Using a forklift to move materials to elevated heights within the workplace can be more time consuming and hazardous than if you were to have a mezzanine lift at your disposal. A lift is similar to a dumbwaiter, in that it is designed to move items to various levels. The difference in a customized mezzanine lift is that it can be used to haul larger loads of materials. 

Free Up Space Within The Workplace

If a couple of forklifts seem to be in operation throughout each day, you are not only incurring costs associated with powering up the equipment and keeping it maintained, but you are dealing with some of your workers possibly being inconvenienced. Forklifts may traverse much of the inside of your building, especially if wares are stacked on shelves that are in different parts of the warehouse. This will result in people needing to move out of the way while a forklift is in motion.

Once a mezzanine lift is installed, anything that comes through the receiving department and that needs to be placed in an elevated area or on another floor within your business can be moved over to the loading area that is next to the mezzanine's doorway. This will make the pathway for each forklift much easier to predict, and workstations that are set up within the facility will no longer be in the way of the person who is operating the machinery.

Appreciate A Viable Way To Keep Things Organized

When you decide to have a custom lift installed, you need to choose the track that the lift will follow. Some lifts are designed to cover an expanse of several levels within a business and there are models that will only go up to a specific height within a warehouse.

If you are going to have goods moved to various floors and you would like to keep the products neatly organized once they have reached their final destination, a custom lift that contains a cargo area for an operator to stand in will ensure that products are accounted for and neatly stacked once they have made their way to the area where they will be stored.

Take into consideration that the lift will need to support the weight of a worker plus the weight of raw materials, finished goods, and any hand tools that will be used to transport the items along the hallway or flooring that leads to the storage area where the products will be stacked. Choose a mezzanine lift model that contains safety rails and a door that latches to ensure that an operator and goods are secure while being transported.