All about Warehouse equipment

June 13, 2011 - PRLog -- Several handling tools are used to move heavy loads: truck, stacker, forklift, ... To choose the right warehouse equipment, several questions are crucial:
How many pallets must be moved every day? How long do we have to perform this task? What distance must be covered? Where do we stock palettes once discharged?

Pallet Truck
The pallet truck is used to transport pallets. The forks can lift the pallet from a few centimeters in order to make the move without rubbing.
It usually is manual and therefore easy to use. The loads' weight and distance to be handled is limited (less than 800 kg).
Electric pallet trucks are more productive and allow the movement of heavy loads, up to two tons.
The advantage of the pallet truck is that they do not require a specific license to be operated. Truck drivers can use their own trucks to unload their trailer.
The pallet truck shall only be used for loading and unloading pallets. It can not lift the pallets and then store them. A forklift will do the job.

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Forklift
There are two kinds of forklift: the reach forklift and four way Forklift.
The forklifts can bring pallets inside trucks. They have a lifting capacity of a few meters, enough to reach the floor of the truck.
The advantage is that forklift are not limited to unload pallets. They can move different types of loads: pallets, reels, ...
Several accessories can be fitted to trucks to increase their versatility.

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Pallet Stacker
A pallet stacker can be a good compromise between the pallet truck and the forklift. In addition to load and unload pallets, the stacker can stack. It looks like a truck, thanks to its forks, with a mast for lifting loads.
Versatility is his strength but also its failure. Depending on the type of stacker, productivity may be limited, slow, short distance .... When it comes to more elaborate stacker, with high speeds, the truck operators must have the D2 Rider Pallet Stackers Certificate (HSE)

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Warehouse truck: find the best value
Material handling equipment's prices can be expensive, especially when it comes to specialized and powerful equipment. The investment can be quickly reached in increasing productivity for loading and unloading pallets. Buy used equipment is also a good solution. The website MachineryZone specializes in ads for used construction equipment and handling equipment. You will find a wide selection of pallet truck, pallet stacker, order picker, reach truck or four way forklift in the section "warehouse equipment".

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