Within a manufacturing cell, pallets containing materials come in, and empty pallets needs to be returned. These pallets can contain anything from packaging material, work in progress goods or raw materials. Once the product is used up and more is required, empty pallets needs to be removed or stored for future disposal.
Robotic lift trucks have the best return on investment when they are continuously working. A robot can be used to not only drop off full pallets but then be used to pick up and remove empty pallets. This can potentially free up time for operators to do other more important tasks.
