1. Chapter 3 Material Handling Equipment
Activity:
Have participants match material handling equipment descriptions to pictures of the equipment .
Give each participant a description card.
Pick someone to guess which piece of equipment it is and continue until all cards have been read.
Time:
20 minutes
Objectives:
Identify common material handling equipment
Describe characteristics of material handling equipment
Discussion:
Discuss the various uses of each type of equipment
Discuss the different characteristics fo each type of equipment
Materials Needed
Description cards
Pictures
Nerf gun/sticky darts (optional)

2. Material Handling Equipment
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Material Handling Equipment
Order Picker Lift Truck

3. Material Handling Equipment
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Material Handling Equipment
Order Picker Lift Truck
Used to pick less than full pallet loads from racks
The operator is required to wear a special harness
The operator is lifted to the rack location
Order Picker Lift Truck

4. Material Handling Equipment
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Material Handling Equipment
Stand-up Counterbalance Lift Truck

5. Material Handling Equipment
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Material Handling Equipment
Stand-up Counterbalance Lift Truck
Lifts heavy loads into high racks, but need 10 foot aisles
The operator has good visibility of the loads being moved
The operator stands while driving
Stand-up Counterbalance Lift Truck

6. Material Handling Equipment
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Material Handling Equipment
Sit Down Counterbalance Lift Truck

7. Material Handling Equipment
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Material Handling Equipment
Sit Down Counterbalance Lift Truck
Moves up to 6000 pounds of material
Used most often in receiving & shipping
The most common piece of equipment in a warehouse
Sit Down Counterbalance Truck

8. Material Handling Equipment
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Material Handling Equipment
Narrow Aisle Lift Truck

9. Material Handling Equipment
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Material Handling Equipment
Narrow Aisle Lift Truck
Lifts heavy loads into high rack locations in narrow aisles
The operator stands while operating
Has a small turning ratio & can work in aisles 8 feet wide
Narrow Aisle Lift Truck

10. Material Handling Equipment
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Material Handling Equipment
Rider Pallet Truck

11. Material Handling Equipment
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Material Handling Equipment
Rider Pallet Truck
Can either be a single or double pallet carrier
The operator rides on the front
Picks and moves pallets at floor level
Rider Pallet Truck

12. Material Handling Equipment
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Material Handling Equipment
Pallet Jack

13. Material Handling Equipment
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Material Handling Equipment
Pallet Jack
Used to move pallets short distances between locations
Uses a hydraulic system to raise a pallet just off the floor
The operator should wear steel toe shoes
Pallet Jack

14. Material Handling Equipment
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Material Handling Equipment
Yard Lift

15. Material Handling Equipment
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Material Handling Equipment
Yard Lift
Used to move loads along rough areas
Equipped with pneumatic tires
Typically used outside
Yard Lift

16. Material Handling Equipment
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Material Handling Equipment
Carton Clamp Truck

17. Material Handling Equipment
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Material Handling Equipment
Carton Clamp Truck
Used to move large bulky items
Equipped with large rubber-lined paddles
Most loads are typically stored on floor locations
Carton Clamp Truck

18. Material Handling Equipment
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Material Handling Equipment
Side loader

19. Material Handling Equipment
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Material Handling Equipment
Side loader
The forks are mounted perpendicular to the direction of travel
Picks up loads on the side of the truck
Can be used to pick up greater than pallet sized loads
Side loader

20. The forks are mounted perpendicular to the direction of travel
Picks up loads on the side of the truck
Can be used to pick up greater than pallet sized loads
Side loader
Used to move large bulky items
Equipped with large rubber-lined paddles
Most loads are typically stored on floor locations
Carton Clamp Truck

21. Used to move loads along rough areas Equipped with pneumatic tires
Typically used outside
Yard Lift
Used to move pallets short distances between locations
Uses a hydraulic system to raise a pallet just off the floor
The operator should wear steel toe shoes
Pallet Jack

22. Can either be a single or double pallet carrier
The operator rides on the front
Picks and moves pallets at floor level
Rider Pallet Truck
Lifts heavy loads into high rack locations in narrow aisles
The operator stands while operating
Has a small turning ratio & can work in aisles 8 feet wide
Narrow Aisle Lift Truck

23. Moves up to 6000 pounds of material
Used most often in receiving & shipping
The most common piece of equipment in a warehouse
Sit Down Counterbalance Truck
Lifts heavy loads into high racks, but need 10 foot aisles
The operator has good visibility of the loads being moved
The operator stands while driving
Stand-up Counterbalance Lift Truck

24. Used to pick less than full pallet loads from racks
The operator is required to wear a special harness
The operator is lifted to the rack location
Order Picker Lift Truck

29. Used to pick less than full pallet loads from racks
The operator is required to wear a special harness
The operator is lifted to the rack location
Order Picker Lift Truck