Barloworld's flexible Total Battery Management service guarantees "as new" battery performance for your electric forklift fleet for the life of the contract. We tailor a solution around what our customers need but typically this includes the latest low maintenance forklift truck batteries, battery charging systems, advanced battery regeneration and battery extraction systems. Our battery systems can be supported through our unique maintenance and top up service to maximise forklift fleet uptime.

Forklift battery regeneration
Our award winning MACBAT battery regeneration technology can double the service life of traction batteries used in forklift trucks and brings sulphated batteries back to life. Sulphation is the chemical reaction that starts from day one in a battery's life. Some high frequency chargers can remove a small amount of sulphation but only the MACBAT process can remove all of the sulphation and bring the battery to as new performance. MACBAT delivers high pulses of current through the battery to remove the sulphation. A regular maintenance regeneration from Barloworld will ensure for forklift trucks battery has optimum performance throughout its life and will save you considerable costs associated with charging and replacement batteries. Benefits of the MACBAT programme include:

• Faster recharging
• Reduced utilities costs
• Faster / safer battery extraction
• Longer battery shift life
• Longer battery service live
• Reduced costs for replacement batteries
• More uptime for your forklift fleet

If you have a poorly performing, sulphated or otherwise non working battery we will need to evaluate the battery to check for cell damage before establishing if a MACBAT regeneration will work. Contact us today for further information.

Latest forklift battery technology
Barloworld working with leading battery manufacturer Hoppecke can provide a truly fit and forget solution. Hoppecke's unique Track Air battery system incorporates an electrolyte circulation system that can reduce battery charging time and reduce emissions produced by charging by up to 75%. The requirement to top up the battery is reduced to only once every 3 months and the system can even allow opportunity charging without damaging the battery.

Battery Maintenance Service
Barloworld can take responsibility for topping up the batteries and maintenance which then allows you to relax and concentrate on day to day operations. There will be no need to train your staff to do this and safety concerns will be much reduced. Damage to the batteries through over topping or under topping will be avoided.

Battery Chargers
Barloworld supplies IUIA constant current chargers for greater life expectancy and reduced consumption. The IUIA charger operates at a fraction of the cost of a standard taper charger. We can also provide remote switching which switches the battery charger off as soon as the battery lead is unplugged.

Battery handling and storage
All Hyster electric warehouse trucks and counterbalance machines can be specified with side battery extraction functionality. This provides a faster, safer and more cost effective solution for intensive multi shift applications. Barloworld can also provide a range of powered pallet mounted units and semi-automated machines to optimise the handling and storage of batteries. Our project team can work with you to design and install the ideal storage system for your facility.

We can save your business valuable time, money and resources associated with managing your forklift batteries. Contact us now for further information.