Order pickers
Order pickers are made to handle individual items or cases, whereas reach trucks and turret trucks are for handling palletized loads. Order pickers are also sometimes referred to as order selectors or stock pickers. The machinery has a platform on which the operator stands. The order picker lifts the operator together with the forks so that she or he can pick stuff from the shelves and put them onto a pallet on the forks. The equipment could move forward while in an elevated position. Wire guidance systems are offered.
Order Picker
Order pickers come with certain lift and travel 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 productivity, but training is really required to be able to avoid accidents. Employees must be trained on the particular units they will be using.
Low Lift Pallet Jacks
Non-powered pallet trucks
Non-powered pallet trucks are a less costly choice. These basic lift trucks are also called hand pallet jacks and hand pallet trucks. These types of trucks make use of a hydraulic device in order to lift pallets no more than a few centimeters off the floor. The operator pulls the load using the handle of the truck.
Electric-powered pallet trucks
Built for easy maneuvering, the electric-powered pallet trucks are cheaper. The size of the fork could hold two to three pallets. These trucks come in two types: the "walkie" kind is designed to be operated while the operator walks next to it; the "rider" has a platform on which the operator rides in a standing position. These trucks are normally found in warehouses, with operators order picking as they move down the aisles. Both powered and non-powered pallet trucks are categorized as ITA Class 3.