The lift truck has become a vital piece of machine that could lift and move products and heavy supplies with both speed and efficiency. How a business makes use of this machinery can significantly affect its profitability.
A popular storage technique is Free Stacking Pallets. This is a way to use your forklift that is both economical and easy. Free Stacking Pallets involves placing one pallet over another to make a stack of products. This is a stable storage system and is suggested when handling numerous pallets of similar dimensions and height or large amounts of the similar product. The drawback of this technique is that it only enables access to the objects put last, so it does not allow a First In First Out system.
Pallet Racking is a method that involves the stable storage of different sized pallets. Any pallet could be accessed at any time, that allows a Last In First Out or First In First Out technique. It allows the rack to change shape and grow depending upon every day requirements. This particular system requires aisles which are wide enough to allow a lift truck to maneuver easily and to freely access the racks. The disadvantage is that this particular system means fewer pallets can be handled in the setting. This might not make a difference if there is enough space available.
Like Pallet Racking, the technique referred to as Narrow Aisle Racking allows a Last In First Out or First In First Out system. It varies in that a special narrow forklift is utilized. This means that smaller areas are necessary between the aisles of pallets than in the Pallet Racking way. The benefit is that much more product could be stored in the same space. The downside is that you will have to transition to a different kind of truck if you already own a typical lift truck. The expenditure of acquiring special machinery might be a deterrent to implementing this specific system of storage.
Using your lift truck to its fullest capability is important because it pays to consider your storage costs and retrieval costs of pallets. Then you can determine whether there are more effective means to use your lift truck in order to speed up the process or to increase the usable area of your units. Greater effectiveness equals greater profitability.