Forklifts are a great invention of the world’s industrial revolution with many great applications, diverse models, making them widely used in all aspects of life. Especially popular applications in goods production, resource extraction and storage and transportation activities in the world.
Forklifts are a great invention with many great applications, wide range of models, making them widely used and popular in goods production, resource extraction and storage and transportation operations. in the world.
What are forklifts used for?
To answer this question, we need to clearly distinguish the types of forklift trucks based on the concept, structure, use features and operating methods of current forklifts.
A forklift is a device that lifts and moves goods or people from one distance to another, from one height to another. The most application of forklifts is used to lift goods, so in this article we only talk about a specific type of forklift – forklift!
Forklifts are used to lift and move goods to free up human labor, improve labor productivity and enhance the ability to use warehouses most effectively.
Forklift trucks have many types based on structure, engine, main use features as well as operating method such as: electric forklift, diesel forklift, 4-wheel forklift, 3-way forklift, hand forklift, etc. stand-up forklifts, heavy-duty forklifts…
7 common applications of forklifts in manufacturing and warehousing in Vietnam
Applications of electric forklifts are the most diverse in industrial zones
An electric forklift is a forklift that uses electricity generated from a battery to run engines for lifting and moving goods.
Electric forklifts have many types
Electric forklift truck
semi-automatic electric forklift
electric forklift with driving seat
stand-up electric forklift
electric forklift for lifting goods
electric forklift for cold storage…
The main structure of the electric forklift includes:
– vehicle body
– fork lift
– lifting frame
– driver’s cab
– electric battery
– cabin guard
– wheel
– Decorative
Electric forklifts use electric fuel, so the engine does not produce harmful exhaust fumes, their use is very environmentally friendly. At the same time, the electric motor does not make much noise, very comfortable for the driver.
Therefore, electric forklifts are used a lot in warehouses and workshops in the following industries:
– Food Processing
– electronic components
– supermarket
– garment
– medicine…
Application of diesel forklift in production and outdoor mining
Diesel forklift is a common name for an internal combustion forklift truck, which is a forklift that uses energy from the internal combustion engine to run the engine to lift and move goods. Vehicles use fuels such as gasoline, diesel, liquid gas; The structure of a diesel forklift is similar to that of an electric forklift, only the engine and fuel are different.
The characteristics of diesel forklifts are powerful internal combustion engines with the ability to lift heavy goods, operate stably and continuously. In addition, the internal combustion engine of diesel forklifts generates toxic fumes for people and the surrounding environment.
Diesel forklifts are widely used in:
– Factory for exploiting and processing agricultural and forestry products
– Brick and stone factory
– Coal and mineral mining mines
– Metal processing plant…
Application of forklifts in closed warehouses with high shelves and narrow aisles
With limited land area and population growth, saving and efficient use of warehouse space is one of the top requirements of companies. Therefore, warehouses with shelves up to 18m high and the distance between rows of small shelves only 3m were born.
Conventional forklifts cannot fit and operate comfortably in these warehouses.
Forklifts for narrow aisle VNA, reach trucks, reach stackers, and hand pallet trucks are manufactured by forklift manufacturers to meet this demand.
Outstanding features of forklifts used in narrow warehouses:
– does not produce harmful exhaust fumes thanks to the use of environmentally friendly electric motors
– Compact car design fits the aisles between 2 rows of narrow shelves
– lifting capacity up to 15m
In addition, it is necessary to meet certain conditions about the warehouse such as: the walkway surface is flat, the charging area is ventilated and has a backup battery, and it is necessary to have a separate path for the forklift to ensure the safety. safe.
Application of heavy duty forklift truck in heavy industry
Heavy industries with the need to lift heavy goods up to 25 tons, 40 tons, 45 tons that human power cannot meet. This is the biggest application of diesel forklifts – internal combustion engine forklifts. The heavy industries covered here include:
– logging and wood processing industry
– coal and mineral mining & processing industry
– metal processing plants
– mechanical factories, molds for large machine parts…
With large, durable and powerful engines, diesel forklifts work very efficiently here.
Working characteristics of heavy duty diesel forklifts
– outdoor workspace is not limited in area
– harsh, humid environments with high corrosiveness
– requires high productivity, continuous with great intensity
– bodywork, lifting frame and machine parts require large to ensure heavy lifting
– safety features come first
– large investment costs, rigorous operation
The application of container forklifts at the loading docks
Container forklifts are forklifts that use internal combustion engines to lift and move large containers up to 40 tons. It is widely used in wharf areas for cargo gathering.
There are 3 types of container forklifts:
– empty container forklift
– container forklift with goods
– high-altitude container forklifts
Containers will be picked up vertically or horizontally and loaded, unloaded, and stacked into rows for convenient inventory and cargo handling at large wharf areas.
Container forklifts are a great application that turns fixed berths into mobile containers that optimize container loading and unloading operations in freight transport, especially water transport.
Application of hand pallet trucks in supermarkets, small beverage warehouses in the city
You must have seen a forklift truck transporting beverage packages, drinks moving in small alleys to warehouses in the city or lifting pallets of goods onto shelves in shopping supermarkets.
Here, electric forklifts, gas forklifts with counterweight seating are commonly used to meet specific use requirements:
– move goods over long distances
– fits alleys with rough road surfaces
– the driver needs a wide viewing position
– the maneuverability of the forklift is also a determining factor of this application.
Applications of unmanned forklifts in modern warehouses
In large warehouses of hypermarkets or food factories, daily necessities such as: lock & lock, 3-domain noodles, amazon, vinsmart… with thousands of commodity codes, diverse categories will be available. How is it organized and distributed?
How do workers differentiate goods when they need to pick up an order?
How to optimize warehouse area, save warehouse operating costs?
How to reduce human labor in these complex activities?
Summarizing those answers is the automation solution in the warehouse with fully automatic control and operation robot technology:
– Warehouses, shelves are designed to optimize the area
– movable flat floor with lanes, guide rails, smart guide rails
– modern centralized control and information reception cluster
– the goods are numbered in detail…
All those factors create a fully automated goods storage, freeing human labor in stocking and ordering goods.
