be extremely successful in the European market.
“We originally handled manufacturing and R&D in Taiwan but, in recent years, have brought it back to the UK. It’s a big step for the company because it gives us much more control over the product and quality; and it gives us the ability to put our forklift trucks in the hands of some of Britain’s top designers and engineers,” said Bailey.
August 11, 2017
