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Timber transport

HUBTEX supplies multidirectional sideloaders and order-picking systems to timber wholesalers, sawmills, wood-processing companies, kitchen manufacturers, prefabricated house builders and many other companies all over the world.
Customers use our vehicles to transport a wide variety of loads: In addition to chipboard, decors and laminated beams, these also include construction and sawn timber as well as kitchen worktops and doors.

 

Task areas

Multi-talented – even when it comes to space-saving handling
Forklift transports wood

Electric multidirectional counterbalance forklift

The FluX is a counterbalance forklift for the combined handling of pallets and long goods in equal parts. It is therefore ideal for transporting long and bulky goods, as is often necessary in the timber industry.
The FluX is particularly characterized by its patented steering system with smooth changes of direction in combination with the compact frame length and the fixed lift mast. The intelligent and energy-efficient drive concept makes it unbeatable in its class.

 

HUBTEX DQ30 stacker

Electric multidirectional sideloader (3-wheel)

The HUBTEX DS 30 represent the entry-level variants of the electric multidirectional sideloader. Due to its predominant use in retail or in manufacturing companies, it is also the right solution for the timber industry. Its low entry height allows fast entry and exit of the vehicle. Loads of up to 6,600 lbs can be transported in narrow aisles in combined indoor and outdoor applications.

 

Multidirectional Sideloader is handling wood

Electric multidirectional sideloader

The HUBTEX electric multidirectional sideloader is a true multitasker. It can be used in almost every sector. Whether in the basic version, as a vehicle with an assistance system or as a fully automated transport system. The electric multidirectional sideloader can be used for almost all application scenarios. Its multidirectional steering enables optimum maneuverability to be maintained. The distance between the rack rows is minimized while the storage capacity is simultaneously increased.

 

Order picking in the timber industry
Picking sheets in the timber industry using a HUBTEX platform

Electric multidirectional sideloader with removable order picking platform, KP series

The basic variant of the electric multidirectional sideloader is already configured for handling long loads in narrow aisles.
The addition of an order picking platform quickly transforms it into an order picking vehicle. The operator controls the system from the platform. Another operator can manually pick the wood sheets directly onto the vehicle.

 

The MK order picking platform in operation

Electric double-sided order-picking platform, MK series

The series is ideal for the stacking and order picking of doors and frames. The conventional electric multidirectional sideloader with man-up cab is therefore optimal for the picking of customer orders.

 

The EZK sheet order picker from HUBTEX in use

EZK electric double-sided order picking platform with 2-mast lift or scissor lift

The EZK order picking platform is particularly suitable when high handling capacities are required. The platform is characterized by a two-sided rack operation. The vehicle scores with its wide range of equipment variants, such as automatic vehicle positioning in the aisle as well as centering in front of the load or enabling the goods to be strapped on the vehicle.

 

EZK with vacuum suction device from HUBTEX
Close-up of Vacumax from HUBTEX

Vacuum suction technology

Each order picking platform can be supplemented with the VacumaX vacuum suction device from HUBTEX. With the help of the extendible suction cups, individual sheets are picked from the rack and then set down on the vehicle. Heavy loads are moved safely, keeping material damage to a minimum.

 

We know the best solution.

We know that handling heavy loads in confined spaces presents users with special challenges. Arrange a non-binding consultation appointment with our specialists to obtain the best possible solution for your application.

CASE STUDIES
What our customers and partners say about our products and services.

Multi-directional forklift
Ratheau manipulation du bois

RATHEAU

Wood

The Ratheau Group, a family business steeped in tradition, has equipped its new site in Conflans-Sainte Honorine, near Paris, with multidirectional forklifts from its long-standing partner HUBTEX. These trucks enable loads of timber up to 13 metres

Order picking platform
Safe order picking of doors with the HUBTEX MK 15

Door manufacturer RWD Schlatter AG

Wood

RWD Schlatter AG has significantly simplified the storage and picking processes for doors, door frames and raw materials. An individually configured HUBTEX MK15 electric multidirectional order picking truck drives semi-automatically to the individual

Multi-directional forklift
Hubtex Maxx transportiert langes Holz

Timber merchant Douglas Hout

Wood

Douglas Hout, a company based in Ede, the Netherlands, specializes in the import and trade of Douglas fir wood. The company offers both standard dimensions of 2-6 meters and custom dimensions. The warehouse is mainly narrow aisles and high shelves.

Our order picking solutions in action

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