The 4 Ergonomic Sins 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:



Ergonomic Acceptability Score = Unacceptable
Eliminate the 4 Ergonomic Sins With Our Palletizing Solutions:
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
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)
Option 4: Using Vacuum Lifting Equipment with a Pallet Levelling Device
*Category A (Pallet above the floor, requiring walky stacker)
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.
Option 7: Marco Scissor Lift Tilt with Pallet Bin Pick & Return
*Category A (Pallet above the floor, requiring walky stacker)

1 Full Pallet Bin Feed

2. Full Pallet Bin Lowering

3. Pallet Bin Tilt For Picking

4. Pallet Bin Return
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..