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Term of the Road Dictionary

high rack stacker

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Transport Vehicles
  • Definition : Forklift truck for operation in high-bay stores of which the forks are able to swing to the right or the left and to extend into the racking to place or extract pallets [EN 14943].
  • Synonyms : narrow aisle stacker

Hochregalstapler

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Transport Fahrzeuge
  • Definition : Gabelstaplerart zum Arbeiten in Hochregallagern, deren Gabeln nach rechts oder links schwingen können und in das Regal hineinfahren können, um dort Paletten abzuladen oder herauszunehmen [EN 14943].
  • Synonyms : Schmalgangstapler