Product Development:Solutions for All Business Applications

At NACCO Materials Handling Group, product development is informed, on-going and proactive. Our wide global presence, among the largest of all material handling manufacturers, enables NMHG to commit the resources necessary to ensure our lift trucks are some of the most innovative in the industry.

A forklift manufacturer with innovative thinking from concept to launch

Strategically located technology development centers in the United States, Italy, The Netherlands and Japan, enable NMHG to be responsive to regional product needs. NMHG's talented and experienced design and test engineers have the industry’s most advanced design tools and processes at their fingertips.

At each development center, input from Hyster and Yale brand managers and regional industry consultants is combined with global trends and voice-of-the-customer research. From concept to launch, every new product follows a carefully structured and rigorous nine-stage development process. Each step must confirm that the product will deliver all the intended benefits to its future users. The result is a level of toughness and reliability you can count on, from one of the most capable and innovative material handling lift truck manufacturers in the world.