The lift truck has become a vital piece of machine that could lift and move products and heavy materials with both efficiency and speed. The way a business uses this machinery can considerably affect its productivity.
Free stacking pallets is the most popular storage method. Using this storage method is both economical and easy for your lift truck. Free Stacking Pallets is positioning one pallet on top of another to make a stack of products. This is a stable storage system and is suggested when dealing with numerous pallets of the same dimensions and height or huge amounts of the same product. The disadvantage of this particular system is that it only allows access to the objects placed last, so it does not enable a First In First Out system.
It is important to have a pallet racking technique which involves the stable storage of different sized pallets. Utilizing a Last In First Out or First In First Out method, will enable for easy access of any pallet. It enables the rack to change shape and grow depending upon every day needs. This specific technique requires aisles that are sufficiently wide to enable a forklift to maneuver easily and to freely access the racks. The downside is that this specific system means less pallets can be handled within the environment. This may not make a difference if there is sufficient space available.
Like Pallet Racking, the technique referred to as Narrow Aisle Racking enables a Last In First Out or First In First Out system. It differs in that a special narrow lift truck is utilized. This means that smaller areas are necessary between the aisles of pallets than in the Pallet Racking method. The benefit is that more goods can be stored in the same area. The disadvantage is that you will have to transition to a different kind of truck if you already own a typical forklift truck. The cost of acquiring special machines might be a deterrent to adopting this particular technique of storage.
It is vital to use your forklift truck to its full capability. It pays to analyze your time costs in retrieval and storage of pallets. Then you can determine whether there are more effective ways to use your lift truck to speed up the process or to increase the usable area of your units. Greater efficiency equals bigger profitability.