How To Choose The Right Forklift For Your Operation?

Powered industrial trucks, more commonly known as forklifts, are the worker bees in many manufacturing and warehousing operations. Although primarily used to move materials, they also can be used to raise, lower or remove large objects or a number of smaller objects on pallets or in boxes, crates or other containers. In other words, they do the heavy lifting for us.

The following describes common types of applications.

Balance heavy forklift:

● Logistics warehousing: In the logistics warehouse, the counterweight forklift is mainly used for loading, unloading and handling of goods. Because it has the characteristics of large load and strong mobility, it can carry out fast and efficient cargo transfer operations in narrow channels, which greatly improves the operational efficiency and management level of the warehouse. In addition, the counterweight forklift can also be used with automatic stereoscopic storage and other equipment to achieve intelligent management and reduce labor costs‌.

● Side handling link of the production line‌: On the production line, the counterweight forklift is used for frequent and accurate distribution and transfer of small-batch materials. Due to its precise control and high efficiency characteristics, it can effectively meet the high requirements of the working environment, to ensure production efficiency and quality‌.

● Port, station and enterprise internal loading and unloading, stacking and handling of pieces: counterweight forklift truck is suitable for port, station and enterprise internal loading and unloading, stacking and handling of pieces. In particular, forklifts under 3 tons can also work in cabins, train cars and containers‌.

● Railway freight yard, warehousing and logistics, port terminal, retail distribution center, construction site: electric counterbalance forklift performs well in these scenes, with the characteristics of strong carrying capacity, good stability, durability and flexibility.

● Special application scenarios such as the airport: Due to its high load capacity and stable driving characteristics, the counterbalance forklift can operate safely and stably under the special environment, and become the preferred tool for transportation inside the aircraft cargo compartment.

Forward forklift

● Port terminal, warehouse management, due to its flexibility and efficiency, forward electric forklift can easily complete the cargo handling, stacking and pickup operations in the warehouse, especially suitable for the storage environment with moderate or low shelf height. Its small turning radius and flexible operation performance enable the forward forklift to move freely in a narrow space, which greatly improves the efficiency of storage operation and reduces the labor cost and management difficulty.

● In manufacturing industry, forward forklift is mainly used for material transfer and stacking beside the production line or inside the workshop. Due to its small size, light weight, large load weight and other characteristics, forward electric forklift can provide strong support in the busy production line, to help enterprises to improve production efficiency and reduce accident risk.

Pallet truck

Pallet trucks are widely used in factories, warehouses, supermarkets, logistics centers and other places‌. The main function of the pallet truck is to carry the pallet goods, which can quickly move the heavy goods to the designated position, thus improving the handling efficiency‌. It is generally divided into manual pallet trucks and electric pallet trucks. Manual pallet truck is small, convenient, flexible, large load, suitable for small space and fire and explosion-proof places; Electric pallet trucks are suitable for applications where greater efficiency and load capacity are required.

Picker

There are various kinds of pickers, including RF pickers, acousto-optic pickers and three-dimensional pickers. The radio frequency picker identifies the barcode of goods through RF technology, the audio-visual picker prompts the staff to select the goods through digital voice and LED display, and the three-dimensional picker can automatically select the goods of different sizes with the aid of sensors‌. These different types of pickers have their own advantages in different scenarios and can meet different logistics needs.

Expansion arm forklift

● Logistics and warehousing: Telescopic forklift trucks can carry out efficient material handling in a limited space, especially in the case of high cargo stacking or limited space, its advantages are more obvious.

● Agricultural: can be equipped with different accessories, such as cargo fork, fork, etc., for loading and unloading bales, stacking and other operations. Its strong road adaptability and off-road climbing ability enable it to work efficiently in complex environments in the field‌.

● Construction site: performs well in situations where obstacles are to be crossed, work at heights or under complex conditions. Its flexible operation and powerful functions make it a useful helper on construction sites‌.

● Other fields: It can also be used in lifting operations in complex field environments such as highway protection engineering construction and large-scale water conservancy project construction. In addition, its versatility enables it to be equipped with a variety of fittings, such as hooks, buckets, pipe clamps, auger, etc., to adapt to different work needs‌.

Which parts of the forklift working device are composed of?

● Forklift is mainly composed of four parts: power plant, chassis, working device and electrical equipment. The internal combustion counterweight forklift is based on the internal combustion engine as the power source, mainly gasoline engine, diesel engine, natural gas engine and dual fuel engine. Electric forklifts usually use batteries as power sources and alternating current as power sources.

● The internal combustion forklift is generally composed of three parts: power plant, chassis and working device. Power unit of forklift truck: power system, electrical system. Forklift chassis: transmission system, walking system, steering system, braking system. Forklift working device: door frame system, hydraulic system, accessories system.

● The working device is the working part of forklift truck loading and unloading operation, it bears all the load, and completes the forklift, lifting, landing and right loading and unloading operations, is one of the important parts of forklift truck. The inner door frame is located on the inside of the outer door frame, and the upper beam is equipped with a lifting sprocket.

According to the above information, you can choose the suitable forklift, according to the demand for China's well-known manufacturers including HELI/HANGCHA/Linde/LONKING, etc.You can consult us for the best price!

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