Design and Analysis of Forklift for Confined warehouses

Abstract

The process of movement of materials (raw materials, finished or semi-finished materials) also known as material handling is of much importance in warehousing and different stages of production. The Forklift is widely used in these material handling processes by the industries as it is compact and is an alternative to manual lifting. Industries having warehouses with confined spaces cannot use most of the commercially available forklifts because of their size and operating radius. Design and development of smart, low cost, small operating radius forklifts is an area of constant interest. This project aims to locally design and develop a forklift that can meet the needs of local industries and warehouses who deal with small to medium sized packages