The lift truck has become a crucial piece of machine that can lift and move products and heavy supplies with both efficiency and speed. How a company makes use of this machine can considerably affect its profitability.
Free stacking pallets is the most popular storage method. Utilizing this storage system is both economical and easy for your forklift. Free Stacking Pallets is placing one pallet over another to create a stack of goods. This is a stable storage system and is recommended when handling numerous pallets of similar height and dimensions or huge amounts of the similar goods. The drawback of this specific method is that it just allows access to the objects put last, so it does not allow a First In First Out system.
It is essential to have a pallet racking technique which involves the stable storage of various sized pallets. Utilizing a Last In First Out or First In First Out technique, will allow for easy access of any pallet. It allows the rack to grow and change shape depending upon every day requirements. This specific method needs aisles which are adequately wide to allow a forklift to maneuver easily and to freely access the racks. The disadvantage is that this method means less pallets could be handled within the environment. This might not make a difference if there is enough space available.
Narrow aisle racking is similar to pallet racking in that it enables for a Last In First Out or First In First Out technique. The difference in the method is how the 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 advantage is that more goods could be stored in the same space. The disadvantage is that you will have to transition to a different kind of truck if you already own a standard lift truck. The cost of obtaining special machinery might be a deterrent to implementing this method of storage.
Using your lift truck to its fullest potential is vital since it pays to consider your retrieval costs and storage costs of pallets. Afterward you can find out whether there are more efficient ways to use your forklift to accelerate the process or to increase the usable space of your units. Greater efficiency equals bigger productivity.