- Trusted electric drive solutions
- 35+ years of innovation expertise
- Built-in integration & retrofit
Overview
The esense electric drive wheel is a powerful built-in drive solution that makes moving heavy mobile products effortless. By detecting the users’ natural push force, it provides smooth electric drive support and improves manoeuvrability, reduces push and pull forces, improves workplace ergonomics and increases efficiency. Designed for heavy mobile products across sectors, including in the UK:
Patient transport
Material transport
Industrial equipment
Mobile equipment
Service equipment
Thorstein Selmer
International account manager
We start with a thorough analysis of your product and its user scenarios. Together, we define the requirements for integrating the esense electric drive wheel into your product. Esense offers four different electric drive wheels:
We help you select the ideal solution for your application, whether it is used in healthcare, logistics, industry or hospitality.
Esense systems are modular and customisable, making it easy to create the right setup for your specific application.
Together, we choose the right components such as drive wheel, battery, controllers and sensors. This ensures a seamless customised integration of a reliable and efficient built-in electric drive wheel in healthcare, logistics, industrial and hospitality products.
Discover successful esense integrations
Our specialist team supports you during the complete integration process, we share our knowledge to ensure smooth integration. Esense built-in systems are successfully used in:
Maximize efficiency with PowerTalk, our advanced service tool designed to monitor, adjust, and optimise your esense system. Monitor key parameters and adjust settings and get expert troubleshooting advice. PowerTalk provides valuable operational and ergonomic insights by monitoring data such as operating time, distance travelled, push and pull forces and system performance.
| Use environment | Indoor use |
| Drive unit installation height | 160 mm or 200 mm |
| Control | Force sensitive sensors |
| Drive wheel options | Compact, Fixed, Up, 360 |
| Max. assisted speed | Up to 6 km/h |
| Max. weight on horizontal surface | Up to 600 kg |
| Max. weight on slopes | Up to 450 kg |
| Max. slope angle | 6° |
| Braking | Automatic brake at release of trolley |
| Protection rating | Up to IPx4 |
| Input power | 24V DC |
| Battery capacity | 3.8 Ah, 9 Ah or own battery |
| Certification | Prepared for integration on 60601-1 certified products |
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What others say
"...I can now push with just one hand"
“The previous trolley was very difficult to drive and caused me pain. I’m very satisfied with the new drive. I can now push with just one hand, even with my frozen shoulder.”
Hospital catering staff member, NL
Working with a buffet trolley with esense drive
"...chance to embed risk prevention and staff welfare"
“Budgets must be justified, but we knew any injury causing extended sick leave would significantly impact staffing. This was our chance to embed risk prevention and staff welfare into our capital replacement program.”
Sr. Charge Practicioner, UK
About investment in patient transport stretchers with esense drive.
"...eliminates any effort required during movement"
“The motorised fifth wheel is activated by a simple touch on the push handles and eliminates any effort required during initial movement, steering and turning.”
Registered nurse, Italy
Operating hospital beds with esense drive
"...rewarded for making only a small physical effort."
“The more gentle you control the lift, the easier it moves. You are rewarded for making only a small physical effort.”
Bart Brinkhuis
Ergonomics coach, Liberein
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