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Logistics - Chap 3

Material Handling Equipment

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1. Manually Operated Equipment Hand Trucks - Moves small items short distances. Also called a dolly Platform trucks - Used in confined spaces to transport goods to shipping areas Pallet Jack - Can be manual or battery powered. Moves pallets short distances. hydraullically operated
2. Forklift Accidents - According to OSHA, 85 deaths per year due to forklift accidents in the U.S. - Approx. 35,000 serious injuries per year. - Aprox. 60,000 non-serious injuries per year - There are more than 850,000 fork lifts in the U.S.
3. Forklift Certification There is no specific forklift license but forklift drivers need to be certified every 3 years. If forklifts use special equipment to mover 35 gallonor 50 gallon drums, or use a forklift man basket, the driver must also be certified for this.
4. Electric Pallet Trucks Single Pallet Truck -Operator walks alongside (speed 3 mph) Single Pallet Driver Truck - Operator rides along with one pallet (speed 7 mph) Double Pallet Driver Truck - Operator rides along with two pallets ( Speed 7mph)
5. Counterbalanced Forklifts Weight of the forklift keep it from tipping over. Most Common Piece of Eq in the warehouse. Handle loads up to 6000 lbs. Can be propane or gas-powered.
6. Order Picker Raises the operater up to retrieve items from higher racks
7. Narrow Aisle Forklift Mainly use in the narrow spaces between warehouse racks.(8 ft aisles instead of 10ft) Usually have standing platforms
8. Very Narrow Aisle Forklift - Operate in extremely tight spaces - Are normally wire guided or rail guided - can rotate 180 degrees to handle loads on both sides of the aisle - These racks may stack up to 32-35 feet high
9. Sideloader The forks of the forklift stick out perpendicular to the forklift (To the side)
10. Carton Clamp Truck - Use large clamps to grip the cartons - The clamp attachment may be able to be used with normal forklifts
11. Conveyors - Introduction - Move products from one place to another - Operators must remain safe and know where the Emergency stop button is and how to use it.
12. Gravity Conveyors least expensive, most basic Uses rollers and gravity (no electric power)
13. Powered Conveyors Uses belts, chains, and motors to drive the rollers
14. Automated Conveyor Systems Conveyor Sorting Systems - Sorts and repacks cartons by scanning barcodes. Can sort up to 10,000-20,000 cases per hour Vertical Reciprocating Conveyors - Have buckets, arms or platforms that move products up and down between levels
15. Overhead Handling Equipment - Overhead Traveling Conveyor - Overhead Crane and Hoist - Overhead Traveling Cranes -Gantry
16. Automated Warehouse Systems - Automated Guided Vehicle - Vehicles guided by wire, tape, paint or magnets. Lasers follow the path Automated Storage / Retrieval Systme (AS/RS) - Large rail robot used in an aisle to handle material up to 100 feet high
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