Linde
R14-R20 Reach Truck
[IDC Models produced a life-size block model of a reach truck using a variety of different model techniques. Supplied with a steel chassis by Linde, the team built a full-size model based on Linde's CAD design specifications. Being a new style of reach truck with the potential to reach over 12 metres, Linde was keen to check usability on a full scale model. IDC's design engineers also developed a control console for the reach truck and this was incorporated into the model to be tested by users. IDC Models' large format CNC machine was used to create the main parts of the truck from 'ureol' precision modelling blocks. Smaller components, such as the windscreen, joysticks and knobs, were developed by first 3D printing the components by SLA to form masters and then producing vacuum casts based on these. To make the model as realistic as possible, IDC used Linde's rubber seals and other smaller components.
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