One of the nation\u2019s largest food redistributors manages a 275,000 square foot facility that is used as a redistribution hub for dry, frozen, and refrigerated food products. Due to the large volume of food products that are constantly moving in and out of the facility, the redistribution facility utilizes a large fleet of forklifts. These forklifts are subject to heavy usage and require daily maintenance. The company\u2019s maintenance department services the forklift fleet. Maintenance tasks include battery change outs and pulling motors.<\/p>\n
Because forklifts are a core component of the redistribution center, downtime due to maintenance can translate to lost profits. The maintenance manager originally invested in a gantry crane to service the lifts. The gantry crane provided a solution for battery change outs, but it became problematic when a motor needed to be pulled. Eventually, employees resorted to using another forklift in combination with a come along to aide in pulling the motor. Not only did this require more manpower and another forklift, but it raised safety concerns as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-1566","case_study","type-case_study","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n