The requirements for all modern warehousing sectors are the efficiency of storage and the movement of different materials not only inside the warehouse but also outside the warehouse.
In every warehouse operation, pallets are the critical component designed for facilitating optimal handling and storage of various goods.
A ‘pallet’ is used, which is a rigid horizontal stage fixed firmly with a certain superstructure and a supporting deck beneath it. Typically, a pallet is a base for containing a single unit load of any inventory at warehouses.
Pallets are hard, flat surfaces with high load-bearing capability that allow for mass storage and handling of items, which eventually improves logistics and other internal activities.
Since the days when warehouses were essentially go-downs, pallets have been in use. Let us see how adopting various palletization strategies changed the entire storage picture.
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Seven tips for bagged inventory to achieve a smooth palletizing process
Automating all or some part of your palletizing operations can work always for bagged inventory if you try to follow the following tips:
- Even distribution
There must be no vacant or unequal places on the pallet that could lead to inventory shifting or point loading. The materials of the pallet load should be spread uniformly (a concentrated weight area that destabilizes the pallet load).
- Load heavy to light
If the weight of your packed contents fluctuates, place the heaviest bags at the bottom and the lightest bags at the top.
- Pallet overhang
The bags should be arranged to prevent overhang. Overhang poses a safety risk since it can alter how the weight of a pallet load is distributed, creating dangers for forklifts and storage racks.
Additionally, it may prevent electronic eyes from accurately scanning the pallet. This could cause the machine to shut down suddenly, requiring your attention and also slowing down your operation.
- Smooth edges
Your palletizing equipment must not have any sharp edges on any rails, guards, or stops that might rip or puncture the bags.
- Pallet wrapping
Safety first! The pallet load must be plastic wrapped, but the unstable contents can make this difficult. However, a rotating wrapper that maintains the pallet still while wrapped around the cargo is something to consider to avoid bags from shifting throughout the movement. Pallet turntables spin the pallets to put the wrap.
- Seeing is believing
Even while the plastic wrap is crucial for the stability of the load, you still need to be able to see through it sufficiently to tell if the load has ever moved while being processed or transported.
- Pallet quality
For the safety of the warehouse, superior quality pallets are advised for all palletizing, forklift hauling, and even sitting on pallet rack applications. The platform for palletizing can also be made even by placing a slip sheet between the pallet’s top and the load.
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