Not only the potential profit of the business, the volume of work performed, but also safety, operating personnel costs and depreciation of equipment depend on competent logistics within the work site, production facility or warehouse.
Where work involves interaction with oversized cargo, it will not be possible to manage exclusively with "human" resources and teams of loaders, albeit professional ones. This will be either impossible from a practical point of view, or unprofitable - from a financial one.
The flip side of the coin is the purchase and maintenance of expensive automated equipment, from battery-powered electric forklifts to powerful, but not always profitable, automotive vehicles.
Manual stacker
And this is where the optimal alternative enters the scene - manual technology, which allows trained personnel to cope with completely "non-manual" tasks. This technique is hand stackers.
The principle of operation for most models is identical, however, structurally, they can be equipped with manual or required hydraulics. In addition, stackers have two main operating parameters - the height to which the forks are lifted and the maximum permissible weight.
When does a hand stacker become a practical solution? When there is a need to move loads weighing 100-1000 kilograms over relatively short distances and a height of up to 3 meters. On average, a qualified specialist can move up to 30 pallets per shift using this technique.
Advantages of manual equipment for moving goods
Firstly, it is relative safety - if the stacker is operated by qualified personnel who are familiar with safety precautions and follow them, the risk of injury and force majeure is minimal. Some models of stackers are additionally equipped with overload protection systems, safety valves and so on.
Secondly, it is a high level of maneuverability. Where automated, electrical, and even more so, automotive special equipment cannot quickly cope with the tasks assigned to it, or cannot work at all on a given area, a manual stacker will do everything relatively quickly and easily.
Thirdly, this is the absence of spending on electricity or gasoline. The hydraulic stacker is driven by the physical force of the operator. His service life is also quite large due to the lack of a large number of complex nodes that can fail.
Fourth, the hand stacker is the choice for working in environments where arcing can cause an explosion or fire. Due to the absence of a combustion chamber or electrical circuit (for most models), the risk of sparking during operation in accordance with safety regulations is reduced.
