The lift truck is a very important machinery to help workers lift and move heavy weight materials and products with efficiency and speed without straining their bodies. The way a company uses this machinery could considerably affect its profitability.
Free stacking pallets is the most common storage method. Utilizing this storage system is both economical and easy for your lift truck. Free Stacking Pallets is placing one pallet on top of another to create a stack of goods. This is a stable storage method and is recommended when handling many pallets of similar height and dimensions or large amounts of the same goods. The disadvantage of this method is that it just enables access to the objects put last, so it does not allow a First In First Out system.
It is vital to have a pallet racking system which involves the stable storage of various sized pallets. Utilizing a First In First Out or Last In First Out system, would enable for easy access of any pallet. It enables the rack to grow and change shape depending upon every day needs. This particular method needs aisles that are sufficiently wide to allow a forklift to freely access the racks and easily maneuver. The downside is that this system means less pallets can be handled within the environment. This may not make a difference if there is adequate space available.
Narrow aisle racking is like pallet racking in that it enables for a Last In First Out or First In First Out method. The difference in the system is how the special narrow forklift is used. This means that smaller spaces are required between the aisles of pallets than in the Pallet Racking way. The benefit is that a lot more product can be stored in the same area. The downside is that you will have to transition to a new truck if you already own a typical forklift truck. The cost of obtaining special equipment might be a deterrent to adopting this particular method of storage.
It is vital to utilize your lift truck to its full potential. It pays to analyze your time expenditure in storage and retrieval of pallets. Afterward you can determine whether there are more effective means to use your forklift in order to speed up the process or to increase the usable space of your units. Greater effectiveness means bigger profitability.