Designing Systems (CONT’D FROM PAGE 24)
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Unitizer Discharge Speed Adequate unitizer capacity won’t be sufficient if mate- rial cannot be removed at least as fast as it is discharged. How is material handled? Are strapped units loaded onto trucks or placed in storage by forklift or automated sys- tems? Is a significant amount of finished goods held in in- ventory for short or long periods of time, or is almost ev- erything direct-loaded on trucks? Ideally, there should be parallel unitizer discharge fin- gers (lines) with each dedicated to specific truck docks. Orders should be routed automatically to fingers that are as close as possible to the truck or storage location to which they are assigned, and in such a way as to avoid forklifts crossing paths. In most plants, two units are stacked before being loaded which requires additional forklift maneuvering. If keeping up with unitizer output, or the labor required, are problematic, consider installing one or more doublers to automatically place one unit on top of another, thus reduc- ing handling time. Does your customer base require extensive use of pal- lets? Verify which customers actually require them as you may be able to eliminate some pallets; don’t assume that just because pallets are common in your market that each customer requires them. For those actually requiring pal- CONTINUED ON PAGE 28
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