1. WELCOME

2. FORKLIFT TRUCKS

3. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION HISTORY TYPES
FORKLIFT COMPONENTS AND ATTACHMENTS
WORKING
PRINCIPLES OF FORKLIFT TRUCK
FORKLIFT TRUCK SPECIFICATIONS
APPLICATIONS
ADVANATGES AND DISADVANTGES
FUTURE PROSPECT

4. MATERIAL HANDLING
Material Handling is the movement, storage, control and protection of materials, goods and products
Material handling equipment is used to increase throughput, control costs, and maximize productivity.
Everything we eat or wear, and we use has, at some stage, been stored and handled by materials handling equipment.

5. FORKLIFT TRUCKS
FORKLIFT TRUCK - A MHE or a Powered industrial truck used to lift and transport materials.
They are a prime part of any industry.
They are different from other MHEs.
They have rear wheel steering.

6. HISTORY First used in 1800’s as SACK TRUCKS.
Powered truck came into being in the early 20th century.
These trucks became popular due to the shortage of labour in WW-I.
Clark first gave the counter balanced truck in 1917, Yale produced the first electric truck in 1925.
Post WW-II, Warehouses needed more maneuverable forklift trucks with higher demands.
Soon many types of trucks came into existence to meet these demands.

7. TYPES
Rider Pallet
Hand Pallet
Reach truck
Tow Tractor

8. Walkie Order Picking
truck
Walkie Stacker
Swinging Order Picker

9. Electric counterbalanced truck
Moffet Truck
Sideloader

10. SPECIAL TYPES Articulated Counterbalance Trucks
Guided Very Narrow Aisle Trucks

11. Explosion Proof Trucks

12. FORKLIFT TRUCK COMPONENTS
Truck Frame
Counterweight
Cab
Overhead Guard
Tilt Cylinders
Mast
Carriage
Back Rest
Attachments

13. ATTACHMENTS Sideshifter Rotator Fork Positioner
Roll and Barrel Clamp Attachment
Pole Attachments
Carton and Multipurpose Clamp Attachment
Slip Sheets
Drum Handler
Man Basket
Telescopic Forks

14. WORKING
Working can be understood through the four main systems of a forklift truck
Transmission System
Steering System
Hydraulic System
Electrical System

15. FORKLIFT PRINCIPLES THE LEVER
Lever: It is one of the simplest mechanical devices. However, a lever by itself is not effective. It must have something on to pivot. This pivot is called a fulcrum.
Law of Equilibrium: The effort multiplied by its distance from the fulcrum equals the load multiplied by its distance from the fulcrum. This law of equilibrium is true for all classes of levers.

16. CLASSES OF LEVERS

17. CENTRE OF GRAVITY
It is the point on an object at which all of the objects weight is concentrated. For symmetrical loads, the center of gravity is at the middle of the load.

18. FORKLIFT STABILITY
A forklift truck’s ability to stay upright while it is in motion is its stability.
It is the most important aspect to avoid accidents.
The lateral stability of a truck changes depending on how high the load is lifted to.
The rated lift capacity is reduced at increased lifting height.

19. STABILITY TRIANGLE
Almost all counterbalanced powered industrial trucks have a three-point suspension system.
The triangle formed between points A, B, and C is called the Stability Triangle.
The truck will not tip over as long as the center of gravity(C.G.) remains inside the triangle.

20. DIFFERENT CENTRE OF GRAVITY

21. TITLTING EFFECT

22. FORKLIFT TRUCK SPECIFICATION
Lift capacity
Stroke
Fuel choices
Tyres
Loads at a specified maximum speed

23. APPLICATIONS
Block Stacking
Loading and Unloading

24. Loading Dock
Rack Storage
Truck Loading

25. Paper Loading
Cargo Loading at Airport

26. Special type Trucks Application
Very Narrow Aisle Truck

27. EXPLOSION TRUCKS IN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

28. ADVANTAGES
VERSATILE
EMISSIONS
FUEL
LIFESPAN
NOISE

29. DISADVANTAGES INDOOR USE LIMITATIONS ACCIDENTS ARE FATAL IN NATURE
INTENSIVE TRAINING FOR OPERATION
SPEED LIMITATION

30. LIFT TRUCK ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS
Industrial Truck Association (ITA) (North America)
Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA)
Fédération Européenne de la Manutention - European Federation of Materials Handling (FEM)
British Industrial Truck Association (BITA)
Japan Industrial Vehicles Association (JIVA)
Korean Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association (KOCEMA)

31. FUTURE PROSPECT Logistics is growing very fast in India
The new age hybrid engine driven forklift trucks have been already designed and developed in some parts of the world.
Bright careers prospects in this field in INDIA.

32. CONCLUSION Forklift trucks play a major role in the industries.
FORKLIFT TRUCKS aid the industries to attain high productivity and achieve cost optimization.
India has a bright future in material handling.
The knowledge about Forklift trucks is necessary.
Thus my intention has been to provide you with the overview of the fundamentals of FORKLIFT TRUCKS

33. SOME INTERESTING PHOTOS

35. TOYOTA
GODREJ
VOLTAS

36. YALE
MITSUBISHI
LINDE

37. THANK YOU