Call services reimagined: iFD expands its WMS module range with an innovative forklift call system

If you ask logistics professionals what sets a call system for industrial trucks apart, the answer is clear: low upfront costs, a short implementation time and significant benefits.

However, there is a catch with conventional forklift call systems: their future-proofing.

Even today, there are various providers who integrate call systems as stand-alone solutions; disconnected from the company’s IT infrastructure, these systems operate independently. In the age of Industry 4.0, the Internet of Things (IoT) and big data, networking of these parallel systems is essential. Only through a holistic approach can the full potential for success be realised and benefits achieved.

The investment costs for a forklift call system are always advantageous given the savings, but critical in terms of future-proofing and scalability, as a lack of flexibility in the call system risks the need for a new purchase.

With its forklift control system module, iFD has for years been offering a premium solution for the internal control and optimisation of the material handling fleet, which integrates seamlessly into the company’s IT landscape and exchanges valuable data with subordinate and higher-level systems. With the aim of making transport control even more versatile and flexible, iFD is proud to present the innovative Forklift Call System 4.0.

The iFD Call System 4.0 works like a conventional forklift call system. Call requests are automatically generated via buttons, sensors, light barriers or via an app. New areas, extended functions and increasing requirements can be flexibly configured by the user themselves in the Forklift Call System 4.0. The iFD system can thus be successively expanded from forklift calls to comprehensive internal transport management.

iFD’s innovative Forklift Call System 4.0 thus combines significant benefits with low costs and, at the same time, maximum future-proofing.