Motive Power
East Penn Manufacturing Co. Receives Industry Award for Ten Consecutive Years
February 3, 2025Lyon Station, PA – East Penn Manufacturing Co. has earned the prestigious MVS (Most Valuable Supplier) Award for achievements in 2024. The MVS Award is granted by the industry’s trade association, MHEDA (Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association) to less than…
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How the Deka Difference can be revealed through a comprehensive power study
December 23, 2024Almost every day East Penn Product Support and the Deka Motive Power Sales and Service Network conduct power studies to help provide more clear solutions for customers and prospects’ operational struggles. The following is just one example of what our…
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Are your electric lift trucks optimally sized for performance and dependability?
August 21, 2024Over the years, lift trucks’ electrical performance has improved. With today’s technologies and sophisticated controls, we are getting much greater performance out of the trucks and the battery must provide the power for these additional demands. Years ago, the philosophy…
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CASE STUDY: Deka Motive Power Batteries provide key improvements at top-tier North American refrigerated warehousing and logistics provider.
July 16, 2024THE BACKGROUND & CHALLENGE Cold environments in refrigerated warehouses operate at temperatures ranging from 40° F to as low as negative 40° F. These cold temperatures can affect customers’ productivity, if the facility is not equipped with properly sized batteries…
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East Penn Motive Power: Leading the Charge in Sustainability
April 2, 2024Environmental factors, especially sustainability, are fundamentally important in considering battery technology. Battery recycling success rates are driven by a number of factors, such as the battery’s complexity (the more componentry, the more challenging recycling is), whether an established network exists…
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Deka PowerForce: Smart, Optimal, Dependable Charging
February 29, 2024When you look at the rapidly changing material handling landscape, it’s important to have a trustworthy charger to keep your operations moving. Move more with Deka PowerForce, a unique and exclusive fully integrated charging systems designed specifically for all Deka…
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FINDING THE UNIQUE SOLUTIONS TO MOVE YOUR MOTIVE POWER FLEET FORWARD – PART 3
January 30, 2024When you look around the industry and take a deep look at the forklift power landscape, the big debate you will find is lead or lithium battery technologies. Electric powered trucks make up more than 60% of the overall truck…
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Finding the unique solutions to Move Your Motive Power Fleet Forward – Part 2
January 2, 2024When you look around the industry and take a deep look at the forklift power landscape, the big debate you will find is lead or lithium battery technologies. Electric powered trucks make up more than 60% of the overall truck…
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Finding the unique solutions to Move Your Motive Power Fleet Forward
December 1, 2023When you look around the industry and take a deep look at the forklift power landscape, the big debate you will find is lead or lithium battery technologies. Electric powered trucks make up more than 60% of the overall truck…
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East Penn Manufacturing Earns Most Valuable Supplier Award For 2022
February 28, 2023Lyon Station, PA – East Penn Manufacturing Co. has earned the prestigious MVS (Most Valuable Supplier) Award for achievements in 2022. The MVS Award is granted by the industry’s trade association, MHEDA (Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association) to less than…
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