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The need to protect the health of the workforce has given Gruppo Mastrotto the inspiration to make a major step forward in the field of zero emissions.
The aim was to ensure a healthy working environment by providing a non-polluting industrial loader inside its tanneries for handling the leathers, i.e. a machine with the same functions as the previous generation of diesel-operated machines, but with zero emissions.
The breakthrough came when, after a long search, we decided to contact one of the leading producers of handling machinery, Solmec S.p.A. of Rovigo, and put them in touch with Midac S.p.A., the company in our Group which produces electric accumulators, thus commissioning the development of the first non-polluting industrial loader in the world.
Today the results are there for all to see, as the leathers in the Gruppo Mastrotto tanneries at Arzignano are now handled by the first entirely electrically powered industrial loader in the world, working with Midac accumulators.
The letters ?ZE? in the model name stand for Zero Emission, representing the defining feature of this loader, which can provide the necessary loading performance even in enclosed spaces, whilst ensuring important benefits in terms of maintaining a healthy working environment and protecting the health of staff.
The machine has been designed to meet the needs of a complete working shift ? the battery charge lasts for a full 8 hours ? and is particularly suitable for handling materials like leathers, providing the additional advantages of energy and maintenance cost savings. The power of this idea has been reinforced by the visionary thinking of Midac, a Gruppo Mastrotto company, which has produced a system whose accumulators can operate at absolute efficiency, allowing flat batteries to be replaced by a couple of fresh batteries (after intensive use of the loader across several shifts) using a simple fork lift ? the accumulators have dedicated grooves for the forks ? or lifting hooks, using the steel eyelets provided on the upper part of the battery. It is a very simple operation that only takes a few minutes, whilst helping to maintain operational efficiency and protect the environment.
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