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 EQUIPMENT14(e) Fork AGVCounterbalanced, narrow-aisle straddle, <strong>and</strong> sideloadingversions availableTypically have sensors on forks (e.g., infrared sensors) forpallet interfacingComparison of St<strong>and</strong>ard <strong>Industrial</strong> TrucksIn Table 10, six st<strong>and</strong>ard, non-narrow-aisle industrial trucks are compared on the basis of fourparameters.Table 10. <strong>Industrial</strong> Truck ComparisonTechnical ParametersEconomic Parameters<strong>Industrial</strong> TruckPallet vs.No PalletStacking vs.No StackingManual vs.PoweredWalk vs.RideH<strong>and</strong> truck NP NS M WPlatform truck NP NS P W/RPallet jack P NS M/P WWalkie stacker P S M/P WPallet truck P NS P RCB lift truck P S P RCounterbalanced Lift TrucksCounterbalanced lift trucks (a.k.a. fork trucks) are the workhorses of material h<strong>and</strong>ling becauseof their flexibility:• Indoor/outdoor operation over a variety of different surfaces• Variety of load capacities available• Variety of attachments available; for example, fork attachments can replace the forks (e.g.,carton clamps) or enhance the capabilities of the forks (e.g., blades for slipsheets)48
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