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Over-watering or under-watering your battery are two of the most common causes of battery failure. Over-watering a battery creates spills that deplete the electrolyte level in the battery, leaving the battery acid starved and inefficient. This can...

To discuss opportunity charging, it might be best to define conventional charging. Conventional charging typically starts once a battery has reached a state of charge of ~ 20%. At this point the battery is connected to a Ferroresonant or SCR charg...

Valassis was looking for a solution to free up valuable space in their facility by eliminating their battery changing area. They were also concerned with the safety of their employees changing batteries and the time required to do so.

Stemco was seeking to switch from running propane (LPG)/internal combustion (IC) forklifts to electric forklifts to substantially reduce their operating costs and eliminate their carbon footprint. Stemco reached out to MCP for a consultative analy...

Kimberly-Clark in Beach Island South Carolina owns and leases a fleet of 250+ batteries and 130+ chargers. KCBI maintained their battery room with a standard charge and cool rotation. This process was first managed by their forklift operators and...

When it comes to planning for capital requirements related to electric material handling equipment and supporting assets there are several considerations to evaluate. How many shifts does your facility plan to run? Are there seasonal peaks that wo...

Does your battery room look like this? Well, it happens to the best of us and it is just the nature of battery maintenance. Battery charging, watering and changing can create a dirty environment. Over-watered batteries will boil over during a char...