| Sidetracker multi directional lift trucks are ideal
for PVCU profile and stillage handling. Whatever the
length of load a Sidetracker can operate in an aisle
as narrow as 1500mm. Sidetracker's can operate inside
and outside in the minimum aisles keeping costs to a
minimum.
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.
Case Study - PVC Extrusion Handling
 As
a supplier of plastic extrusions to window fabricators
throughout the UK, Esograt Ltd requires complete reliability
from its materials handling equipment in order to maintain
deliveries to customers at all times.
High standards of service are essential if customers
are to be retained within this competitive industry,
and the unreliability of previous lift trucks had caused
problems in this respect. The cost of maintenance and
repairs had also become unacceptable.
Impressed by the performance of Sidetrackers in the
steel industry, Esograt chose an SL25C model with an
extended warranty and service contract from Sidetracker.
As the plastic extrusions are generally six metres long,
Esograt has found a four-way sideloader essential to
reduce aisle widths and turning areas and allow as much
space as possible for storage. Aisles are generally
just 1.8 metres wide.
The manoeuvrability of the Sidetracker is also invaluable
for negotiating the tight corners and obstructions within
the warehouse, with its twin axle steering the truck
is able to rotate on its own centre. |
