High trailer turnaround
February 1st 2008 Logistics services provider,
Euro Continental has turned
to Translift Bendi to gain
best use of limited storage
space and achieve
impressive lorry turnaround
times.
In March Euro Continental
consolidated its operations
under one roof in a palletracked
warehouse. The
narrow aisle racking has
been designed around the
articulated Bendi forklift.
Some versions of the Bendi
can work in aisles just 1.6m
wide, compared with the
3.6 and 2.6m typically
required by counterbalance
and reach trucks. As a result,
the Bendi can deliver up to
55% more pallet storage
positions.
As the Bendi is as much at
home working in rough
yards as on smooth
warehouse floors, it can
move a pallet straight from
a lorry into the narrow aisle
racking – eliminating any
need for double handling.
This is particularly beneficial
at Euro Continental, where
75 lorries are processed
each day and fast
turnaround is vital to the
operation.
The gas powered BG40
Bendi used at the site can
lift 1600kg to 3.5m and
works in aisles just over 2m
wide, which allow the
handling of outsize pallets.
The Bendis are used to
remove pallet loads from up
to 6m high to replenish
order picking faces at
ground level. Complete
loads are also taken directly
from the racking to waiting
lorries.
The Bendi has side shift
and a flashing safety
beacon, as well as safety
advantages inherent to the
design. For example, load
vision when interfacing with
racking beams is said to be
much better than with reach
and counterbalance trucks.
Also, there is no rear end to
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