Order pickers
Order pickers are designed to handle individual cases or items, whereas reach trucks and turret trucks are utilized for handling palletized loads. Order pickers are also sometimes called order selectors or stock pickers. The equipment has a platform on which the operator stands. The order picker lifts the operator together with the forks so that she or he could pick stuff from the shelves and put them onto a pallet on the forks. The machinery moves 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. Most have a fork size designed to load an average pallet, no more than around one and a half meters long. The higher travel and lift speed helps enhance efficiency, but training is required in order to prevent accidents. Employees must be trained on the particular type of unit they will be operating.
Low Lift Pallet Jacks
Non-powered pallet trucks
Non-powered pallet trucks are a less pricey choice. These simple lift trucks are also called hand pallet jacks and hand pallet trucks. These trucks utilize a hydraulic mechanism to lift pallets no more than several centimeters above the floor. The individual operating it pulls the load utilizing the handle of the truck.
Electric-powered pallet trucks
Made for easy maneuvering, the electric-powered pallet trucks are reasonably priced. The size of the fork can hold two or three pallets. These trucks come in two kinds: the "rider" includes a platform wherein the operator rides in a standing position; the "walkie" type is meant to be operated whilst the operator walks alongside. These kinds of trucks are commonly 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.