BHS, Inc., a leading manufacturer of custom material handling equipment based in St. Louis, MO, has announced the release of a new line of modular attachments for order picker trucks. These attachments are designed to optimize warehouse operations by providing task-based flexibility and enhanced safety features. The new product line includes four series: Modular Order Picker Carts, Modular Order Picker Platforms, Order Picker Furniture Carts, and Order Picker Furniture Platforms, each tailored to specific picking needs.
Modular Order Picker Carts come equipped with heavy-duty casters, allowing them to double as pushcarts for ground-level inventory management. In contrast, Modular Order Picker Platforms omit casters and serve solely as attachments for order picker trucks. The furniture-specific variants are sized to fit the longer forks of furniture order picker trucks, addressing the unique requirements of that sector.
According to Trent Boothe, Technical Sales Manager at BHS, the growth of narrow-aisle racking has increased reliance on order picker trucks. "Our goal is to make those trucks safer, more productive, and flexible enough to handle anything," Boothe said. The attachments are custom-sized to eliminate gaps or offsets between the platform and the truck's operator deck, thereby reducing tripping hazards—a safety risk sometimes associated with such equipment.
The key advantage of these modular solutions is their adaptability. Users can adjust shelf spacing, remove shelves entirely, or add rails and guarding to create the ideal work platform. The bolt-on components are designed for easy attachment or removal using standard workplace tools, allowing for quick reconfiguration based on task demands. This modularity means the carts and platforms function like custom equipment but without the extended lead times typical of made-to-order solutions.
"We specialize in designing custom equipment, but it takes time to design something from scratch," Boothe explained. "Our modular solutions ship a lot faster than an all-original product. They give you custom performance without custom lead times." The attachments are available now exclusively from BHS, Inc.
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