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Save Space, Time & Money
With Bendi savings in space and time, together with reduced capital costs can create
huge savings for operators
More storage capacity in whilst allowing fast, efficient order As a rule, warehouses designed for
less space picking. counterbalance trucks in
conjunction with A.P.R. (adjustable
Rising property values as well as The articulated truck represents the pallet racking) are the least space
heating, lighting and maintenance latest and most significant advance efficient, with aisle widths of 3m to
all play their part in the increasing in this respect, allowing much 4m in common use. However, the
costs of operating a warehouse. higher storage densities than even aisle width is only part of the
Over the years various advances in highly specialised and costly wire- equation – turning and
technology have allowed higher or rail-guided VNA trucks. loading/unloading space at the ends
storage densities to be achieved, of the aisles also accounts for ‘lost’
space. This also applies in
warehouses where other types of
trucks are operated, although the
lost space is much less when using
articulated trucks.
A more versatile vehicle means a
less compromised warehouse
‘Lost’ storage space at the end of
aisles can be greatly reduced when
operating articulated trucks. This is
not only because the trucks are
more manoeuvrable, but also
because there’s no requirement for
other types of vehicle within the
warehouse, to load and unload the
warehouse trucks. Bendi articulated
trucks can stack and de-stack pallets
and load or unload them to or from
lorries in your yard, saving space,
time and further investment in other
vehicle types.
The minimum aisle width for
articulated trucks is 1600mm
Much has been said and written
about safe working aisle widths for
articulated trucks. The fact is that
different truck designs require
different aisle width calculations.
Despite some manufacturers’
claims, it is naive to assume that the
formula can be based purely on the
diagonal dimension of the pallet.
Many aspects of truck design have a
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