Heavy-duty vehicles
for internal transport up to 350 tonnes
Heavy-duty vehicles are indispensable for the internal transport of heavy and bulky loads in industry and manufacturing. They are used wherever tools, machines, coils or large-volume components need to be moved safely, precisely and efficiently – for example in mechanical engineering, aerospace, metalworking or press shops.
As a leading manufacturer of heavy-duty vehicles, HUBTEX develops customised transport solutions for intralogistics. The portfolio includes heavy-duty platform trolleys, tool changers, electric tugs and rail trolleys for loads ranging from several tonnes up to 350 tonnes. The vehicles feature a modular design and are precisely tailored to the specific application – from manual operations to semi- or fully automated solutions.
HUBTEX heavy-duty vehicles are characterised by a robust, durable design, compact dimensions and high manoeuvrability. This enables safe and economical transport processes to be carried out even in confined spaces – even under demanding operating conditions in industrial environments.
Which is the best heavy-duty vehicle for your application?
Heavy-duty transport vehicles for almost every application
Electric towing tractor
32 t or 50 t system load
Pulling and pushing cargo trailers
Indoors/outdoors
Driver's seat operation
SFX platform transporter
7-150 tonnes
Ideal for very long and wide loads on uneven ground
Indoor/Outdoor
Manual operation
Door manufacturer RWD Schlatter AG
RWD Schlatter AG has significantly simplified the storage and picking processes for doors, door frames and raw materials. An individually configured HUBTEX MK15 electric multidirectional order picking truck drives semi-automatically to the individual rack compartments.
Michael Worahnik GmbH
Michael Worahnik GmbH has been one of the leading suppliers of tinsmith products in Austria for 50 years. To achieve this, the company has had to consistently ensure a high level of quality and good customer service. The company operates its headquarters in Köttlach with a 5000m2 warehouse. Around 8,000 different items are stored here on Euro pallets as well as special pallets for gutters and drainpipes up to 6 meters in length.
Binder
The Austrian company Binder+Co AG uses a Hubtex SFX electric platform truck with a payload of 40 t and multidirectional steering for the in-house transport of raw materials and semi-finished and finished bulk material processing systems. Bulk material processing systems weighing up to 40 tonnes can now be transported across the entire company premises and between the various halls and production stages without the need for costly hired mobile cranes.
Building materials manufacturer HIANSA sandwich panels
HIANSA has experienced numerous benefits through the acquisition of our HUBTEX multi-directional forklifts. Thanks to the environmentally friendly and reliable electric solution, HIANSA has been able to maintain the demanding performance without generating pollutant exhaust emissions.
Building material manufacturer METECNO sandwich panels
The loads to be transported by METECNO are mainly sandwich panel packages with dimensions ranging from 3 to 18 meters. The Diesel four-way forklifts DQ-X are equipped with a detachable fork carriage, which offers great flexibility to safely move different load lengths.
Manufacturer of solar protection systems Giménez Ganga
At Giménez Ganga they handle long loads of 6 meters long in aisles 3 meters wide. This requires the use of side-loading forklifts.
As operations were carried out indoors, another fundamental requirement was that they had to have an electric motor, which is why HUBTEX met all the requirements to a large extent.
Elevator manufacturer ORONA
Very narrow aisles, a high level of storage, the need to handle very heavy and bulky loads, as well as long loads such as lifting rails, required a solution that allows optimizing the available space to use it for other functions in the production process.
Building materials dealer Halvax Paneelsysteme
Halvax Paneelsysteme GmbH is a company in Carinthia, Austria. From Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, the company distributes roof and wall systems throughout Carinthia. In goods handling, therefore, a variety of long, short and sometimes very heavy products must be moved.
Lumber dealer Douglas Hout
Douglas Hout, a company based in Ede, the Netherlands, specializes in the import and trade of Douglas fir wood. The company offers both standard dimensions of 2-6 meters and custom dimensions. The warehouse is mainly narrow aisles and high shelves.
V-ZUG AG
Co-determination is something quite natural in Switzerland. This applies not only to petitions for a referendum at municipal, cantonal and federal level, but also sometimes to workplace surveys. The best example is V-ZUG AG, which specialises in high-quality kitchen and washroom appliances. When the purchase of a new multidirectional sideloader was on the agenda here in 2014, the employees involved in the raw materials warehouse were involved in the decision.
Multidirectional counterbalanced trucks transport profiles
Zetprofiel Heteren is a company located near Arnhem in the Netherlands. The company manufactures profiles for various applications. Especially for prefabricated halls, company buildings but also for private homes. The profiles are manufactured according to customer requirements and then also delivered. They need multiway counterbalance trucks in production and warehouse.
Bos Dynamics
Bos Dynamics is a logistics company from Ede in the Netherlands. The company transports extra-long parts, such as garage doors, fences, sliding doors, verandas and more to Germany, Belgium, France and Austria. More than 100 vehicles and just as many employees ensure that the goods reach the customer safely and on time. How do the Hubtex multi-directional forklifts help?
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A new multidirectional tool changer from the special purpose vehicles manufacturer HUBTEX was especially designed for the application at the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg Germany for transporting and changing injection moulding tools.
Punctual and reliable: The Deutsche Bahn rarely hears such praise. In contrast, the Swiss Federal Railways enjoy an excellent image, which is partly due to the careful maintenance of their infrastructure. Around 600 of the 13,000 switches in the more than 3,000 kilometers of rail network are replaced every year. The production of these switches and other preventive and maintenance measures are part of the range of tasks of the SBB Rail Technology Center Hägendorf (BTC).
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Things worth knowing about heavy-duty vehicles
Our answers to your questions
Are there coil transporters, platform trucks and rail cars available as AGVs?
The transport of coils is one of the typical tasks for manufacturers of metal strips and wire in intralogistics. Typically, platform and track wagons are often used for this purpose. Alternatively, HUBTEX offers special coil transporters or electric traction heads as well as heavy duty compact forklifts. These vehicle types form the basis for automated processes. HUBTEX relies on a modular construction kit with automated functions, assistance systems and safety components that are gradually being integrated into series production vehicles. This includes, for example, automatic positioning which navigates the operator directly in front of the correct shelf compartment after entering the desired position. HUBTEX has already anticipated the step-by-step automation with assistance systems: In the basic construction of the vehicles, cable routes, holders and sensors are pre-planned, with which the devices can also be automated later on.
