Stainless Steel Stackers
Stainless steel stackers and stainless steel high-lift trucks - efficient goods handling when hygiene is paramount
Special requirements are often decisive for the logistical handling of goods in special industries when it comes to choosing the right industrial truck. To ensure that special hygiene regulations are correctly observed in the food industry or in cleanroom areas, for example, an electric or manual stacker or a high-lift truck made of stainless steel is often intended for use. The special hygienic properties of the stainless steel surface particularly protect open goods where contamination is to be prevented. Thus, a stainless steel stacker or stainless steel pallet truck becomes a suitable device for e.g. storage or loading of open food.
In which operating areas can a stainless steel pedestrian stacker or high lift truck be used?
The use of special machines and equipment made of stainless steel is prescribed by the two regulations EN 1672-1 and EN 1672-2. These two standards also define the scope and type of hygiene measures to be taken, for example in the food sector. Particularly for the pharmaceutical industry or for the health care sector, special cleanroom conditions for intralogistics goods handling apply according to the ISO 14259 standard. The materials handling equipment used must have sterile material properties and be highly resistant to corrosion. These properties also make stainless steel forklifts and stainless steel high-lift trucks suitable equipment in areas such as the chemical industry where special substances are encountered.
Areas with special hygiene and cleanroom regulations are:
- Food industry and food processing: Food production, cold stores, slaughterhouses, , beverage production/bottling, dairies, bakeries, commercial kitchens, and many more.
- Cleanroom: Laboratories, pharmaceutical industry, healthcare (clinics), electrical industry (semiconductor manufacturing), and many more.
- Industries that handle special substances: Chemical industry, companies producing/processing hazardous substances, and many more.
Stacker types and their characteristics for hygiene and cleanroom standards
For lifting, stacking and transporting hygienically sensitive goods, stainless steel pedestrian stackers and high-lift trucks must basically meet the same properties as the commonly used equipment made of powder-coated steel. The differences then come out in the special material properties of the stainless steel used, as the antibacterial surface as well as the high corrosion resistance are among the main criteria of the common hygiene regulations.
Stainless steel pedestrian stacker variants
In the online store of Staplerlift you will find high-quality stainless steel forklift variants for intralogistic handling of hygienically sensitive products:
- Stainless steel hand stacker: for manual stacking and lifting of goods on pallets or in wire mesh boxes
- Stainless steel electric forklift: both fully electric and semi-electric versions for stacking or lifting palletized goods.
Special material properties of stainless steel stackers and stainless steel high lift trucks
The relevant standards EN 1672-1, EN 1672-2 and ISO 14259 provide the exact framework of regulations for the use of a stainless steel pedestrian stacker or high lift truck:
Properties of the material stainless steel
- Surfaces are easy to clean, even with more aggressive cleaning agents
- High corrosion resistance to water, water vapor, atmospheric moisture, edible acids and weak organic and inorganic acids
- Antibacterial, sterile surfaces - ions of the stainless steel destroy biological organisms such as viruses and bacteria
Special features for forklift components
- Special hydraulic oil and lubricants that are safe for health and meet applicable standards for hygienic and cleanroom areas - such as NSF-H1 specification hydraulic oil.
- Nylon tires with high abrasion and impact resistance, as well as high resistance to aggressive substances such as acids and oils
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