An order picker or stock picker machinery is very similar to a regular forklift. It has hydraulic forks able to pick up a pallet. Order pickers can also lift the operator up to high places, which is a feature that forklifts presently do not provide. Typically, order pickers are operated by electricity. These equipment are mainly utilized in a warehouse setting. Most often they are used for transporting pallets and doing particular tasks in the shelving and stocking department.
The order picker operator sits up on a platform where they operate the controls. These controls help to direct the machine backwards, forwards or steer it from side to side. Once the operator has positioned the unit in place the blades could be raised to the required level which makes it convenient for the operator. For example, if the required materials, are situated on a shelf that the operator cannot reach, then whole platform is capable of being raised up to certain level. Due to the counterweight situated at the other end, the unit remains balanced, even at higher levels.
After 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 the majority of models, it is possible to move the order picker whilst the platform is raised, although, several companies might have policies and procedures in place preventing such maneuvers in the name of safety. An order picker can also put pallets on a shelf. Stackers and forklifts could be utilized to complete these specific tasks at some companies instead.