Material Handling Equipment - Industrial and Systems Engineering
Material Handling Equipment - Industrial and Systems Engineering
Material Handling Equipment - Industrial and Systems Engineering
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MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT3. Walkie stackerPallet + Walk + StackSimilar to a counterbalanced lift truck except the operator cannot ride on the truck3(a) Manual walkie stackerPallet + Walk + Stack + ManualManual lifting <strong>and</strong>/or travel (<strong>and</strong> straddle load support)3(b) Powered walkie stackerPallet + Walk + Stack + PoweredPowered lifting <strong>and</strong>/or travel (<strong>and</strong> either counterbalance or straddleload support)4. Pallet truckPallet + Ride + No StackSame pallet restrictions as a pallet jackControl h<strong>and</strong>le typically tilts to allow operator to walk duringloading/unloadingPowered pallet jack is sometimes referred to as a “(walkie)pallet truck”5. Platform truckNon-Pallet + Powered + No StackPlatform used to provide support for nonpalletized loadsUsed for skid h<strong>and</strong>ling; platform can lift skid several inches to allow it to clear the floorGreater lifting capacity compared to fork trucks because the platform provides a greater liftingsurface to support a load42
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