You will discover a variety of different mechanisms which lower or raise lifts on a lift truck: scissors lifts, rack and pinion lifts, telescoping lifts, screw lifts and articulated lifts. Scissor lifts utilize crisscrossed folding supports with a screw mechanism utilized to draw the members together. Rack and pinion lifts utilize a pinion, which is a small drive gear, to drive a straight-toothed rack to lift the load. The telescoping lift mechanism is made with multiple parts which extend and retract out of and into each other to attain lifting action. Screw lifts utilize threads to raise the lift. Articulated lifts use a mechanism which involves many parts which articulate or unfold. An articulated lift example is the "cherry picker."
Forklift Material Handling
In material handling processes, one can find lots of reasons to keep up with innovations. Material handling methods and the machinery can be utilized to handle more SKUs, increased geographical coverage, and the requirement to lower inventories. Tools that are well ahead of the technological curve can help productivity maximization and increase profitability.
Lift truck Battery & Charging Technology
The newest innovations on electric forklifts have yielded higher capacities and longer run-times than ever before, that makes the choice to convert from the traditional internal combustion lift truck over to the improved electric models. Battery and charger combinations are providing more power for much longer periods than older systems were capable of accomplishing. Improvements in battery and charger technologies are not just making electric lift trucks more productive but they are making it possible to have warehouse operations that are more environmentally friendly.
These new batteries are called Li-ion batteries or Lithium-Ion batteries. This technology is still quite new, however Li-ion batteries show incredible promise. They are not only smaller but can hold up to six times the charge of conventional lead acid batteries. Li-ion batteries have very low maintenance requirements and could maximize opportunity charging through zero memory technology.