"The FC 4000 Series was designed to keep operators working at their best in the toughest environments…in busy warehouse aisles, crowded loading docks and bumpy trailer beds. In a world of 24/7 and "just-in-time," peak performance is critical."

That’s how the design-award winning product is described in the Innovation Fall 2003 publication entitled Yearbook of Industrial Design Excellence and published by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA). The article penned by Jim Kraimer, manager of Crown’s European Design Center in Munich, Germany, goes inside the FC 4000 providing an insightful and detailed look at the Crown design process with this product.

To learn more about the FC 4000, a gold IDEA Award winner, click on the following pdf for the complete story.

FC 4000 Series: Yearbook of Industrial Design Excellence (pdf)