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Storage & Handling Equipments Used in Warehouses

This document discusses storage and handling equipment used in warehouses. It begins with an introduction of the presenter and then discusses the need for improved warehouse equipment to reduce costs and increase efficiency. The document categorizes equipment as semi-automated, engine-based, or fully automated. Examples are provided for each category, including forklifts, reach trucks, automated guided vehicles, and automated storage and retrieval systems. The document concludes that selecting the proper equipment is critical for optimizing warehouse operations.

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Storage & Handling Equipments Used in Warehouses

This document discusses storage and handling equipment used in warehouses. It begins with an introduction of the presenter and then discusses the need for improved warehouse equipment to reduce costs and increase efficiency. The document categorizes equipment as semi-automated, engine-based, or fully automated. Examples are provided for each category, including forklifts, reach trucks, automated guided vehicles, and automated storage and retrieval systems. The document concludes that selecting the proper equipment is critical for optimizing warehouse operations.

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STORAGE & HANDLING

EQUIPMENTS USED IN
WAREHOUSES

Presented by: Umar Shafiq


Date: 22nd August 2010
PERSONAL INTRODUCTION
 B.E Mechanical – NED University – Jan 2007

 Worked in following organizations


– Toyota Indus Motors (2007)
– Lotte Pakistan PTA Limited ( 2007 – present)

 Fulfilled following roles at LPPTA:


– Asst. Manager Equipment Reliability
– Asst. Manager Maintenance
– Asst. Manager Workshop ( present position)

 Hardcore sports follower


WHAT IS THE NEED?

 Increase of workload on warehouse


operations
 Requirement to reduce time.
 Reduced time leading to reduction of
cost.
 Hence development of better equipments
 Technologies have lead to better and
faster modes of handling equipment
BASICS – STORAGE/HANDLING
EQUIPMENT

 Used to transport and store the product.


 Absolutely critical in streamlining
warehousing operations.
 Range from manual handling devices to
fully automated ones.
 Selection of equipments is critical to
optimizing warehousing operations.
 The faster – the better
TYPES OF HANDLING EQUIPMENTS

 SEMI AUTOMATED EQUIPMENTS

 ENGINE BASED EQUIPMENTS

 FULLY AUTOMATED EQUIPMENTS


SEMI AUTOMATED HANDLING
EQUIPMENTS

 Equipments which use hydraulic /


battery charged systems for operations
 Low cost option
 Extensive manpower requirement
 Useful in scenarios where there is a low
volume of variety of products.
EXAMPLES - SEMI AUTOMATED
HANDLING EQUIPMENTS

 HAND TRUCKS
 PALLET JACKS
 STACKER
 PALLET TRUCK
 PLATFORM TRUCK
HAND TRUCKS

 Non – pallet loads


(beverage/foods
handling)
 Completely manual
 Very low loads
 Can’t be used for
stacking.
 Useful for small
warehouses.
PALLET JACKS

 Handy tool to lift and move pallets.


 No stacking possible
 In powered pallet jacks lifting /
movement of pallets is thru motors
 One of the most popular modes for
handling pallets.
 Low cost
STACKER

 Available in both manual


& powered versions
 Good use for stacking
 Low-medium cost option
PALLET TRUCKS

 Similar to power
pallet but has
operator standing
option
 Control handle
typically tilts to allow
operator to walk
during loading
/unloading
 Stacking not possible
PLATFORM TRUCKS

 For non - pallet loads


 Similar operations &
options to pallet
trucks.
 Greater lifting
capacity because the
platform provides a
greater lifting surface
to support a load.
ENGINE BASED EQUIPMENTS

 Engine or electrical powered


 Faster moving machines
 More expensive
 Good for warehouses handling larger
volume of products belonging to a variety
of categories.
 Can handle larger loads
EXAMPLES – ENGINE BASED
EQUIPMENTS

 FORK LIFT TRUCK


 REACH TRUCK
 TURRET TRUCK
 ORDER PICKER
FORK LIFT TRUCK

 Popular mode of handling


in warehouse operations.
 Engine powered
 Can be used for stacking
as well
 Very flexible
– Indoor/outdoor
– Load capacities
– Attachments
– Rugged
REACH TRUCK

 Similar to FLTs
 Specially designed for
multi-deep racks.
 Scissor like
mechanism ensures
access to deep racks.
TURRET TRUCK

 Greater stacking
height compared to
other narrow-aisle
trucks (40 ft. vs. 25
ft.), but greater
investment cost.
 Forks rotate to allow
for side loading
ORDER PICKER

 Has forks to allow


the truck to be used
for pallet stacking
and to support a
pallet during less-
than-pallet-load
picking.
 Operator lifted with
the load to allow for
less-than-unit-load
picking
FULLY AUTOMATED SYSTEMS

 The upcoming source of optimizing


warehouse operations
 Very little, if any requirement of manual
operator
 Greater speed and accuracy
 Higher setup costs
 Warehouse should be setup accordingly
 Ideal for high volume warehouses
EXAMPLES – ENGINE BASED
EQUIPMENTS

 AGVs
 Pallet AS/RS
 Overhead Monorail systems
AUTOMATICALLY GUIDED
VEHICLES (AGVs)

 Ready to take over from


FLTs due to high
operation flexibility and
speed.
 High cost option
 No requirement for
operators
 Runs on predefined paths
using laser technology to
reach destinations
 Sensors ensure AGVs do
not collide with other
moving objects
PALLET AUTOMATED STORAGE /
RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS (AS/RS)

 Automatically handles pallet


loads, rolls or containers

 Pallet handling machines use


lifting carriages with
telescopic forks and cabs

 Single, double, and deep lane


storage configurations.

 Very efficient and reliable,


but expensive option.
OVERHEAD MONORAIL SYSTEMS

 The monorail allows two


axes of hook movement:
up/down and forward/back.

 Good inherenet speed and


efficiency.

 Best used in applications


where materials are to be
transported from one fixed
point to another.

 Good use of space.


CONCLUSION

 Optimum use of warehouse handling


equipments increase the efficiency of the
warehouse operations multifolds.
 Therefore selection of correct system is
of critical importance.
 Newer technologies such as AS/RS
systems have increased the efficiency of
warehouse operations to a completely
new level.
KEY LEARNINGS FROM COURSE

 Importance of Warehouse operations in


Supply Chain Management
 Different unheard aspects of Warehouse
Managements such as:
– Order picking
– Cross Docking
– Importance of Warehouse Layouts
THANK YOU!!

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