Work In Progress Goods
One task in a manufacturing process is moving work in progress goods from one working cell to another. This is typically done by conveyor systems, manually driven tuggers with a train of carts or manual pallet jacks. All these solutions require labor or expensive transport systems. Robotic lift trucks can provide multiple solutions to these…
Empty Pallet Removal
Within a manufacturing cell, pallets containing materials come in, and empty pallets need to be returned. These pallets can contain anything from packaging material, work in progress goods, or raw materials. Once the product is used up, and more is required, empty pallets need to be removed, or stored for future disposal. Robotic lift trucks…
Should You Rent, Buy or Lease a Forklift?
Forklifts fulfill critical material handling applications each day by helping workers lift and move products and raw materials across varying applications, distances, and heights. Choosing the right forklift for your operation involves careful thought and consideration. After you determine what type of forklift you need, you still have a crucial decision to make — how…
End of Aisle to Outbound Staging
Inside a warehouse, material needs to be removed from racking and be brought to some form of outbound staging areas. This is done with reach trucks not only taking pallets from height but then doing long distance horizontal transport or reach trucks placing product in a local staging area where another manual operator does the…
Press Release: Combilift Celebrates 25th Anniversary with a Forklift Donation.
Our partners at Combilift have reached another milestone: 25 years of lifting innovation. To celebrate, during ProMat last week, Combilift announced their 75,000th truck, an Aisle Master articulating forklift would be donated to Convoy of Hope, a humanitarian organization that helps the communities throughout the world. Read the press release.
Inbound Receiving to End of Aisle
Whether you’re in a manufacturers warehouse or a distribution center, pallets need to be moved from inbound to racking. Many instances have manual operators moving single or multiple pallets at a time with a pallet jack and bringing them to aisles for vertical lift trucks to put them into racks. Robotic lift trucks can be…
Determine the Year of Manufacture of your Hyster or Yale Forklift
Use this handy reference list to determine the year of manufacture of a Hyster or Yale forklift. Locate the last character (letter) from a Hyster or Yale forklift serial number on this list to see the corresponding year of manufacture. Note: Hyster and Yale cycle through the same letter every 23 years, so you will…
Follow these 17 Steps before Ordering a Replacement Industrial Battery
Your industrial lead-acid forklift battery has been examined by a professional and determined to be beyond repair consideration. So, you need replacement battery, and fast. Now what?! The easy answer is to contact Eastern Lift Truck Co. We’ll send out an Account Manager or Customer Service Representative to gather the necessary information we need to…
Differences between Low-Speed Vehicles and Golf Carts
In this blog we will outline differences between Low-Speed Vehicles (LSVs) and Golf Carts. But first, let’s consider the few commonalities: LSVs and Golf Carts are both compact vehicles that haul people at a slower rate of speed than other forms of transportation, such as automobiles, vans, and trucks. To the uninitiated, LSVs and Golf…
What is the difference between an AGV and an AMR?
If you’ve been investigating robotic material handling equipment you inevitably have come across the terms AMR and AGV. So what is the difference? Although some may unknowingly use the terms interchangeably, there is a significant difference between the two types of vehicles. An AGV is a robotic vehicle that must follow a discrete path, from…
How AMR Technology Creates a Safe Environment
When considering robotics in material handling the first question is almost always about the efficiency and work provided by the AMR (Autonomous Mobile Robot). The second question is almost always, “How safe is it?” Workplace safety is always at the forefront of management’s mind, especially when heavy material handling equipment and products are being transported…
Types of Specialty Forklift Forks to Increase Efficiency and Productivity
Depending on your operational needs, forklifts can be more versatile if equipped with specialty forks. There is a wide range of forks and attachments to increase productivity. Here are some of the more common types for specialty forks. Fork Extensions – extensions or extenders are probably the most common type of specialty fork. They simply slide…
