These patented fork lift attachments are manufactured in the Netherlands and distributed by a U.S. Dealer network. Widely used in Europe since 2003, patented in Europe, China and the U.S. and introduced to U.S. market in 2008.
RollerFork® provide substantial cost savings by eliminating pallet costs, reduce labor costs. Combined with inexpensive slip sheets enable shipment of more products out the door.
Rollerfork principal : the fork tine has 2 sets of rollers. When the floor side rollers touch the floor it causes the upper rollers to operate in the opposite direction. the forks slide under the slipsheet with out disturbing the product or allow the tine to place the product on the sheet and withdraw.
unlike push-pull mechanisms that are costly, heavy, complex, require dedicated lift truck , RollerFork® is simple, light wt. , efficient and attach to your current forklift
rollerforks push-pull mechanism
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palletless storage and transportation for boxed, bagged , stand alone products, tires etc.
(products on slip sheet placed on pallet for shipping)
Benefits of Rollerforks over push pull mechanisms
- far less expensive in both initial cost and maintenance
- simple installation -attach RollerFork® to your current fork lift
- easier to use than push pull method which requires operator to extend the mechanism, clamp down on the slipsheet, then retract the unit so it will pull the load onto the wide platten
- lighter weight of rollerforks allows more product wt. To be placed on a slipsheet
- minimum maintenance -each roller can be replace with one bolt -no hydraulics as with push pull
- safer due to much better visibility than large push pull mechanisms
Benefits of slip sheets
- green - reduce consumption of wood to make new pallets
- green - recycle plastic or fiber slipsheets
- clean-durable - plastic slipsheets can be cleaned , are impervious to moisture
- compact - space saving - 50 slipsheets can be stored in the space of one pallet.
- transportation savings - light wt. slipsheets (2 #s vs. 40#s) enable you to ship more of your product on outbound shipments !!!!
cost 500 plastic slipheets = $700 to $900
500 wooden pallets = $7,500 to $8,500
applications: food canning -processing and beverage bottling-distribution, feed-seed suppliers, tire industry , manufacturers, distributors, warehousing, retail goods, worldwide exporters,
the following companies have annual savings of close to and over $1 million dollars Home Depot, Lowe's, Sams Club, Clorox, Kraft, Coors,
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