The forklift has become a crucial piece of equipment able to raise and move things and heavy materials with both speed and efficiency. How a business makes use of this machinery could considerably affect its profitability.
A popular storage technique is Free Stacking Pallets. This is a way to use your forklift that is economical and easy. Free Stacking Pallets is placing one pallet on top of another to create a stack of goods. This is a stable storage technique and is suggested when dealing with large amounts of the same goods, or numerous pallets of similar dimensions and height. The disadvantage of this specific system is that it just 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 method which involves the stable storage of different sized pallets. Using a First In First Out or Last In First Out technique, will enable for easy access of any pallet. It allows the rack to change shape and grow depending upon every day requirements. This technique requires aisles that are wide enough to enable a forklift to maneuver easily and to freely access the racks. The disadvantage is that this method means fewer pallets could be handled in the setting. This might not make a difference if there is sufficient space available.
Like Pallet Racking, the method called Narrow Aisle Racking enables a First In First Out or Last In First Out technique. It differs 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 advantage is that a lot more product could be kept in the same area. The downside is that you will have to transition to a different kind of truck if you already own a regular lift truck. The expenditure of acquiring special machines may be a deterrent to implementing this system of storage.
Utilizing your lift truck to its fullest capability is essential since it pays to analyze your storage costs and retrieval costs of pallets. Afterward you can find out whether there are more efficient means to use your forklift to increase the usable area of your units or to accelerate the process. Greater efficiency equals bigger productivity.