Material Handling Equipment - Industrial and Systems Engineering

MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENTCounterbalance and/or straddle used for load supportSmall turning radius ⇒ load support via straddle or reaching capabilitiesNo turning required ⇒ even narrower aisle ⇒ only one-side loading (sideloaders)or the capability to rotate the load (turret truck)6. Automated: Is the truck automated so that it can transport loads without requiring anoperator.Non-Automated ⇒ direct labor cost of operator is by far the largest cost to operate anon-automated truckSemi-Automated ⇒ operator used to control loading/unloading, but automatedtransport control (e.g., the S/R machine of a Man-on-board AS/RS)Automated ⇒ Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) ⇒ no direct labor cost, buthigher equipment costsTable 9. Industrial Trucks1. Hand truck(a) Two-wheeled hand truck(b) Dolly(c) Floor hand truck2. Pallet jack(a) Manual pallet jack(b) Powered pallet jack3. Walkie stacker(a) Manual walkie stacker(b) Powered walkie stacker4. Pallet truck5. Platform truck(a) Walkie platform truck(b) Rider platform truck6. Counterbalanced lift truck(a) Sit-down counterbalanced lift truck(b) Stand-up counterbalanced lift truck7. Narrow-aisle straddle truck8. Narrow-aisle reach truck9. Turret truck(a) Operator-down turret truck(b) Operator-up turret truck10. Order picker11. Sideloader12. Tractor-trailer13. Personnel and burden carrier14. Automatic guided vehicle (AGV)(a) Tow AGV(b) Unit load AGV(c) Assembly AGV(d) Light load AGV(e) Fork AGV1. Hand truckNon-Pallet + Walk + No Stack + ManualSimplest type of industrial truck40