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31) Lift cart

A hand cart with a scissor or mast supported lifting platform.

32) Magnetic belt conveyor

A steel belt and either a magnetic slider bed or magnetic pulley is used to transport ferrous materials vertically, upside down, and around corners.

33) Magnetic stripe

Information storage medium on the back of cards such as credit cards, read by contact.

34) Mobile rack

A rack with wheels at the base that permit movement of the entire rack structure along tracks.

35) Narrow aisle truck

A truck which permits right angle stacking in aisles narrower than those normally required by counterbalanced trucks.

36) Operator-to-stock equipment

A device that brings a person to stationary storage locations to pick items.

37) Optical character recognition (OCR)

Taking data from prepared forms and converting it to computer output.

38) People carrier

A small powered, 3 or 4 wheeled vehicle to carry people over short distances in an industrial setting.

39) Platform truck

Industrial truck with a platform rather than forks for supporting the load: it cannot lift, load or unload.

40) Automated dispenser

A series of vertical product dispensers which kick individual units of products out the bottom onto a conveyor.

41) Bar code reader

A device used to identify and read a bar code symbol.

42) Order Fulfillment Solutions (OFS) Industry Group

The Order Fulfillment Solutions (OFS) industry group is dedicated to developing properly applied order fulfillment solutions. OFS's members achieve this mission through Education and Membership Development.

43) Institute of Caster and Wheel Manufacturers (ICWM) Industry Group

Institute of Caster and Wheel Manufacturers (ICWM) members are the Industry's leading suppliers of casters, wheels, and industrial trailer trucks, platform trucks and towline trucks. They supply caster and wheel solutions worldwide and in virtually every major manufacturing and distribution sector. The association was formed in 1933.

44) Order Fulfillment Council

Order Fulfillment Council See OFC  

45) Conveyor belt

A belt used to carry materials and transmit power required to move the load being conveyed.