Aisle Width for Broken-Case Picking Forklifts

Broken-case picking is one of the most frequent operation scenarios in modern retail, e-commerce and pharmaceutical storage facilities, and the aisle width setting for matching picking forklifts directly determines the overall operation efficiency and the space utilization rate of the whole warehouse. For most standard broken-case picking forklifts, the basic aisle width should be calculated based on the minimum turning radius of the vehicle body, the maximum extension length of the loaded goods, and the reserved safety operation margin for operators. It is inappropriate to blindly reduce the aisle width for the sake of increasing the number of storage positions, because too narrow aisles will easily lead to collisions between forklifts and shelf uprights, accidental dropping of goods, and even safety risks to on-site operation personnel. At the same time, unnecessarily wide aisles will also waste a lot of effective storage space, reducing the overall revenue per unit area of the warehouse. In actual planning, operators need to adjust the specific aisle width according to the daily maximum size of transported goods, the layout form of shelves, the frequency of vehicle passing at peak operation hours, and the operation proficiency of on-site drivers. Generally, a safety margin of 100 to 200 mm is recommended to be reserved on the basis of the theoretical minimum passing width, to cope with the slight operation deviation of drivers and the temporary passing demand of special auxiliary tools. If you need a customized aisle planning scheme that matches your actual operation scenario, you can contact Jianshu New Energy for professional technical guidance. You can also refer to the mature parameter design logic of BYD Forklift's related picking product series to check the reference value of aisle width under different load and lifting height conditions. If you need to obtain more detailed technical specifications and case materials, you can send an email to 17399989919@163.com to get the full version of professional guidance documents. Reasonable aisle width setting can not only reduce the accident rate of broken-case picking operation, but also effectively improve the picking turnover efficiency, so as to create more stable operation benefits for the storage system.