Order pickers
Order pickers are made to handle individual cases or items, while turret trucks and reach trucks are utilized for handling palletized loads. Sometimes, order pickers are also known as order selectors or stock pickers. The machine includes a platform wherein the person who is operating it stands. The order picker lifts the operator along with the forks so that he or she could pick items from the shelves and place them onto a pallet on the forks. The machine moves forward while in an elevated position. Wire guidance systems are offered.
Order Picker
Order pickers come with certain travel and lift speeds, fork size, weight limit and reach limitations. Nearly all have a fork size intended to load an average pallet, no more than about one and a half meters long. The higher lift and travel speed helps enhance efficiency, but training is really required to be able to avoid accidents. Personnel should be trained on the specific units they would be utilizing.
Low Lift Pallet Jacks
Non-powered pallet trucks
If you want a less expensive choice then you can use non-powered pallet trucks. These simple lift trucks are also called hand pallet jacks and hand pallet trucks. These kinds of trucks use a hydraulic mechanism in order to lift pallets no more than a few centimeters above the ground. The operator pulls the load utilizing the truck handle.
Electric-powered pallet trucks
Electric-powered pallet trucks are somewhat cheap and made for easy maneuvering. The size of the fork can hold two or three pallets. These trucks are available in two kinds: the "rider" has a platform wherein the operator rides in a standing position; the "walkie" type is meant to be operated while the operator walks alongside. These trucks are usually found in warehouses, with operators order picking as they move down the aisles. Both non-powered and powered pallet trucks are categorized as ITA Class 3.