Peter Olsson, Director of Business Development for Kalmar Frontal Cranes and Empty Container Stackers, has been with Kalmar for nearly 25 years and has held positions such as Product Manager, Regional and National Sales Manager. At present, Peter plays an important role in the research and development strategies of electrification, digitization, and automation for Kalmar's frontal crane and empty container stacker products.
Today, let's follow in Peter's footsteps and enter the Kalmar Sweden Yongbi R&D Center to uncover the story behind the development of Kalmar's star product - the Intelligent Selection series DRU450 front suspension.
Peter shared that according to a series of calculations and actual test data from the Kalmar R&D center, the engine power required for a load front hoist is approximately 200-220 kilowatts. Due to technological advancements, the previous front suspension had additional power losses, so the previous generation of equipment required a higher engine output. With the latest technological developments and upgrades in power systems, we can now use smaller engines to achieve higher efficiency.
That's also why the old model's front suspension had a fuel consumption of 25-30 liters per hour, while the latest generation of Kalmar's DRU450 front suspension achieved a fuel consumption of 14-18 liters per hour.
The Kalmar DRU450 front suspension provides faster acceleration, higher production efficiency, and lower fuel consumption. The purpose of all upgrades and research and development is to reduce customers' operating costs and achieve the goal of energy conservation and environmental protection.
Kalmar has a long and rich experience in the heavy material handling industry, and its presence can be found anywhere in the world where goods are handled. Kalmar is the pioneer of container front-end cranes. In 1985, Kalmar manufactured the world's first commercial container front-end crane in Sweden and quickly promoted this product concept to the world. We have now delivered over 15000 frontal cranes worldwide.