The forklift truck is a very important machine to help employees raise and move heavy weight materials and goods with efficiency and speed without injuring their bodies. The way a company uses this machinery can significantly affect its profitability.
Free stacking pallets is the most popular storage technique. Utilizing this storage method is both easy and economical for your lift truck. Free Stacking Pallets involves positioning one pallet on top of another to create a stack of products. This is a stable storage technique and is suggested when dealing with numerous pallets of the same dimensions and height or huge amounts of the same goods. The disadvantage of this specific method is that it only allows access to the objects put last, so it does not allow 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 First In First Out or Last In First Out system, will allow for easy access of any pallet. It enables the rack to change shape and grow depending upon daily needs. This particular system requires aisles which are wide enough to enable a forklift to freely access the racks and maneuver easily. The downside is that this method means less pallets can be handled in the setting. This might not make a difference if there is sufficient space available.
Similar to Pallet Racking, the technique referred to as Narrow Aisle Racking enables a Last In First Out or First In First Out technique. It varies in that a special narrow forklift is utilized. This means that smaller spaces are required between the aisles of pallets than in the Pallet Racking technique. The advantage is that more goods can be stored in the same space. The disadvantage is that you would have to transition to a different type of truck if you already own a standard forklift truck. The expenditure of obtaining special machines might be a deterrent to adopting this particular method of storage.
It is vital to use your lift truck to its full capability. It pays to consider your time expenditure in storage and retrieval of pallets. Afterward you could determine whether there are more efficient means to utilize your forklift to increase the usable space of your units or to speed up the process. Greater effectiveness equals bigger profitability.