The lift truck has become a vital piece of machinery that could raise and move things and heavy supplies with both efficiency and speed. How a company makes use of this machinery can considerably affect its profitability.
Free stacking pallets is the most common storage method. Utilizing this storage method is both economical and easy for your forklift. Free Stacking Pallets involves placing one pallet on top of another to create a stack of products. This is a stable storage system and is suggested when dealing with huge amounts of similar goods, or numerous pallets of similar dimensions and height. The drawback of this technique is that it just allows access to the things put last, so it does not allow a First In First Out system.
It is essential to have a pallet racking method which involves the stable storage of different sized pallets. Utilizing a First In First Out or Last In First Out method, will allow for easy access of any pallet. It allows the rack to change shape and grow depending upon every day needs. This system needs aisles that are sufficiently wide to allow a forklift to freely access the racks and easily maneuver. The disadvantage is that this particular technique means fewer pallets could be handled within the environment. This might not make a difference if there is adequate space available.
Narrow aisle racking is similar to pallet racking in that it enables for a First In First Out or Last In First Out method. The difference in the technique is how the special narrow lift truck is used. This means that smaller spaces are necessary between the aisles of pallets than in the Pallet Racking way. The advantage is that more product could be stored in the same area. The disadvantage is that you would have to transition to a new truck if you already own a standard forklift truck. The expenditure of acquiring special machinery may be a deterrent to implementing this particular system of storage.
Using your forklift to its fullest capability is vital as it pays to consider your storage costs and retrieval costs of pallets. Afterward you can find out whether there are more efficient means to use your lift truck in order to speed up the process or to increase the usable space of your units. Greater efficiency equals bigger profitability.