housing operations where visual perimeter lights are used on industrial forklifts. On a busy jobsite where there are overlapping equipment backup alarms, workers can become desensitized to their surroundings. Adding visual cues increases awareness of the equipment for people working around it, and it gives the operator additional information about adjacent structures in a tight workspace.
Adapting to Standards
Recently, Genie announced new controls for our GS scissor lifts. The timing of this was influenced by ISO 21455, a new international standard.
One objective of International Organization for Standardization( ISO) 21455 is to standardize the direction of machine movement so that it correlates to the direction of the controller movement.
“ Anticipating this change, Genie considered what customers need from us now and what they’ ll need in the future,” explained Jason Berry, Genie director of product safety.“ We decided to incorporate the new control design requirements across the entirety of the GS scissor lift product line, which launched in November 2024, for most regions across the globe.”
Maximizing Fleet Efficiency
Technology is also targeted at helping rental partners get the most utilization out of their investment. Telematics is central to this. For example, Genie Lift Connect streams data from the machine while it is operating.
“ This type of‘ heartbeat data’ makes it possible to perform deep analytics, systematically identify trends and will help deliver proactive recommendations for maintenance to maximize uptime through equipment availability,” said Dana Peters, Genie global director, Digital Services.
Fleet owners have a growing interest in the ability to integrate individual telematics data into a larger ecosystem, where they get more than just alerts about data. Increasingly, contrac-
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