01/12/2019 / Gossau, Switzerland
Jowa
JOWA
AG, based in Volketswil in the Canton of Zürich, is the leading Swiss bakery
supplying bread, cakes, pastries and pasta products to all Migros stores, as
well as many other businesses and catering facilities. These are made in eleven
regional bakeries – such as Gossau, a suburb of St. Gallen. A fleet of nine
electric forklift trucks ensures the fast and emission-free transport of goods.
Until recently, JOWA relied on 50 Hz chargers as the power supply for their lead-acid batteries. These simply rested on the hall floor and took up much valuable space. With traction batteries weighing almost 400 kilos, changing them not only took a vast amount of effort, but there was also a considerable safety risk involved. The technology also had clear weaknesses in terms of energy efficiency and battery service life.
“The station has really simplified things for our employees. Changing a battery is far easier, quicker and safer than ever before.”
Daniel Lendi, Supply Manager at JOWA