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New Age Industrial, a prominent manufacturer specializing in aluminum products for various industries including Material Handling, Food Service, and Grocery, prides itself on a bespoke business approach tailored to its clients' precise requirements. Among its extensive portfolio of customized solutions, the spotlight today falls on a particularly unique creation: The Walkie Rider Pack Station.
The genesis of this innovative product stems from a client's vision to enhance safety and operational efficiency within their organization. Armed with a simple napkin sketch, the client engaged with New Age Industrial to transform their concept into reality. Operating within a facility characterized by moderately wide aisles and reliant on a Walkie Rider (powered pallet jack) for heavy lifting, the client sought a solution that would offer ergonomic picking capabilities, full access to totes from both sides, and mobility for manual relocation when not in use with a Walkie Rider.
The Walkie Rider Pack Station embodies a robust design crafted to address these specific needs. Its foundation rests upon heavy-duty 2” wide by 5” tall casters with polyurethane tread, ensuring mobility and durability. Positioned at the center of the base is a fork pocket engineered to seamlessly integrate with a Walkie Rider. The shelves, fabricated from T-Bar slats, boast raised lips to securely contain individual totes, preventing accidental dislodgment during transit. With a commendable nine-tote capacity, the Walkie Rider Pack Station facilitates efficient picking, maximizing the number of items collected per trip.
Distinguishing itself with unparalleled features, the Walkie Rider Pack Station prioritizes ergonomics—a key consideration resonating across industries. Notably, its dual-sided picking system for common totes stands out as a testament to its innovative design. The inclusion of cantilever angled shelves and tab stops on the first and second tiers ensures optimal tote positioning and retention.
The ergonomic advantages of presenting totes at an angle are manifold. By affording users easy access to tote contents while minimizing the risk of hand injuries in confined spaces, the Walkie Rider Pack Station redefines operational safety standards. Moreover, the cantilever angled shelves, complemented by strategically placed tabs, facilitate seamless tote retrieval and placement, enhancing overall workflow efficiency.
A noteworthy bonus of the Walkie Rider Pack Station lies in its dual-sided configuration, doubling the productivity of pickers. This setup enables ergonomic picking from both sides of the cart, eliminating the need for additional trips down aisles, thereby streamlining operations and minimizing downtime.
Upon completion of the picking process, the Walkie Rider Pack Station can be conveniently left at the end of an aisle for retrieval by a Walkie Rider, effectively transitioning heavy lifting tasks to machinery, thereby reducing the risk of workforce injuries, and optimizing operational efficiency.
In conclusion, the Walkie Rider Pack Station exemplifies New Age Industrial’s commitment to innovation and client-centric solutions. By seamlessly blending ergonomic design with practical functionality, this custom product not only addresses specific client needs but also sets a new benchmark for safety and efficiency in material handling operations.
