In manufacturing and warehouse environments, the types of machinery which operators use to transport materials from one location to another are called forklifts. The equipment lifts pallets, also known as skids, which are loaded with objects. The lift truck is designed with forks which insert into the pallet rungs. Every so often, forklifts are also known as as Pallet Trucks, Lift Trucks, High/Low, Skid Trucks, Stacker-Trucks and Side Loaders.
Companies such as Clark and Yale & Towne Manufacturing marketed the very first forklifts during the early 1900s. Today most goods are shipped to warehouses and stores on pallets. Forklifts are normally found within manufacturing factories and warehouses, where they are utilized for the smooth operation of business.
The following are among the different types of pallet or skid lifts: Hand pallet truck; Walkie low lift truck - with electrical motor; Rider low lift truck; Telescopic handler; Towing tractor; IC counterbalanced truck; Sideloader; Walkie stacker; Rider stacker; Slip Sheet machine; Reach truck; Electric counterbalanced truck; Walkie Order Picking truck; Rider Order Picking truck - also called "Order Picker"; Articulated Very Narrow Aisle Counterbalanced trucks - also called "Flexi Truck"; Truck Mounted Forklift / Sod Loader; Guided Very Narrow Aisle truck ; 'Man Down' - for narrow aisles; and 'Man Riser' Combination Order Picker/ Stacker truck
The articulated counterbalance truck is a type of counterbalanced forklift truck that is used for specialized applications. This particular hybrid is recommended for very narrow aisles because it is capable of offloading and onloading in really tight spaces.
Capable if lifting as high as 12 meters are the Guided Vary Narrow Aisle Trucks. The "non top-tied" kind could lift up to 30 meters high. These trucks are available in man down and man-riser models. This machine should just be utilized on floors that are even and flat.