Merlo at Intermat 2015

Merlo presents the new and completely upgraded range in Paris

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The Merlo Group is attending the 2015 edition of INTERMAT with innovations across the entire range that further enhance the level of technological content and performance of its products and introduce new models in the Compact range.

The building/construction range launches a very clear message on the market: safety, comfort and lower consumption - as ever, the fundamental values of Merlo products - will be even closer to the heart of the offering by the Italian company leading technology in lifting and logistics applications.

And it is precisely in the safety area that Merlo has received important acknowledgement from the Intermat Jury: the Merlo Transversal Stability System (MTSS) has in fact received the gold medal at the Intermat Innovation Awards in the “Engineering and Systems” category.

Safety has always been a fundamental aspect for the Merlo Group. Current Merlo telehandlers are equipped with the MCDC (Merlo Dynamic Load Control) system, the most advanced vehicle safety management system available on the market. This system also integrates recognition with operating parameter control, automatic attachment recognition, load weighing and boom speed adjustment in relation to the attachment used; it is consequently a solution which goes far beyond the EN15000 standard.

The new MTSS system is fully integrated with the MCDC system and is a major step forwards for telehandler safety. This new technology from Merlo monitors and ensures the lateral stability of the vehicle, thereby further improving the safety level of Merlo telehandlers and taking another step ahead in this field compared to the main competitors.

All the other safety systems available in the telehandler market are in fact designed to ensure only frontal stability of the vehicle. Thanks to the new MTSS system, the Merlo Group aims to provide across-the-board safety by integrating longitudinal and lateral stability management.

The heart of the system is an electronic control unit capable of calculating the machine stability threshold based on information collected by:

• the boom geometric system

• weighing system:

• attachment recognition system

• a longitudinal and transversal stability detection system

Depending on the boom geometrical position, the load lifted and the attachment used, the system informs the operator of working safety limits.

On the basis of this information, the system can dynamically calculate the longitudinal and transversal operating conditions at which the telehandler can operate without compromising its stability.

Example of M TSS safety control screen

The screen presents the machine safety status in a graphic format using a pointer that moves around an operating area.

When the pointer is positioned in a specific operating area, it lights up in accordance with the safety level of operations being performed:

Green: Full operating safety

Yellow: The machine is operating at the limit of the safety level

- Red: critical area, also notified by the buzzer; the operator must intervene immediately in order to reset safe working conditions and avoid tipping over before resuming work.

When this threshold is reached, the indicators in the cab (traffic light and display) and the buzzer inform the operator that the vehicle can no longer work in safe conditions.

This continual feedback not only communicates vehicle stability information but also provides additional data such as weight. This function then integrates on the control panel screen displays of images from optional tele-cameras.

Yet again, the Merlo Group confirms in technological cutting edge even as regards content focusing on telehandler operating safety