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Chapter Three Notes

Types of Equipment:

    Manual Equipment
      Hand Trucks (2 Wheel Dolly)
        Used to move small quantities of items small distances

      Platform Trucks (Picking Cart)

        Used in confined spaces for getting items that will be put on a conveyor belt, usually by the operator.

      Pallet Jack

        Used to move a single pallet of product short distances or in places where there is little space
      Lift Trucks
        Electric Pallet Trucks

        Narrow Aisle

        Very Narrow Aisle

        Counter Balance

        Stand-up Counterbalanced Lift Truck

        Sit-Down Counterbalanced Truck

        Order Picker

        Sideloader

        Carton Clamp Trucks

        Specialized Equipment

        Yard Lift

      Loading Dock Equipment
        Scissor Lift or Portable Platform

        Dock Board/Plate

          If the carrier’s deck is the same height as the warehouse doors, workers can patch the gap with dock boards to increase safety.
      Conveyors:
        Gravity Conveyors

        Roller Conveyors

        Accordion Wheel Conveyors

        Powered Conveyor

        Automated Conveyor Systems

          Conveyor Sorting System

          Vertical Reciprocating Conveyors (VRCs)

      Overhead Handling Equipment:

        Overhead Traveling Conveyor

        Overhead Crane and Hoist

        Overhead Travelling Cranes

          Runways

          End Trucks

          Bridge Beam

          Hoist

        Gantry

    Automated Systems

      Automated Guided Vehicle

      Automated Storage/Retrieval System

      Shuttle System