Chapter 3 Material Handling Equipment Activity Have participants

Chapter 3 Material Handling Equipment Activity: • Have participants match material handling equipment descriptions to pictures of the equipment. – – Give each participant a description card. Pick someone to guess which piece of equipment it is and continue until all cards have been read. Time: 20 minutes Objectives: • Identify common material handling equipment • Describe characteristics of material handling equipment Discussion: • Discuss the various uses of each type of equipment • Discuss the different characteristics fo each type of equipment Materials Needed • Description cards • Pictures • Nerf gun/sticky darts (optional)

Chapter 3 - CLA Material Handling Equipment Order Picker Lift Truck

Chapter 3 - CLA Material Handling Equipment Order Picker Lift Truck Used to pick less than full pallet loads from racks The operator is required to wear a special harness The operator is lifted to the rack location Order Picker Lift Truck

Chapter 3 - CLA Material Handling Equipment Stand-up Counterbalance Lift Truck

Chapter 3 - CLA Material Handling Equipment Stand-up Counterbalance Lift Truck Lifts heavy loads into high racks, but need 10 foot aisles The operator has good visibility of the loads being moved The operator stands while driving Stand-up Counterbalance Lift Truck

Chapter 3 - CLA Material Handling Equipment Sit Down Counterbalance Lift Truck

Chapter 3 - CLA Material Handling Equipment Sit Down Counterbalance Lift Truck Moves up to 6000 pounds of material Used most often in receiving & shipping The most common piece of equipment in a warehouse Sit Down Counterbalance Truck

Chapter 3 - CLA Material Handling Equipment Narrow Aisle Lift Truck

Chapter 3 - CLA Material Handling Equipment Narrow Aisle Lift Truck Lifts heavy loads into high rack locations in narrow aisles The operator stands while operating Has a small turning ratio & can work in aisles 8 feet wide Narrow Aisle Lift Truck

Chapter 3 - CLA Material Handling Equipment Rider Pallet Truck

Chapter 3 - CLA Material Handling Equipment Rider Pallet Truck Can either be a single or double pallet carrier The operator rides on the front Picks and moves pallets at floor level Rider Pallet Truck

Chapter 3 - CLA Material Handling Equipment Pallet Jack

Chapter 3 - CLA Material Handling Equipment Pallet Jack Used to move pallets short distances between locations Uses a hydraulic system to raise a pallet just off the floor The operator should wear steel toe shoes Pallet Jack

Chapter 3 - CLA Material Handling Equipment Yard Lift

Chapter 3 - CLA Material Handling Equipment Yard Lift Used to move loads along rough areas Equipped with pneumatic tires Typically used outside Yard Lift

Chapter 3 - CLA Material Handling Equipment Carton Clamp Truck

Chapter 3 - CLA Material Handling Equipment Carton Clamp Truck Used to move large bulky items Equipped with large rubber-lined paddles Most loads are typically stored on floor locations Carton Clamp Truck

Chapter 3 - CLA Material Handling Equipment Side loader

Chapter 3 - CLA Material Handling Equipment Side loader The forks are mounted perpendicular to the direction of travel Picks up loads on the side of the truck Can be used to pick up greater than pallet sized loads Side loader

The forks are mounted perpendicular to the direction of travel Picks up loads on the side of the truck Can be used to pick up greater than pallet sized loads Side loader Used to move large bulky items Equipped with large rubber-lined paddles Most loads are typically stored on floor locations Carton Clamp Truck

Used to move loads along rough areas Equipped with pneumatic tires Typically used outside Yard Lift Used to move pallets short distances between locations Uses a hydraulic system to raise a pallet just off the floor The operator should wear steel toe shoes Pallet Jack

Can either be a single or double pallet carrier The operator rides on the front Picks and moves pallets at floor level Rider Pallet Truck Lifts heavy loads into high rack locations in narrow aisles The operator stands while operating Has a small turning ratio & can work in aisles 8 feet wide Narrow Aisle Lift Truck

Moves up to 6000 pounds of material Used most often in receiving & shipping The most common piece of equipment in a warehouse Sit Down Counterbalance Truck Lifts heavy loads into high racks, but need 10 foot aisles The operator has good visibility of the loads being moved The operator stands while driving Stand-up Counterbalance Lift Truck

Used to pick less than full pallet loads from racks The operator is required to wear a special harness The operator is lifted to the rack location Order Picker Lift Truck

Used to pick less than full pallet loads from racks The operator is required to wear a special harness The operator is lifted to the rack location Order Picker Lift Truck