Posts

Why Wide Pallet Trucks Are the Material Handling Solution More Operations Need — But Too Few Have Discovered

Image
Go into any warehouse, distribution center or manufacturing plant and you'll see lots of standard pallet trucks. They're all around — for moving a regular pallet by hand a few feet at a time on flat, even ground, a simple hydraulic pallet jack will do. The limitations of a standard pallet truck are clearly evident, though, when your operation must do something more, anything bigger, anything different, and anything that demands much greater stability during transport. In this context, wide pallet trucks come into play. For those operations around North America that have experienced the benefits of a wide pallet truck that's specified for the job, Superlift Material Handling Inc. is the name of the game. What Makes Wide Pallet Trucks a Different Class of Material Handling Equipment Operational case and arguments for wide pallet trucks are simple and convincing. Standard pallet trucks are designed to fit a standard 48 x 40 inch pallet. Any load wider, longer or not quite so s...

Strong, Reliable, and Ergonomic Lifting Solutions with Superlift Material Handling – Including the Stainless Steel Pallet Jack

Image
Pallet Jack It's essential to safely and efficiently transport heavy loads in any warehouse, factory, or industrial setting. When lifting, poor lifting technique can cause injury to the worker, product damage and lost working time. No more problems to be solved, Superlift Material Handling has ergonomic material handling equipment that will lift, tilt, rotate, up-end, move, extend or lower your products easily. They offer a full range of lift tables, lift carts, upenders, electric carts, stackers, pallet trucks, skid lifters, work positioners and custom-designed equipment capable of handling even the most demanding applications. Built to Last with Heavy-Duty Strength and Ergonomic Design Superlift Material Handling Inc. has one of the most comprehensive product lines in the industry, including standard skid lifts to extra heavy duty tables. They offer a variety of sizes, from 500 lbs to 100,000 lbs, to accommodate a wide range of products and applications. All pieces are constructe...

Stop Straining Your Workers — There's a Smarter Way to Lift Heavy Loads

Image
scissor lift Whether it's a warehouse, factory, or production line, heavy lifting, repetitive motions, and safety are universal problem areas for all and all of them have the same goal: to move heavy objects safely, repeatedly, and without exhausting the workforce. It sounds simple. But, like those that have managed a facility know it is not. The real costs of back injury, repetitive strain, slow workflow, damaged products are incurred quietly over time. And in most cases, they're totally avoidable. The answer is not for the worker to be more careful. It's providing them with improved equipment. It's the approach to life that's already been in play at Superlift Material Handling for years, as a company that has shown how to make it easier to work smarter, safer, and more efficiently for facilities of all industries with lifting solutions specifically designed to meet the demands of the real world. Why the Right Lifting Equipment Changes Everything on the Floor Consi...

When the Load Is Heavy and the Stakes Are High – Why You Need a High Capacity Custom Pallet Jack

Image
pallet jack A traditional pallet jack capable of lifting between 4,500 and 5,500 pounds is able to easily manage the vast majority of the loads that are encountered in normal material handling situations. However, the loads being transported are not standard in a vast spectrum of manufacturing, heavy industrial, aerospace, defence, energy and infrastructure industries. They are, generally, heavy — sometimes rather heavy. When you're using previously manufactured products on loads that are beyond their capacity, the repercussions are not simply annoying. They can be really harmful. A standard pallet jack will not work if it is overloaded. They fail hydraulically. They fail structurally. They fail in ways which lead to the serious risk of loss, facilities and, most importantly, people. There is really only one safe, compliant and operationally successful solution for moving heavy, oversized or non-standard loads, and that's a high capacity custom pallet jack , and when it comes t...

When a Standard Pallet Truck Simply Will Not Do – The Case for Special Application Equipment

Image
pallet truck Those that are used for industrial pallet movement are based on one basic principle: that the load is a standard pallet, in standard condition, moving under standard conditions (smooth, level floor, proper aisle width and clearance). For most of the applications where pallets are handled, the assumption holds true. However, this is not true in manufacturing, food processing, pharmaceutical manufacture, clean room, cold store and specialist industrial applications — frequently in a manner that is blatant and disruptive to a company's operations. The width of the pallet is too great. The floor surface is challenging. A traditional painted steel truck cannot maintain the integrity of the environment that it needs to operate in. A turning radius is required which is not available with a conventional model. The load is not handled in a standard way and it is not safe to transport it with a standard truck. That's where a special application pallet truck can become not on...

Is Your Current Pallet Truck Keeping Up With Your Facility's Demands?

Image
If your operation has expanded since you purchased your material handling equipment, it's a question you should consider asking. When your floor receives a heavier load and increased throughput, what worked well for lighter loads and slower throughput can quickly become a problem — or a safety issue. Equipment operating beyond maximum specifications. Wear accelerates. Things are bound to go wrong on the worst possible days. The price of such a mismatch is not cheap. The solution isn't working around inadequate equipment. It is going to be replaced by something that was made for the purpose. At Superlift Material Handling, they specialize in the ideal material handling solution for facilities across an industry, one that addresses their actual operational needs, versus only the minimum requirements five years ago. What Makes a 6,000 lb Pallet Truck the Right Call for Many Facilities It's no surprise that heavy-duty pallet trucks are becoming more common on serious industrial...

When a Standard Pallet Jack Just Isn't Enough — Here's What Heavy-Duty Facilities Need

Image
electric pallet jack Most facilities start out with a basic pallet jack. It's for lighter loads, easy to use and it takes little up. For a time, it is ok. But operations grow. Products get heavier. Throughput increases. Then one of those regular pallet jacks, for some reason, is having trouble keeping up or is a safety hazard on the floor! It's here that the choice of right equipment comes into play — and it will cost you if you choose the wrong one. For years, Superlift Material Handling has been assisting facilities in making the right decision on heavy duty material handling equipment. They know that not all loads are created equal, and not all pallet jacks are designed for the load your floor needs.  Why Capacity Is the Number That Matters Most If you deal with heavy loads each day, this isn't a figure you can see on a data sheet. It's a matter of smoothness or constant danger. The electric pallet jack is designed for heavy lifting, which is something that the stand...