subject: Useful Equipment to have when running a Warehouse [print this page] If you have a business and run a warehouse it's very important that you have all of the equipment to ensure everything runs smoothly and your employees are able to work efficiently.
When you have a warehouse it's important that you have pallet trucks or also known as pallet jacks these are used to unload freight on trucks and also transport them within the warehouse for unloading. When choosing a pallet jack you should ensure that the pallet jack can handle the weight load of the freight that you receive, you should look at the heaviest freight that you get and leave extra room above that to decide the weight capacity of the pallet truck you need. Ensure that you do not settle for a cheap pallet truck as long usage of these the cylinders will some time break seals when choose a cheaper model.
Another useful piece of equipment to have in your warehouse is the stacker, this kind of resembles the pallet truck but the forks can be raised upwards to stack pallets up in fixtures for better storage. Most warehouses will utilize upper beams for extra room in the warehouse so having one of these is needed when stacking pallets up in the fixtures, another reason you would need one of these is if you stack pallets of freight on the warehouse floor. You can find that stackers come either with manual power meaning you have to use your own weight to pull them and also pump to move the forks up, or the much easier way of operating is with the fully powered stackers which are usually running on a battery and you can move heavy freight around the warehouse with ease.
If you receive a lot of freight in your warehouse that is not palletized then you will most likely benefit from using a conveyor, these are great for moving boxes off of a freight truck without having to walk all of them out manually. You can place the boxes on the conveyor belt and push the boxes down on the belt which can be picked up by another employee for processing or storage. Normally companies will use these to move boxes off of the truck and them palletizing the boxes for storage or shipping.
If you move small amounts of freight through the warehouse a hand truck is useful, while pallets are good for a larger amount of freight or items the hand truck is ideal for smaller loads to transport freight.
There are a range of pallet trucks available for you to find and all these plus deals on other lifting equipment can be found online.
