VETTER Industrie GmbH

BIGForks by VETTER

Power packages for safe handling of heaviest loads

Toughest use, rough environment, around the clock: VETTER BIGForksare first choice as far as efficiency, safety and endurance are concerned. Manufactured on the most modern assembly line for BIGForksand equipped with the competence of the market leader, VETTER BIGForksare benchmarks in terms of quality and performance. The most comprehensive product range offers solutions for almost all applications.

6 in max. thickness
16 in max. width

157.5+ in blade length

78.75+ in back height

265,000+ lbs capacity / pair

3x static safety and 1,000,000 load cycles with 25% overload (ISO 2330)

BigForks in use

BigForks in the lumber industry

Problem: There is often little space between the individual lumber packages

Solution: VETTER BigForks. The wide, flat but long fork blade makes it easier to insert the fork into the thin pockets.

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Heavy weights rock the quarry

Problem: Not only the enormous load stresses the forks, rough terrain also generates vibrations that subject the forks.

Solution: VETTER BigForks - An impressive cross-section of 14"
width and 6" thickness and the high-strength fork steel is used here.In combination with the sophisticated heat treatment process, this forks increased toughness for high dynamic loads.

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Heavy Metal for Light Metal

Problem: The coils must not be damaged or scratched and the coils
must not slip during braking.

Solution: The blade surfaces of the BigFokrs are machined and beveled to a form which, when the carrier forks are parallel, match the inner rounding of the coil. When entering the coils, the load is evenly distributed without edge pressure.

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BigForks for wind turbines

Problem: The transport and erection of these increasingly gigantic turbines require ever larger machines. This includes the forklift trucks and their forks.

Solution: Rollerguided VETTER BigForks with a cross section of 12" x 4,75" and a blade length of 149,5".

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Product benefits at a glance

Quality from the beginning: 1A fork steel VQ32+ and high performance steel VQ1300

Toughness: High-tech heat treatment for all applications

Efficient application guaranteed: Tight tolerances and smooth surfaces

Know-How to your benefit: You receive the best solution for your application

Simply safer: Highest welding quality, certified by ISO 3834-2

BIGForks snapshot from our production

Forks 15,7 x 3,1 in, roller-guided and height-adjustable

Forks with spray coating

Cranked forks

Roller-guided forks with load protection

Stoneforks

Forks with poly coating in the fork back

The basis for best products

Superior technology and most modern production

The best steel for best forks

Only the best steel quality withstands highest mechanical strains, which is why VETTER constantly develops new steel qualities. Toughness, purity, hardness and processability are optimally coordinated. A sophisticated heat treatment refines the result. No compromises!

VQ32+

The all-rounder for a multitude of requirements

  • Low wear
  • High yield strength
  • High dynamic load capacity
  • Best welding properties
  • Tough at low temperatures
  • Controlled degree of purity
  • Titanium-stabilized

Up to 12% higher yield strength compared to standard fork steel (i.e. 30MnB5)

VQ1300

The steel quality for the toughest applications

  • Higher load capacity with same cross-section or lift more with a smaller cross-section
  • High tensile steel
  • Resistant to mechanical stress
  • Basis for innovative designs

Up to 51% higher yield strength compared to standard fork steel (i.e. 30MnB5)

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