Manual Palletizing
How to avoid injuries and increase efficiency with effective manual palletizing solutions
The 4 Injury Hazards Of Manual Palletizing & Depalletizing
Most Palletizing and Depalletizing activities are done manually (handling of bags and boxes onto and off pallets)
This involves excessive lifting, bending, stretching as well as walking around the pallet. These actions become even more harmful when the weight of units approach the 20kg mark.
The risk of injury also increases with intensity of repetitive movements per person per hour or per day (even under light loads).
The ergonomic equipment we offer is designed to reduce or eliminate these sins depending on the equipment combination selected.
Lifting
Bending
Stretching
Walking Around The Pallet
The Most Common Unacceptable Manual Palletizing Practices:
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0 (Unacceptable) |
Palletizing Solutions (To Eliminate Injury Risks Associated With Manual Handling):
Section A:
*Options 1 - 8
Solutions that require a Walky Stacker or forklift as the pallet is positioned above the floor.
Section B:
*Options 9-15:
Solutions that can be used with a pallet jack as the pallet sits on the floor.
Section A
Option 1: The pallet is placed on a Marco PalletPal self levelling device
*Closed height above ground and walky stacker required
The PalletPal is a low cost option which keeps the top of the palletized load at waist height via a spring system. A built-in turntable allows the pallet to be rotated thus eliminating the need to walk around the pallet.
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6 Points (Very Good) |
Option 2: The pallet is placed on a Marco Single Scissor Electro Hydraulic Lift Table
*Closed height above ground and walky stacker required
The Marco Single Scissor Lift Tables allows the user to accurately control the height / level of the goods with a push control button.
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5 Points (Good) |
Option 3: Turntable Fitted to Marco Single Scissor Tables
*Closed height above ground and walk stacker required
Turntables are fixed to the platform of the lift table. Circular ones are best suited for lift tables place on the floor. Rectangular turntables are bast suited to lift tables that are recessed in the floor (see option 6)
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6 Points (Very Good) |
Option 4: Using Vacuum Lifting Equipment with a Pallet Levelling Device
*Category A (Pallet above the floor, requiring walky stacker)
Vaculex Vacuum Lifting used with a PalletPal or Single Scissor Lift Table can provide the perfect solution for palletizing as it eliminates the strain of lifting as well as the need to bend, stretch or walk around the pallet.
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10 Points (Excellent) |
Option 5: Marco Lift & Tilt - (Ideal for Small Components and Items)
*Category A (Pallet above the floor, requiring walky stacker)
We are able to add a tilt function on top of the scissor lift table, ideal for handing small items in and out of boxes and bins.
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10 Points (Excellent) |
Option 6: Marco Tilt Only
*Category A (Pallet above the floor, requiring walky stacker)
A tilt can be placed on a base frame to provide a Tilt action only. Ideal for small components.
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10 Points (Excellent) |
Option 7: Marco Scissor Lift Tilt with Pallet Bin Pick & Return
*Category A (Pallet above the floor, requiring walky stacker)
Ideal for feeding pallets to a depalletizing station with a two bin system ensuring that there is no waiting for a full bin to arrive or for an empty bin to be removed.
1 Full Pallet Bin Feed
2. Full Pallet Bin Lowering
3. Pallet Bin Tilt For Picking
4. Pallet Bin Return
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10 Points |
Option 8: Marco High Lift on Raised Platform
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5 Points |
Section B (Pallet Handling Possible with Pallet Jacks)
Option 9: Single Scissor Recessed in a pit in the floor.
*Category B (Pallet on the floor and can be positioned by a pallet truck)
8a. Pallet levelling devices such as Single Scissor Lift Tables can be used if recessed into the floor. The pallet can be dropped to floor level, allowing the use of a pallet truck.
8b. Rectangular shaped turntables, reinforced for pallet truck wheel loads can be added to single scissor lift tables. The table will only recess into the pit when the turntable is aligned.
Option 11: Marco ML Low Profile table design
*Category B (Pallet on the floor and can be positioned by a pallet truck)
Option 14: Vaculex Vacuum Lifting with Pallet on the Floor
With a pallet sitting on the floor and no effort required to lift the load, this provides a good manual palletizing solution. lf work is intensive, a pallet levelling device may be necessary as show in option 4.
Vaculex vacuum lifting can also be used to lift or place boxes, bags, cylinders and sheets etc..
