Case Study - PVCu Extrusion Picking
A special fork-mounted platform is used
to speed PVCu extrusion picking operations.
The equipment was supplied by Sidetracker for use with its
multi-direction sideloaders to improve materials handling performance.
It enables staff to reach PVCu extrusions stored at the end of
racking and avoids the need to lower every pack to the ground
to extract individual items.
The cage is big enough to accommodate an operator and the
longest extrusions and also incorporates a roller which reduces
the effort involved in pulling items from the racking therefore
only one person is needed on the platform.
The platform was designed to either pick directly into a stillage
or into pockets to allow picking to take place in the guided
racking aisles up to 9 metres high.
