How to Optimize Pallet Storage and Picking

Pallet Storage & Handling Systems

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2 Pallet Handling Systems In rank order from least expensive to most and simplest to most complex, the most popular pallet handling systems are: • Conventional Vehicles • walkie stackers (WS), • counterbalance lift trucks (CBLT), • sit-down counterbalance lift trucks (SDCBLT) • stand-up counterbalance lift trucks (SUCBLT) • driverless counterbalance lift trucks (DLCBLT)

• Narrow Aisle Vehicles • straddle trucks (ST), • Very Narrow Aisle Vehicles • turret trucks (TUT),

• straddle reach trucks (SRT), • sideloader trucks (SLT),

• swing fork turret truck (SFTUT), • swing mast turret truck (SMTUT), • hybrid trucks (HYT), • Automated Vehicles • automated storage and retrieval (ASR) machines, and • automated guided storage/retrieval vehicles (AGSRV).

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