The lift truck has become a crucial piece of machinery able to lift and move things and heavy supplies with both efficiency and speed. How a business utilizes this tool can considerably affect its productivity.
Free stacking pallets is the most common storage technique. Using this storage method is both easy and economical for your forklift. Free Stacking Pallets is placing one pallet over another to make a stack of products. This is a stable storage method and is recommended when dealing with numerous pallets of similar height and dimensions or large amounts of the same goods. The disadvantage of this method is that it only enables access to the things placed last, so it does not allow a First In First Out system.
Pallet Racking is a system that involves the stable storage of various sized pallets. Any pallet could be accessed at any time, which allows a Last In First Out or First In First Out system. It allows the rack to grow and change shape depending upon every day needs. This particular method needs aisles which are sufficiently wide to allow a lift truck to freely access the racks and easily maneuver. The disadvantage is that this particular system means less pallets could be handled within the setting. This may not make a difference if there is enough space available.
Similar to Pallet Racking, the technique referred to as Narrow Aisle Racking allows a Last In First Out or First In First Out method. It differs 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 way. The benefit is that a lot more product can be kept in the same area. The downside is that you will have to transition to a new truck if you already own a typical lift truck. The expenditure of obtaining special equipment may be a deterrent to adopting this system of storage.
Utilizing your forklift to its fullest potential is essential as it pays to analyze your storage costs and retrieval costs of pallets. After that you could determine whether there are more effective means to use your forklift to speed up the process or to increase the usable area of your units. Greater efficiency means greater profitability.