Order pickers
Reach trucks and turret trucks are normally utilized to handle palletized loads while order pickers are designed more to handle individual items or cases. Sometimes, order pickers are also referred to as order selectors or stock pickers. The machinery includes a platform on which the individual who is operating it stands. The order picker lifts the operator along with the forks so that she or he could pick items from the shelves and put them onto a pallet on the forks. The equipment can move forward while in an elevated position. Wire guidance systems are available.
Order Picker
Order pickers come with certain travel and lift speeds, fork size, weight limit and reach limitations. Nearly all have a fork size designed to load a typical pallet, no more than around 1.5 meters in length. The higher travel and lift speed helps increase production, but training is really necessary to be able to avoid accidents. Personnel should be trained on the specific units they will be using.
Low Lift Pallet Jacks
Non-powered pallet trucks
Non-powered pallet trucks are a less expensive option. These basic lift trucks are also known as hand pallet trucks and hand pallet jacks. These kinds of trucks use a hydraulic mechanism in order to lift pallets no more than several centimeters off the ground. The operator pulls the load utilizing the truck handle.
Electric-powered pallet trucks
Electric-powered pallet trucks are somewhat inexpensive and made for easy maneuvering. The size of the fork can hold two or three pallets. These trucks are available in two types: the "rider" includes a platform on which the operator rides in a standing position; the "walkie" version is designed to be operated whilst the operator walks alongside. These trucks are normally found within warehouses, with operators order picking whilst moving down the aisles. Both powered and non-powered pallet trucks are categorized as ITA Class 3.