Vöslauer

11/4/2017 / Bad Vöslau, Austria

Austrian beverage group Ottakringer operates its own logistics subsidiary, Trinkservice GmbH, which is responsible for managing the company’s forklift truck fleet. In the Lower Austrian town of Bad Vöslau, where Vöslauer Mineralwasser AG (also owned by Ottakringer) is based, the fleet managers have equipped a fleet of around 80 electrically powered forklift trucks with new battery charging technology from Fronius.

Vöslauer using Fronius Selectiva 4.0 charger for charging Still electric forklift truck and I-SPoT Viewer analysis tool to evaluated further potential savings.

Energy efficiency is an important subject for the entire Ottakringer Group: their aim is to continually reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions.The Selectiva battery charging systems from Fronius use the Ri process to charge each battery according to its age, temperature and state of charge. This minimises energy loss, which in turn reduces energy consumption, while the gentle charging process also lengthens the service life of the batteries.

Together with the fleet management team, Fronius evaluated further potential savings using the I-SPoT Viewer analysis tool. The fixed assignment of batteries and battery charging systems has been replaced by a variable battery pool. The Selectiva devices show the forklift truck driver which battery has been charged for the longest and therefore is the coolest, extending the service life of the batteries even further. Furthermore, Trinkservice has been able to reduce the number of back-up batteries needed, producing significant cost savings.

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Kundeninformation
Company name	Vöslauer MineralwasserAG / Trinkservice GmbH
Location and country	Bad Vöslau, Austria
Sector	Food and drink
Forklift truck brand	Still, Kalmar
Battery brand	Banner, EnerSys
Fronius Portfolio	Battery chargersSelectiva, I-SPoT Viewer
Accessories	External start/stop, LED strip

Bernd Jimmy Breymann, Fleet Manager at Trinkservice

„Our experiences with Fronius battery charging systems have been so positive that we would like to use them at other Ottakringer Group sites in the future.“