Among
several kinds of materialhandling equipments,
palletracks
are one of the most important equipments which are used to handle the
industrial material. These are those frames which are termed as
multi-level structured units which are used to hold thousand of
pallets. To make such kind of frames, stacks of components are
fastened together tightly.
There
are 4 types of these frames.
- Drive-in
Frames:
These are made with an intention to be driven through forklifts or
similar vehicles. These frames are strong enough to resist any
damage during forklift. These frames hold more loads and take up
less space in the long run.
- Push-back
Frames:
These are very similar to the above mentioned drive-in frames. The
only difference between these two types of frames are push-back
frames are believed to hold up double the capacity which the
drive-in frames can hold.
- Carton
Flow Frames:
These are made to store several cardboard cartons
- Cantilever
Frames:
For handling huge, heavy and cumbersome materials, these frames are
used. Long and flat items are stored using these types of frames.
These are not only made to carry heavy loads, they are also designed
to place these bulky items on or remove from a frame quite easily.
