Toyota Material Handling Europe Products Receive iF Product Design Award

The BT Levio powered pallet truck and Toyota Traigo 48 electric counterbalanced forklift  from Toyota Material Handling Europe (TMHE) are part of the iF Product Design Award 2009 exhibition at the Hannover exhibition center.

Opened to the public free of charge, the iF Product Design Award 2009 exhibition opened on March 3 and is scheduled to remain in place until August 2009.

The BT Levio and Toyota Traigo 48 are also part of the iF online exhibition at http://www.ifdesign.de.

The BT Levio powered pallet truck range consists of five ‘walkie’ models with load capacities from 3,086 to 5,511 pounds. The Toyota Traigo 48 is Toyota’s most compact 48-volt forklift yet, according to the company, with six three-wheel models and four four-wheel models, and load capacities ranging from 3,307 to 4,409 pounds.

“Customer requirements influenced the entire design and development process for BT Levio and Toyota Traigo 48,” said Jonas Tornerefelt, TMHE vice president product planning. “Attention to detail is a trademark of our Toyota Production System approach. Receiving the iF Product Design Award for BT Levio and Toyota Traigo 48 is a milestone achievement for our entire organization.”

More information on BT Levio and Toyota Traigo 48 is available at www.toyota-forklifts.eu and www.bt-levio.eu.