The forklift truck is a vital machinery to help workers raise and move heavy weight supplies and products with speed and efficiency without injuring their bodies. The way a business makes use of this machinery could considerably affect its productivity.
A popular storage technique is Free Stacking Pallets. This is a way to utilize your lift truck that is both economical and easy. Free Stacking Pallets is placing one pallet over another to create a stack of goods. This is a stable storage method and is recommended when dealing with large amounts of the same goods, or numerous pallets of the same dimensions and height. The drawback of this technique is that it only allows 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 different sized pallets. Utilizing a First In First Out or Last In First Out method, will enable for easy access of any pallet. It permits the rack to grow and change shape depending upon daily needs. This particular technique requires aisles that are wide enough to allow a forklift to maneuver easily and to freely access the racks. The downside is that this method means less pallets could be handled in the setting. This might not matter if there is adequate space available.
Narrow aisle racking is like pallet racking in that it enables for a First In First Out or Last 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 technique. The benefit is that more product could be kept in the same area. The downside is that you would have to transition to a different kind of truck if you already own a standard forklift truck. The expenditure of acquiring special equipment might be a deterrent to adopting this particular method of storage.
It is essential to utilize your forklift truck to its full potential. It pays to consider your time expenses in storage and retrieval of pallets. Then you could determine whether there are more efficient ways to use your forklift in order to increase the usable space of your units or to accelerate the process. Greater efficiency equals greater profitability.