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Regret—it’s a sour, poignant feeling. You just watched the perfect selling opportunity walk out the door because your standard product line didn’t suit their material handling needs. Avoiding custom inquiries means you will miss the opportunity to solve a customer’s issues and build a strong, long-lasting business relationship. When standard doesn’t make sense, RICO has a solution for challenging material …

Large scale, efficient production that involves hazardous materials or processes requires extra planning and specialized equipment. For example, traditional lift trucks aren’t designed and built for jobs in an area where fire or explosive hazards are a risk due to flammable gasses, vapors, liquids or ignitable dust or fibers. Depending on the hazardous location class designated to your work environment, …

Sometimes it makes perfect sense to rent an Explosion Proof (EX) lift truck. You should always weigh the options with your company’s financial and operational needs in mind. Buying a new or pre-owned materials handling vehicle could be a wise investment too. When renting an EX lift truck, you can minimize the amount of downtime for your production floor via …

Pallet lift trucks, also known as pallet jacks, are one of the most universally used tools in industrial and manufacturing settings. Operated countless times daily, pallet trucks move material faster and help improve productivity and operational efficiency.   Traditional pallet trucks can have both a manual push and lift or an electric drive and a hydraulic lift. In the material storage …

Industrial applications can require specialized equipment to assure successful and incident free operation. When attempting to do a job with the wrong lift truck, productivity goes down, and the risk of injury and product or equipment damage goes up. Purchasing custom lift equipment can be a significant investment, but it will quickly pay dividends in efficiency, production, and the overall …

Quick die change (QDC) systems are an essential lean manufacturing practice that can increase press uptime, lower costs per part, and help boost the return on investment for many manufacturers. Quick die change systems involve the planning and grouping of dies and presses in a uniform and organized way to maximize efficiency by reducing wasted time, movements and processes to …

RICO has staked a claim on being the most trusted partner in custom engineered material handling vehicles. All RICO vehicles start off with proven modular engineered designs for repeatability while customizing to meet specific customer requirements and application. RICO also integrates into our designs many industry standard components, offering off-the-shelf replacement for field support. Working in a variety of business …

The material handling needs across diverse operations demand virtually limitless types of lift trucks to match unique applications. When an organization is ready to invest in a new lift truck, it must fit both their budget and operational requirements. Some common lift truck attributes to consider include the load capacity and height, style, capabilities and other customizations specific to your …

Every company will have different business and financial objectives when investing in material handling equipment like specialty lift trucks. Whether you need equipment for moving, storing, controlling or protecting materials, it can be difficult to evaluate options. The decision you make can be influenced by budget and operational needs. Either way, you should expect to receive lift trucks that are …