There are actually a range of different mechanisms which lower or raise lifts on a forklift: rack and pinion lifts, scissor lifts, screw lifts, telescoping lifts and articulated lifts. Scissor lifts employ crisscrossed folding supports and a screw mechanism used to draw the members together. Rack and pinion lifts use a pinion, that is a small drive gear, to drive a straight-toothed rack to lift the cargo. The telescoping lift system is designed with many sections which retract and extend out of and into each other to attain lifting action. Screw lifts use threads to raise the lift. Articulated lifts use a mechanism involving multiple parts which unfold or articulate. An articulated lift example is the "cherry picker."
Forklift Material Handling
In material handling processes, there can be a lot of reasons to keep up with innovations. Material handling machinery and the processes can be used to handle more SKUs, increased geographical coverage, and the need to lower inventories. Machines that are well ahead of the technological curve can help productivity maximization and increase profitability.
Forklift Battery & Charging Technology
The newest innovations on electric lift trucks have yielded higher capacities and longer run-times than ever before, which makes the decision to convert from the traditional IC lift truck over to the improved electric units. Charger and battery combinations are providing more power for much longer periods than older systems were capable of accomplishing. Enhancements in both battery and charger technologies are not only making electric lift trucks more beneficial but they are making it possible to have more environmentally friendly warehouse operations.
The electric powered machines use Li-ion batteries or Lithium-Ion batteries. The Li-ion batteries show incredible promise, though this technology is still quite new. They are not only smaller but could hold up to six times the charge of conventional lead acid batteries. Li-ion batteries have really low maintenance needs and can maximize opportunity charging through zero memory technology.