At Hyster, we recognize that each application requirement and work environment could be different. We have clients in a huge range of industries that motivates us to offer a very diverse variety of materials handling product solutions. No matter what the environmental conditions are or what your business is we have a product to suit all your requirements and get jobs done effectively. We have built trusting relationships between production, promotion, and service groups so that we can guarantee you that each machinery is made to the highest quality standards and that you will receive the ongoing support you require when you have a Hyster machinery on your work site.

From the preliminary concept and design to the production and sale of the product, each and every machine that Hyster markets would go through a nine stage development process. Each stage of the development process has been created to guarantee product quality over the lifetime of the equipment. Hyster testing centers can simulate the life cycle of a forklift in order to make sure that the equipment lasts and that it performs as designed.

To be certain that we know what our clients actually want, Hyster performs a lot of research about customer requirements. All this research is then used to the products design. Designs are built using cutting edge computer aided design systems which help to lessen the risk of weak points and make certain that positioning of all parts are optimal for both performance and servicing requirements. Then, prototypes are built in cooperation with specialists and professionals in compartment design and ergonomics. Each and every prototype and component is put through thorough life cycle testing to find and correct any issues which could reduce the life of a part or a machinery to a less than optimal level. When a machine comes out of the testing stage of development, we would like to be sure that it will work to a high standard. Testing in real life settings is also performed so that we could gather more information on the machine's performance and be confident that it would meet the standards required to complete the task.