The specifics of the application of loading equipment in the supply chain and Logistics

Supply Chain and Logistics – is a chain, which forms the material and information flow from the supplier to the consumer (transportation, temporary storage, warehousing services).

The basic condition for the success of the supply chain is to ensure a high rate of passage through it of goods and to minimize the costs of the handling of goods.

The use of loading equipment can facilitate these time-consuming and difficult tasks, increase productivity, reduce downtime transport.

  Loaders and lifts

The most urgent loading equipment include loaders and lifts.

Loaders are designed not only to lift the load to the desired height, but also for its transportation. This technique is divided into two types, and electric forklifts. Forklift trucks are more maneuverable and not whimsical to use. Therefore, they can be used to work as an open space, as well as indoors.

The downside of this is the increased loading equipment operation noise and emissions.

Forklift are diesel, petrol and gas-gasoline. Diesel more economical, but in the process emit too much noise. Loaders that run on gasoline, quieter, but costly fuel. Gas-gasoline trucks can run on petrol and gas. Their advantage consists in the fact that almost no smoke is emitted into the air and exhaust gases are odorless during gas operation. Therefore, this loading equipment can be operated in well ventilated areas.

Electric work almost silently and completely environmentally friendly. The disadvantage of this type of loading equipment is dependent on the power supply. Also, their operation affects the weather, however, such equipment usually used indoors.

stackers

To move and lift the load to a certain height using stacker. Each species has its own characteristics stackers. For example, drive a forklift model determines whether it is a classic hand-operated hydraulic, electromechanical, or hybrid model of the truck. Depending on what balances this equipment are opornokonsolnye, counterbalanced stackers or combined. Funds are also self-propelled electric and non-lifting equipment. Stackers also differ in the type of control, the lifting mechanism and method for loading.

  Reach and trolleys

A kind of symbiosis between the truck and the truck are reach trucks that carry freight, pick up and move them horizontally. These high-rise stacker Reach truck allows to handle loads at a height of more than 6 meters.

Also, there is a kind of loading equipment such as trucks. Distinguish manual, hydraulic and electric. The most commonly used in warehouses stacker. Pallet truck capable of lifting loads of up to 2 tons. Depending on the amount of freight wheels are divided into singles (one wheel) and tandem (two wheels).

Competition hydraulic cars are electric. They are easy to use, significantly reduce the physical stress of employees involved with the movement of goods. These carts are also able to perform certain functions for the trucks, which often makes it possible to optimally solve the problem of transportation costs.