Beyond Forklifts | Six Types of Warehouse Equipment You Need
6 Types of Warehouse Equipment to Improve Your Facility
Forklifts are one of the most widely used types of warehouse equipment. They form the backbone of both indoor and outdoor material handling operations and are essential machines in a wide variety of settings. But if you want to optimize your processes, be more efficient, and make your employees more productive, then you often need more than just forklifts. In this article, we talk about six other types of warehouse equipment that can help improve your facility.
- Order pickers
- Reach trucks
- Pallet jacks
- Scissor lifts
- Mast lifts
- Floor scrubbers
Order pickers
Order pickers are a type of specialized warehouse equipment that help operators gather and deliver materials or products for fulfillment. They are used to reach tall storage racks and are especially useful for situations where you have to be at eye level with inventory to choose specific items. Many models can reach to heights of 30′ or more, making it easy to access the second or third level of racking in a warehouse or distribution center. These machines are most valuable when you need to grab individual products, instead of an entire pallet. At JIT Toyota-Lift, we carry order pickers from top brands like Toyota and Big Joe.
Reach trucks
Similar to order pickers, reach trucks are designed for moving products to and from high storage shelves. The primary differences between the two are that order pickers carry the operator up and down and are used for retrieving individual products, while reach trucks keep the operator in a cab and raise and lower goods on pallets. This type of warehouse equipment is ideal for narrow aisle environments where forklifts and other larger machines can’t fit or maneuver effectively. You can find a variety of options at JIT Toyota-Lift from manufacturers like Toyota, Big Joe, and Combilift.
Pallet jacks
Pallet jacks or pallet trucks are widely used in warehouses, grocery stores, retail stores, and similar types of operations. They are designed to assist the operator with transporting palletized loads within facilities across short distances, such as from a stock room to retail shelves, or from storage areas to loading docks. They help a single employee move multiple pallets and handle much more material than they could on their own. We offer multiple semi-powered and fully powered electric pallet jacks from Toyota and Big Joe.
Scissor lifts
Scissor lifts are machines that raise up both personnel and equipment. They provide a mobile, elevated work platform that can be used for everything from accessing high shelves and grabbing products, to making rack repairs, performing maintenance, taking inventory, and a range of similar tasks. They significantly improve productivity and safety compared to using ladders or scaffolding, and most can carry multiple workers and tools at once. We have scissor lifts of various sizes for both indoor and outdoor jobs from top manufacturers like Snorkel Lifts and JLG.
Mast lifts
Similar to scissor lifts, the role of mast lifts is to allow operators to access products that are stored up high or complete maintenance work without the need for ladders or scaffolding. The main difference between the two types of warehouse equipment is that mast lifts are generally smaller than scissor lifts and feature a single telescoping mast that provides the vertical lift. They can easily navigate through narrow aisles and doorways and are a great option for indoor jobs in warehouses, retail stores, and comparable facilities. We carry high quality mast lifts from Snorkel Lifts and JLG.
Floor scrubbers
Beyond material handling, you need warehouse equipment that helps you keep your facility looking fresh and professional. Industrial floor scrubbers are perfect for efficiently cleaning large areas in a single pass, often combining scrubbing, washing, and drying in a single machine. They greatly increase the productivity of your employees compared to manual cleaning or mopping. At JIT, you can choose from ride on, walk behind, and fully automated floor scrubbers from brands like Advance and Tennant.
Whether you need forklifts, order pickers, pallet jacks, reach trucks, scissor lifts, mast lifts, floor scrubbers, or any other warehouse equipment, we can help! Contact JIT Toyota-Lift to find the right machines today.