Special electric forklifts: tailor-made solutions from Carer's SPED department
Built through direct collaboration with the customer, the special high-capacity electric forklifts developed by Carer's SPED department are heavy-duty, made-to-measure solutions designed for the toughest challenges in moving heavy industrial loads.
Un approccio che riflette l’esperienza maturata da Carer da 50 anni nel mercato dei carrelli elevatori elettrici ad alta portata, dove si distingue a livello internazionale per lo sviluppo di soluzioni heavy duty affidabili, efficienti e personalizzate.
Industrial materials handling includes applications that call for something beyond the standard catalogue. This is where Carer's SPED – Special Product Equipment Department plays a central role: a team of specialists who listen to, interpret and turn customer requirements into concrete projects. From initial analysis through design to build, SPED develops bespoke special electric forklifts engineered to deliver performance, safety and reliability even in the most demanding applications.
The department focuses on non-standard projects, often tied to particularly harsh operating conditions such as steelmaking, metallurgy, advanced industrial logistics, the handling of oversized loads and complex industrial settings.
It's an approach that reflects the experience Carer has built over 50 years in the high-capacity electric forklift market, where it stands out internationally for reliable, efficient and customised heavy-duty solutions.
When standard isn't enough: Carer special electric forklifts for complex industrial applications
Over the years, the SPED department has developed a wide range of highly specialised solutions for demanding industrial environments, proving Carer's ability to engineer special electric forklifts even for the most punishing applications. Among the projects Carer has delivered:
- Forklifts for foundry applications, built to operate in high temperatures, metal dust and extreme conditions. Each machine is configured with dedicated materials, guards and technical measures to ensure durability, safety and operational continuity in metal casting and treatment.
- Forklifts for marine and high-salinity environments, where corrosion, humidity and aggressive weather demand purpose-built construction.
- Cleanroom-compatible forklifts, designed for contamination-controlled environments where cleanliness, precision and safety are non-negotiable. A well-known example is NASA: Carer designed and supplied the US space agency with electric forklifts certified for cleanroom operation, meeting additional safety and sterility requirements, and now supporting materials handling for the Artemis lunar programme.
- Forklifts for galvanising environments, where humidity, chemical vapours and extreme conditions require dedicated engineering.
- AGV electric forklifts, built to bring automation, efficiency and safety to handling operations. These combine Carer technology with automated guidance systems for continuous operation, precise routing and lower running costs.
- Cold-store electric forklifts, designed to perform reliably at low temperatures and in extreme working conditions. SPED configurations include dedicated solutions for cold rooms and temperature-controlled warehouses, protecting components and keeping operations running efficiently.
- Fully customised electric forklifts, where every machine is developed exclusively, adapting size, configuration and performance to the customer's specific operating needs. A few examples: the KLM project, with compact high-performance trucks for tight airport spaces; the project for the Italian Air Force, a compact electric truck for aeronautical operations; solutions for the tyre sector, handling bulky loads in complex production settings; and work for the nuclear sector, where machines are built for particularly critical conditions of safety, control and reliability.
From operational need to a tailor-made solution
Every SPED project starts from a real customer need. When requirements fall outside the standard range, Carer's technical team studies the operating conditions in depth to define a dedicated solution.
The process runs on close collaboration between customer and Carer engineers: factors such as capacity, duty cycles, operating environment and structural constraints are all assessed, with the aim of turning specific needs into a fully customised machine. The result is a bespoke electric forklift engineered for high performance, safety and operational continuity even in the toughest applications.
The distinctive value of Carer's SPED department lies in its ability to turn complex requirements into concrete engineering solutions, while keeping the standards of efficiency and reliability that define Carer electric forklifts now operating in over 100 countries.
Carer special electric forklifts are built for companies that need customised vehicles, high capacities, operational reliability and dedicated solutions for complex industrial environments.
Find out more about SPED's projects and made-to-measure solutions on the dedicated page.
