Materials Handling & Storage Glossary: Common Pallet Sizes
According to the ISO (International Organization for Standardization), these are the top 10 pallet sizes in the U.S. and the primary market(s) that uses them.
Materials Handling & Storage Glossary: Reverse Steering
Traditional forklifts are set up with forward steering, based on the operator primarily travelling forks first, with the load out front.
Materials Handling & Storage Glossary: The GMA Pallet
GMA pallets are “four-way” accessible 48”x40” pallets developed by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (now called the Consumer Brands Association) way back in the early 1900s.
Eastern Lift Truck Co. is Now a JCB Industrial Equipment Dealer
We are excited to announce, Eastern Lift Truck Co. recently signed a dealer agreement, to represent the JCB Industrial line of equipment in Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington D.C.
Slip Sheet and Push Pull Attachments
A slip sheet is the name given to the thin, flat corrugated cardboard, plastic, or other type of laminated paper, used to store and move product, in place of traditional pallets.
Materials Handling & Storage Glossary: The Two Basic Types of Pallets
There are two basic types of pallets: stringer and block. Stringer pallets are the most popular type of pallet in the United States.
Materials Handling & Storage Glossary: Quick Disconnect Couplings and Fittings (QDCs / QDs)
Quick disconnect couplings, also known as “QDCs or QDs” have many uses. They provide a safe and fast way to release and reconnect hydraulic hose connections.
Materials Handling & Storage Glossary: Skids and Pallets
In the beginning, things were stored in (and moved around in) wooden crates, boxes, barrels, and the basic wooden skid.
How Automation Pays for Itself
In today’s marketplace, robotics and automation are gaining traction in places that never considered them before.
Materials Handling & Storage Glossary: Mast
What’s the first thing you think of when you read the word mast? Most people (outside our industry) think of a sailboat.
Materials Handling & Storage Glossary: Sideloader
A sideloader in the material handling world is a specialized forklift designed to move sideways through tight spaces, moving long, sometimes awkwardly shaped, loads, that cannot be safely moved with a traditional forklift.
Top Five Data Points for Designing an AMR Project
No matter what type of Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) project you have in mind for your facility, you will need five key points of data to start the process.
