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The manufacturing of windows and doors takes precision and skill. This is Anlin Industries in Clovis, California, the manufacturer of Anlin windows and doors, one of the largest and most successful replacement window providers in the Western United States. Anlin’s windows are sold throughout California and Sunbelt states. Handling these heavy windows also takes precision and skill, to assure that they are not easily broken or scratched. That is why Anlin chose dependable Toyota forklifts to do the heavy lifting in its production and distribution facility.
Anlin has a variety of forklifts. They have six order pickers, they have three 5,000-pound capacity propane forklifts, they also have a 9,000-pound capacity propane forklift with a rotator, and then a 10,000-pound capacity forklift.
These rugged forklifts perform a number of jobs at Anlin. First, as trucks arrive with raw materials such a glass and vinyl, the forklifts move the materials to temporary storage. Here, these long strips of vinyl are stacked within the facility’s large yard until needed in manufacturing. These 5,000-pound capacity vehicles extend their reach to easily maneuver the long loads around existing stacks, while the turning capabilities make them easy to move in and out of tight work spaces.
Like most window replacement manufacturers, Anlin produces each product on demand to precisely match the measurements of the window or door being replaced. The Toyota forklifts gather needed materials for transport to manufacturing cells. These vinyl strips stored in the yard are brought into the building. The forks are raised to easily clear obstacles below in the tight work areas. Pallet jacks also move large sheets of glass in and out of the work cells. These sheets of glass are used to manufacture each window or door. Silicone spacers are used to hold the two panes of glass together. Argon gas fills the air spaces in between the panes before it is sealed to provide insulation. The insulated glass unit is then inserted into vinyl frames, which are cut and welded together to provide a strong, energy-efficient product. Excess vinyl from the framing process is deposited into bins for recycling. Anlin recycles some 600,000 pounds of vinyl each year. The 9,000-pound capacity Toyota forklift with a rotating attachment gathers the bins from the production cells. The vehicle then travels outside to a large collection area. The load is raised and rotated, allowing the vinyl discards to drop into waiting containers.
Meanwhile, inside, completed windows and doors move from manufacturing to storage where they are held in these racks. Toyota order picker trucks service the racks, with associates working from platforms specially designed to hold windows. Upon reaching the proper storage location, the worker slides a window into the rack position. These order picker trucks provide very good maneuverability while operating in the narrow aisles of the rack areas.
And they’re designed to get in a very narrow space, but still lift the capacity needed for the customer. It also allows them to carry a large amount of windows, different sizes and weights.
When the windows are needed to fill orders, the same order picker trucks are used to retrieve them. Once gathered, the associate drives the vehicle to shipping docks, where the windows are removed from the work platform and loaded onto Anlin’s own fleet of trucks. The windows are strapped to the trailer’s walls to secure their ride in transit. Anlin relies on Toyota Material Handling of Northern California to provide its forklift fleet, and to keep all of the vehicles in top working condition.
Well, Anlin is on what’s called our Silver Full Maintenance Plan, and that helps them to ensure that their forks are operating at their full capacity, and to help them with any safety issues that might arise. Our technicians are servicing them on a regular basis, and it gives them the security knowing that they’re not gonna have any safety issues. It also helps them with standardized billing. They pay a flat rate every single month, so there’s not gonna be any maintenance hikes or unexpected expenses because they pay the same flat rate every single month.
Anlin has worked with Toyota Material Handling of Northern California since 2003. It has been a successful partnership because of the quality of Toyota forklifts, and the superior service and value that Anlin receives from its dealer, proving that Toyota is the clear choice for this window manufacturer.
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Driving down workplace costs is a principal goal of nearly every business across all industries. But at a more granular level this is a goal that most businesses need strong partners to accomplish. Don’t let other manufacturers tell you differently. Toyota forklifts help reduce overall workplace costs by focusing in two key areas, operator costs and damage costs. Together, these two costs make up nearly 70% of an average forklift’s annual operating cost. As a cost reduction partner, Toyota’s unique system of active stability or SAS focuses entirely on making operators more productive while protecting the operator, the forklift, the materials handled, and the facility. The dynamic system is exclusive to Toyota forklifts and is comprised of six primary functions, speed reduction when cornering, swing lock cylinder, mast front tilt angle control, mast rear tilt speed control, fork leveling control, and active steering synchronizer. Together, these functions support driving down overall workplace costs. Forklifts must maintain minimal surface coverage in order to fit and operate in today’s increasingly compressed racking layouts. As extremely dense products themselves, forklifts can become unstable during certain operations, which risks serious accidents and damage to the forklift, loads, and the facility.
Without SAS, maintaining lateral stability while turning at speed can be a real challenge for forklift operators and facility layout. While operating the Toyota three-wheel electric forklift or the stand-up rider, SAS maintains stability by utilizing the speed reduction function when cornering. If the turning speed is too high, SAS will automatically slow the forklift down. When operating a four-wheel forklift, the swing lock cylinder will automatically lock the rear axle should the system sense instability while turning. The swing lock cylinder momentarily adjusts the forklift’s center of gravity, which helps reduce sideways tip overs. Product damage can also be a significant cost factor and has serious consequences for a business. Without SAS, uncontrolled backward mass tilt can lead to product being dropped on top of the forklift, striking the overhead guard or anything else nearby. Similarly, uncontrolled forward mast tilting can lead to dropped goods and forward tip over of the forklift. Any of these scenarios are almost certain to cause extensive product damage, facility damage, and forklift damage. While unstacking a load, SAS supports rear tilt speed control when it senses the load is at a certain height. The manual reverse tilt control speed is overridden by SAS to slow down, so the load moves surely and steadily into the right position to be lowered.
When stacking a load, SAS again senses load height and mast position to automatically adjust the tilt angle to protect the forklift operator, the product being stacked, and the racking system. When stacking or unstacking pallets, especially in higher racking applications, a difficult action and non-efficient behavior is constantly adjusting the mast angle to allow the forks to easily slide in and out of a palette. SAS supports automatic fork leveling which automatically tilts the mast to the position where the forks are at 90 degrees and perfectly horizontal to a level surface. When consistently stacking and unstacking pallets over an eight-hour shift, the fork leveling button can save days over the course of a year, as well as protect against damaged goods and damaged racking. The final SAS function, the active steering synchronizer, gives operators confidence that the steering wheel and the truck wheels are properly aligned. This helps operators work both ergonomically and efficiently. All SAS functions work together to drive down operator costs and drive up operator productivity all the while helping the forklift avoid accidents due to instability or dropped loads.
Many times, SAS is misrepresented by other manufacturers as a system that simply moves costs from one cost center to another in the form of replacement sensors, parts and maintenance. Fortunately for Toyota and for the hundreds of thousands of Toyota forklifts with SAS operating around the world, nothing is further from the truth. Studies have shown that on average, SAS costs $17 per year to maintain. With a principal investment that small, SAS delivers immeasurable returns. To learn more about Toyota’s system of active stability and the part it can play to drive down your overall workplace costs, visit Lift Truck Supply, Inc.
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Toyota Forklift Factory Warranties
Toyota forklifts are best known for their quality, durability, reliability, and overall value. In addition, Toyota forklifts are protected by an industry leading warranty. We understand that a forklift is a big purchase and our warranty plans are designed to protect your investment for years to come. As your forklift partner, Toyota provides two standard forklift warranties, basic and Powertrain.
Most Toyota forklifts are covered for 12 months or 2,000 hours under the basic warranty coverage. Toyota’s order pickers and reach trucks are covered for four months or 750 hours.
Toyota’s Powertrain Warranty continues for up to 36 months or 6,000 hours on most models and covers drive motors, electronic control panel components, contactor panels, differentials, and drive axles.
Toyota’s Extra Care Warranty Program is available at the time of purchase and up to 30 days after your forklift is delivered.
Toyota genuine parts are covered under a factory warranty for 1 year or 2,000 hours under normal conditions. If a Toyota genuine part fails within that timeframe and it was installed by a Toyota certified technician, Toyota will also cover the cost of labor.
The Toyota brand is know for engineering and manufacturing products of the highest quality. When you partner with Toyota for your material handling needs, you not only get a top of the line forklift, you also get a strong standard warranty solution and a cost effective extended warranty option to protect your investment for years to come.
For more information on Toyota forklifts and how you can protect your material handling investment, visit your local Toyota Forklift Dealer.
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