Order pickers
Order pickers are designed to handle individual items or cases, whereas turret trucks and reach trucks are used for handling palletized loads. Order pickers are also sometimes called order selectors or stock pickers. The equipment has a platform on which the person who is operating it stands. The order picker lifts the operator together with the forks so that she or he can pick stuff from the shelves and place them onto a pallet on the forks. The machine can 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, reach limitations and weight limit. Nearly all have a fork size intended to load an average pallet, no more than around 1.5 meters in length. The higher lift and travel speed helps improve production, but training is required to be able to avoid accidents. Employees must be trained on the specific kind of unit they would be operating.
Low Lift Pallet Jacks
Non-powered pallet trucks
Non-powered pallet trucks are a less costly option. These simple lift trucks are also called hand pallet trucks and hand pallet jacks. These kinds of trucks make use of a hydraulic mechanism in order to lift pallets no more than a few centimeters off the floor. The operator pulls the load utilizing the truck handle.
Electric-powered pallet trucks
Made for easy maneuvering, the electric-powered pallet trucks are reasonably priced. The fork size could hold two to three pallets. These trucks are available in two kinds: the "rider" includes a platform on which the operator rides in a standing position; the "walkie" version is meant to be operated while the operator walks alongside. These kinds of trucks are normally found within warehouses, with operators order picking while moving down the aisles. Both powered and non-powered pallet trucks are categorized as ITA Class 3.