MSE-Forks has introduced a new telescopic fork model for pallets with a limited pallet insert opening. The newest model is an addition to the existing portfolio of telescopic forks, which are particularly suited as extension forks. These expansion forks are used to prevent damage to products and pallets because standard fork-lift forks are too long or too short with respect to the pallet that is being lifted.
Because more and more companies are looking for more efficient carriers for its goods, alternatives for standard pallets such as cardboard pallets and slipsheets are increasingly being marketed. MSE-Forks previously introduced a special attachment for fork-lifts – the patent RollerForks®, which is suitable for lifting special carriers as slipsheets. Now MSE-Forks has marketed an especially thin telescopic fork officially called REE2 17. This only 40 mm thin telescopic fork can be used as a hydraulic extension fork but is also used for moving the load forward and backward hydraulically by itself.
Thanks to the innovative design and use of high-quality materials, MSE-Forks has been able to achieve a capacity of 1,700 kg with a load moment of 600 mm. The telescopic forks are primarily intended for handling Euro pallets and Blockpallets but also for lifting two pallets that are stacked one behind the other such as two Blockpallets that are 1,000 mm deep so that the forks have a total length of 2,000 mm. Due to the special cross-section developed by MSE-Forks, the outer forks cannot catch the lower-most pallet boards, which limits damage to pallets and goods to the absolute minimum. The special extension lift truck forks are frequently used for Cross-docking.
Cross-docking is a practice in logistics of unloading materials from an incoming semi-trailer truck, container or rail car and loading these materials directly into outbound trucks, trailers, containers, or rail cars, with little or no storage in between. This may be done to change type of conveyance, to sort material intended for different destinations, or to combine material from different origins into transport vehicles (or containers) with the same, or similar destination.
Cross-Dock operations were first pioneered in the US trucking industry in the 1930's, and have been in continuous use in LTL (less than truckload) operations ever since. The US Military began utilizing cross-dock operations in the 1950's. Wal-Mart discovered the benefits of cross-docking in the retail sector in the late 1980's.
In the LTL trucking industry, cross-docking is done by moving cargo from one transport vehicle directly into another, with minimal or no warehousing. In retail practice, cross-docking operations may utilize staging areas where inbound materials are sorted, consolidated, and stored until the outbound shipment is complete and ready to ship.
Advantages of Retail Cross-Docking
MSE-Forks
MSE-Forks is an independent, innovative company that develops and manufactures unique logistics products like telescopic forks and mechanical fork lift truck equipment for palletless handling the so-called RollerForks. All of our products are aimed at increasing the ease of use and application of logistics and transportation resources, such as forklift trucks and their variants.
We aim to add value to our customers’ and end-users’ logistics supply chains. We sell our products via our own international network of importers and directly to forklift truck manufacturers. It is intrinsically understood that the products we supply are of the highest quality and reliability.