A stock picker or order picker equipment is really like a standard forklift. It has hydraulic blades able to pick up a pallet. Order pickers could also lift the operator up to high places, which is a feature that forklifts presently do not provide. Usually, order pickers are powered by electricity. These kind of equipment are mostly utilized in a warehouse setting. Usually they are utilized for moving pallets and finishing particular tasks in the shelving and stocking department.
The order picker operator uses controls to control the unit from a platform setting that usually sits quite near the ground. The operator could direct the machinery to go backwards, forwards or steer it from side to side. As soon as the operator has positioned the unit in place the forks could be lifted up to the required level which makes it convenient for the operator. For instance, if the materials required, are situated on a shelf which the operator cannot reach, then entire platform is capable of being lifted up to certain level. Due to the counterweight located at the other end, the unit remains balanced, even at higher levels.
When the order has been picked, the platform is lowered back to its original position. Then the order picker could be driven to its next load. With most models, it is possible to move the order picker while the platform is raised, although, several businesses may have policies and procedures in place preventing such maneuvers in the name of safety. An order picker is also able to put pallets on a shelf. Stackers and forklifts may be utilized to finish these particular tasks at several companies instead.