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multi-purpose at multi-levels.
The Wave Work Assist Vehicle® provides significant savings opportunities
by increasing safety, increasing productivity and increasing flexibility.
Crown customers in hundreds of different industries benefit from
its productivity-enhancing features.

Retail applications often purchase

a Wave to improve the efficiency and
safety of picking and restocking. Within
days, workers quickly discover other
invaluable uses, such as assisting cus-
tomers with out-of-reach merchandise,
taking inventory, changing signage or
light bulbs, setting up displays and more.
 Elevate health Cut your labour
Health and Safety organisations in the European Union and else-
where are placing special emphasis on falls from height in a major
campaign to address one of the highest risk activities in the work-
place. Warnings, fines and severe penalties are making the

and safety message clear – comprehensive risk assessments and good

work practices must be implemented and strictly enforced.

costs in half.
to your A checklist published by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
asks the following questions:

advantage. ■ Has the most suitable equipment been selected to ensure safety, including for means
of access and evacuation?
■ Are ladders only used when other equipment is not justified in view of short duration
and low risk?
■ Is a ladder the safest and best method for the job?
■ Is the ladder in good condition and suitable for the type and height of work?
The Wave helps people work twice as
fast, which improves productivity and
cuts your operational costs.
You can also cut your labour in
half, because the Wave turns
Operators can travel up
to 6 km/h on the Wave,
twice as fast as the average
walking speed. Additional
productivity enhancements
result from the Wave’s ability to
travel and elevate simultane-
With the Wave you
always have room to
move. An equivalent rolling
ladder can block up to 3
square metres of floor space,
whether it’s in use or not. In
many cases the ladder must
ously (travel speeds are be dedicated to a single aisle
■ Can the ladder be placed to avoid overreach? many two-person jobs into slowed at heights for safety). because it is too long to turn

The WAVE Work Assist Vehicle.

® If any answer is NO, prevention action is needed before starting the work. one-person jobs without a corner. And since ladders
The Wave offers other are always at full height, extra
Source: OSHA Factsheet 15 - Accident Prevention in Construction. (2001) compromising safety. cost saving and time care is needed to ensure that
saving advantages as well. overhead signs, lighting and
Until Crown developed the Wave, workers struggled to structures will clear the top rail.
It requires no set-up and
manually carry boxes, equipment or tools from one place reduces the risks of carrying Which would you rather have

What about back injuries?
to another. Now the dangers associated with using ladders
The most recent report* by
and workers climbing on boxes, racks and shelves can be the European Commission
reveals that strains and sprains
avoided. The Wave is a revolutionary, mobile productivity
accounted for 26 percent
tool that allows one person to safely and efficiently accom- of all injuries that resulted in
four or more lost work-
plish what normally takes two.
days, and 14.9 percent
of those injured had not
resumed their usual work
activities.
What about falling
objects? Can your workers
safely carry items and main-
tain a safe handhold? Can
they safely reach and retrieve
bulky or heavy items? Does
more than one worker climb
the ladder because items are
too difficult for one to man-
age? Do they try to handle
too many items at once to
or dropping materials. This
means lower damage costs
and less clean-up time. The
elevating load tray carries up
Time Savings. The Wave saves time because it provides a quick, safe
and efficient way to transport and lift materials that would otherwise to 90 kg while the lower deck
be carried by hand. It also eliminates the time-consuming need to move handles another 115 kg. In
ladders from one place to another. With the Wave, the worker, mer- addition, the Wave allows the
chandise and materials can be at the required elevation ready for the
average male to easily reach
task at hand before a worker on foot could even walk to the location.
up to 5 metres.
At only 750 mm wide and standing in your aisles? An
1525 mm long, the Wave can equivalent ladder is twice as
long and 3 times as tall as the
pass through pedestrian door- Wave.
ways, navigate narrow aisles
and turn in its own length.
It’s also light enough for most
elevators and mezzanines.
The shortest distance between

* Eurostat: European social
statistics – Accidents at
work and work-related health
problems, 2002 Edition
reduce the number of trips two points is with the compact,
highly manoeuvrable Wave. A
up and down the ladder?
rolling ladder cannot execute
Does broken/shattered/ the same tight turning radius.
spilled product present a
health or safety hazard?

Labour Savings. Many lifting and maintenance tasks require two

people to position materials at heights. The Wave offers a safer,
more efficient method, which eliminates climbing and reduces
heavy and awkward lifting while providing stable footing. This
reduces the risk of injury or product damage and allows one
The Wave eliminates the possibility of stumbling or losing one’s person to accomplish what normally takes two.
balance while ascending/descending a ladder. The operator stands
firm on a cushioned platform with padded wrap-around safety rails
while the product rides securely on the steel load tray. With its ability
to transport a worker and load, as well as travel at elevated heights,
the Wave greatly reduces lifting requirements for your workers and
has the potential to significantly reduce your operational cost, as
well as product damage.
 Working with
confidence through
intelligent
control. 5
Hand sensors ensure the operator
has both hands on the controls before
the Wave will operate. A hand sensor
override feature enables the operator to
use one hand to steady a load on the
tray if necessary. In this mode, travel
function is reduced to creep speed.
8
The suspended floorboard
includes foot sensors to ensure
stable operator positioning. The Wave
will stop travel and lift/lower functions
if either foot is removed from the
pedals. A low step height and no-
trip entry ensures easy, safe access.

The Wave’s intelligent control system keeps the

operator working through the task, securely
and confidently. The moment the operator
Manufacturing environments Narrow enough to travel
Rail-guided applications for the

Wave offer a number of time-
and cost-saving advantages.
Working in aisles as narrow as 900 mm,
the Wave makes more efficient use of
space and enhances productivity by
allowing workers to travel and reach
various heights in one fluid motion.
Distribution
■ Automobile Parts
■ Plumbing and Electrical
■ Pharmaceuticals
■ Publishing
■ Government Services
Manufacturing
■
■
Fabricated Metal Products
Rubber and Plastics
■ Commercial Printing
Textiles
■
■ Furniture and Fixtures
offer unlimited opportunities
for the Wave. Its uses include
transporting, delivering parts to
the line, putting away or retrieving
products for assembly and assisting
with a variety of light-duty manu-
facturing and maintenance tasks.
through doorways and light
enough for most elevators,
the Wave makes an ideal service
tool for offices, hotels, hospitals
and other commercial applications.
It can be used for a variety of house-
keeping and maintenance tasks.
3 control circuits to ensure safe, dependable
2 performance. The built-in safety system
1
6
turns the key a diagnostic test verifies that all
Gates must be closed to travel
operating systems and safety interlocks are in or raise when the platform is
above 510 mm. With the platform
lowered, travelling at full speed
proper working order. The system controller
(6 km/h) requires the gates to be
open to allow unobstructed exit
continuously monitors all command and
in the event of an emergency.
knows where the operator is during every
9
A key switch prevents
unauthorised use. In addition,
a unique start up sequence can be
programmed to prevent operation by
untrained personnel. Time-out (auto
function, whether travelling, braking, raising shutdown) can be programmed to
prevent inadvertent availability of
the platform or working at elevation. It can machine to unauthorised users.
even detect if a bystander has stepped under

Retail the raised platform.

■ Department Stores
■
■
■
■
Grocery Stores
Furniture Stores
Hardware Stores
Catalogue Fulfilment 1
Raise & lower controls are
positioned to allow simultaneous
operation while travelling. 4
A rabbit/turtle switch allows the
operator to quickly set speed and
performance profiles to suit conditions. 7
Integral diagnostic display and
battery discharge indicator provides
visual and audible messages
10When recharging is needed,
the Wave simply plugs into any
standard 240-volt power outlet and
the intelligent on-board charger does
the rest. Maintenance free batteries
concerning vehicle function and are standard.
battery condition.

2
A fully enclosed steel mast
guards all moving parts. Safety
is ensured with redundant chain
slack sensors and hose burst valve
to stop the platform in the event of
an emergency.

3
Speed sensitive steering
matches the turning radius to
vehicle speed. Travel speeds are
reduced when the gates are closed
or when the platform is elevated
above 510 mm.
 TheWave Options for added
value convenience
equation.
The Wave can quickly impact your bottom line through
and savings.
Crown designers and engineers have extended
4.1m 5.0m

substantial productivity gains and risk reduction. the exceptional versatility of the WAV 50 Series
Return on investment studies easily demonstrate a payback for
the Wave typically between 8 to 12 months – a clear justification with a range of options designed to meet your
for the investment. specific application needs. The Wave is available with
nominal platform lift heights
of 2.1 and 3.0 metres to suit
Operating costs are kept to a minimum due to your specific application.
the Wave’s efficient, intelligent design featuring on-board
diagnostics, all-steel mast, maintenance free batteries and
sealed drive units. The Wave is built and tested to the same
exacting standards applied to all Crown products.

Improved workplace safety

Enhanced safer working practices and greater emphasis
on the health and safety of the employee.

+ Lost time expense reduction

Increased safety also eliminates overtime or replacement
Security keypad Flashing lights and alarms Rail guidance Utility hooks

labour to compensate for worker injury.

+ Labour is cut in half

A two-person task becomes a one-person task;
a one-person task can be accomplished twice as fast.

+ Product damage reduction

Safer product handling and lift assistance reduces risk
of products being dropped.
= Operational cost savings
There’s no safer,
faster or more
cost-effective
way to help your
workers transport,
lift or move
products, tools,
equipment or
supplies than
with the Wave.
Other WorkAssist Products.
Crown’s Work Assist Products family specialises in providing highly
efficient material handling solutions where space constraints, manual
tools and the high cost of manual labour create barriers to operating an
efficient and safe environment.
Pedestrian stackers. Straddle
and fork-over models with load
capacities from 1000 to 1800 kg.
Pedestrian pallet trucks. Load
capacities from 1600 to 2000 kg.
Pedestrian hand pallet trucks.
Available in standard, weighing scale
and scissors lift models.
 Crown Gabelstapler GmbH & Co. KG
Philipp-Hauck-Str. 12
85622 Feldkirchen, Germany
Tel +49(0)89-93002-0
Fax +49(0)89-93002-133
www.crown.com

Because Crown is continually improving its products,

specifications are subject to change without notice.

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