Steinbock Boss is a German material handling company, best known for its line of forklifts. The company is based out of Moosburg, Germany. Steinbock is committed to environmentally friendly business practices. In fact, the company's factory in Moosburg is home to the largest solar power cell in the world.^[1] Steinbock was founded in 1922. ^[2]

Contents 1 History 2 The Company Today 3 Equipment List 4 References 5 External Links

[edit] History

 “Steinbock Ag” Moosburg was the original name of the joint venture between "Maschinenfabrik München - Moosburg GmbH" and "Sämaschinenfabrik Moosburg," two independent manufacturers of farming equipment. The first modern forklift was invented in the 1920s.^[3]

In 1925 Dr. Michael Schottenhamel became majority shareholder and added car jacks and skid trucks to the company’s production line. By 1929 the main emphasis of the company had become the production of jacks and floor transports.^[4]

Steinbock was recognized as the world leader in production and design of auto-truck lifts in 1934.^[5] Within a decade, it had developed the first German electric forklift truck. Another decade brought new developments in attachments and IC engines, as well as the production of the first-ever completely “Steinbock” diesel forklift truck.^[6]

During the early 1960s the company opened two additional manufacturing facilities in Galway, Ireland and Roding, Germany. New rigorous testing protocols were instated for safety-conscious manufacturing in all locations.^[7] These included duration and tough component testing, which were mandatory for all vehicles on the production line.  In 1943 Steinbock invented the first electric three-wheel lift truck in Europe. This allowed for easier navigation in tight spaces. The year 1961 brought about the world's first rough terrain forklift. In 1963 Steinbock had the fastest forklift in the world, clocking in at 31 miles (50 km) per hour. ^[8]

The company continued to expand after the passing of Dr. Schottenhamel in 1971 by supplying forklifts to the Olympic Summer Games in München the following year. Steinbock then developed the quickest forklift in the world for the German Army, which functioned as a support vehicle for troop and tank.^[9] This led the company to become a regular provider of such vehicles for a number of government agencies.^[10]

The 1990s were filled with further developments for the company, as new “Service-Center” and production facilities were built in Germany just in time to celebrate the company’s 75th anniversary.^[11] Steinbock received ISO 9001 certification in 1993, and was the first German Forklift manufacturer ever to do so.

[edit] The Company Today

Steinbock manages four major German branches of production in Leighton Buzzard, Argentan, Hamburg, and Moosburg. In pursuing an environmentally friendly production process, the company has reconfigured its methods to provide the lowest possible emission for IC engine vehicles and optimal energy utilization on electric trucks. This includes the world’s largest solar power cell on one of its buildings.^[12]

Steinbock has sales offices in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Italy, Hungary, The Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, and Switzerland.^[13]

Steinbock products are also available in North America, but through an independent distributor: Professional Materials Handling Co. Inc., which has exclusive distribution rights for Steinbock products across the continent.^[14]

Steinbock comes out with new forklifts every six months.^[15]

[edit] Equipment List

• Container handler
• Crane
• Dolly
• Forklift
• Forklift attachments
• Layer Picker
• Lifter
• Log stacker
• Pallet mover
• Reach stacker
• Sideloader
• Stacker
• Straddle carrier
• Telescopic forklift
• Tow tractor
• Trailer

[edit] References

1. ↑ Environment. Steinbock Boss, 2009-04-19.
2. ↑ Your personal Lift Truck. Steinbock Boss, 2009-04-17.
3. ↑ Steinbock Boss website. 2009-04-22.
4. ↑ Steinbock Boss website. 2009-04-22.
5. ↑ Steinbock Boss website. 2009-04-22.
6. ↑ PLCopen website. 2009-04-22.
7. ↑ Steinbock Boss website. 2009-04-22.
8. ↑ Introduction of Innovation in Global Material Handling Equipment Industry during A Hundred Year. ForkLiftNet.com, 2009-04-17.
9. ↑ Steinbock Boss website. 2009-04-22.
10. ↑ Steinbock Boss website. 2009-04-22.
11. ↑ Steinbock Boss website. 2009-04-22.
12. ↑ Wiese USA website. 2009-04-22.
13. ↑ Contact. Steinbock Boss, 2009-04-17.
14. ↑ Your personal Lift Truck. Steinbock Boss, 2009-04-17.
15. ↑ Innovation. Steinbock Boss, 2009-04-17.

[edit] External Links

• Official Steinbock Boss website