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A Forklift truck (also called a lift truck, a High/Low, a forklift, a stacker-truck or a sideloader) is a powered industrial truck used to lift and transport materials. more...
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The modern forklift truck was developed in the 1920s by various companies including the transmission manufacturing company Clark and the hoist company Yale & Towne Manufacturing. The forklift truck has since become an indispensable piece of equipment in manufacturing and warehousing operations.
History
The middle 19th century through the early 20th century saw the developments that led to today's modern forklifts. The Pennsylvania Railroad in 1906 introduced battery powered platform trucks for moving luggage at their Altoona, Pennsylvania train station. World War I saw the development of different types of material handling equipment in the United Kingdom by Ransomes, Sims and Jeffries of Ipswich. This was in part due to the labor shortages caused by the war. In 1917 Clark in the United States began developing and using powered tractor and powered lift tractors in their factories. In 1919 the Towmotor Company and Yale & Towne Manufacturing in 1920 entered the lift truck market in the United States.
Continuing development and expanded use of the forklift truck continued through the 1920's and 1930's. World War II, like World War I before, spurred the use of forklift trucks in the war effort. Following the war, more efficient methods for storing products in warehouses were being implemented. Warehouses needed more maneuverable forklift trucks that could reach greater heights. New forklift truck models were made that filled this need.
Design types
The following is a list of the more common lift truck types. It is arranged from the smallest type of lift to largest:
Hand pallet truck;
Walkie low lift truck (powered pallet truck, usually electrically powered);
Rider low lift truck;
Towing tractor;
Walkie stacker;
Rider stacker;
Reach truck (small forklift, designed for small aisles, usually electrically powered);
Electric counterbalanced truck;
IC counterbalanced truck;
Sideloader;
Telescopic handler;
Slip Sheet machine;
Walkie Order Picking truck;
Rider Order Picking truck (commonly called an "Order Picker"; like a small forklift, except the operator rides up to the load and transfers it article by article);
Articulated Very Narrow Aisle Counterbalanced trucks (commonly called "Bendi Truck");
Guided Very Narrow Aisle truck - 'Man Down' (a type of reach truck designed for aisles less than five feet wide) and 'Man Riser' Combination Order Picker/ Stacker truck;
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