When enterprises build or upgrade their warehouse systems, making reasonable planning around reach forklifts is a core step to balance storage density and operation efficiency, without unnecessary space waste or hidden safety risks in daily operations.

The first step of the planning process is full on-site investigation before equipment deployment. Teams need to measure the actual size of the warehouse space, confirm the maximum height of the existing or planned racks, calculate the minimum channel width reserved for reach forklifts based on the equipment’s turning radius and load lifting parameters, and reserve 10% to 15% of extra safety margin on this basis. This arrangement can avoid the problem of too narrow channels that may cause operation scratches, and also will not leave excessively wide aisles that reduce the total available storage position of the warehouse.

The second key part is operation route planning. It is recommended to separate the walking routes of personnel, cargo trolleys and reach forklifts clearly with ground marking lines, set special entrance and exit for the high rack storage area, and stagger the operation peaks of receiving, picking and shipping sections as much as possible to reduce cross operation conflicts. For areas with frequent pedestrian traffic, obvious reminder signs shall be set up in advance to remind forklift operators to slow down and yield.

The third part is supporting facility planning. The charging area for electric reach forklifts should be arranged in the corner of the warehouse close to the main exit, with no barrier for access, and independent operation space reserved for battery replacement and daily maintenance, to avoid occupying the main operation passage. Enterprises can also arrange temporary buffer zones for to-be-stored and to-be-shipped goods near the entrance of the forklift operation area, to reduce the unnecessary idle driving distance of reach forklifts.

We are Jianshu New Energy, focusing on BYD electric forklifts. We can provide targeted planning suggestions for different warehouse scenarios to help customers give full play to the performance of reach forklifts. If you have relevant demands, please contact us via [email protected].