Abstract: A process for aligning an industrial vehicle for putaway operation comprises traveling to a position associated with a putaway location. A sensor mounted to the industrial vehicle determines whether the putaway location is empty, and if the putaway location is empty, the industrial vehicle completes a pivot maneuver such that a portion of the industrial vehicle is inside the putaway location while the pivot maneuver is in progress.

Abstract: An actuator includes a ram structure slidably mounted within a cylinder structure bore and defines with the cylinder structure a gap therebetween. A fluid passageway structure in the ram structure defines a path for fluid to flow through the ram structure and includes an outlet in a sidewall of the ram structure. A cushioning seal located between the ram structure and the cylinder structure can engage the ram structure and a cylinder cap during ram structure extension such that the seal substantially closes off a first portion of the gap extending from the seal toward an open end of the cylinder structure. The cushioning seal can move during ram structure retraction in a direction of ram structure retraction such that fluid flowing out of the ram structure sidewall outlet, when the outlet is in the gap first portion, flows between the seal and the cylinder cap.

Abstract: An actuator may comprise: cylinder structure, ram structure and a cushioning seal. The cylinder structure may comprise a cylinder tube, a cylinder base and a cylinder cap. The ram structure is slidably mounted within a cylinder structure bore and defines with the cylinder structure a gap therebetween. The ram structure may comprise fluid passageway structure for defining a path for fluid to move internally through the ram structure. The path may communicate with an outlet in a sidewall of the ram structure. The cushioning seal may be located between the ram structure and the cylinder structure and engage the ram structure and the cylinder cap during ram structure extension such that the seal substantially closes off a first portion of the gap extending from the seal toward the cylinder structure outer open end.