HOJ Innovations Helps When to Purchase Used Warehouse Equipment

April 09 14:08 2019
HOJ Innovations Helps When to Purchase Used Warehouse Equipment

Outfitting a warehouse with everything needed is a costly and heavy process according to Tim Hoj, CEO of HOJ Innovations. Hoj recently made suggestions when considering used equipment.

According to Hoj, Uprights, the vertical supports holding load beams in place, are typically good to purchase used. Make sure they are straight, have a solid base plate and do not show any signs of dents or cracks.

Racking in good condition can certainly be a great purchase, if they are in good condition. As with uprights, some wear is fine, but look for dents and cracks. Reminder that racking holds your inventory, so if it breaks, it could damage products.

Conveyors are a risk but a small one. If a component within the conveyor fails, the system will just stop working with minimal risk of damaging other parts or products. If they do breakdown, repair them.

Automated storage systems are also a good purchase used. Similar to conveyors, they will stop working if a component fails, but they will leave other parts uncompromised.

Dock equipment is pretty straight forward. They can be bought used but inspect it carefully and know its limits. If docks do not have good structural support, it could be costly. Docks will hold the weight of forklifts and a fully-loaded pallet, so make sure that the dock can handle the weight. If the dock looks like it has been repaired in multiple places, odds are it has been abused.

To read more about when to purchased and not to purchase used warehouse equipment, read more at: http://bit.ly/2U09zig

About HOJ Innovations

HOJ Innovations, with clients throughout the United States, has more than 50 years of experience in innovation and engineering excellence. As a leader in innovative warehouse fulfillment design and mobile computing technology for managing warehouses, the company now operates with more than 150 employees. 

HOJ Innovations specializes in internal logistic design, space utilization, productivity and process improvement studies as well as application-driven inventory management solutions (WarehouseOS). The company provides support to the distribution, fulfillment, and manufacturing sectors throughout the United States. Follow WarehouseOS on Twitter at @WarehouseOS; for more information, visit www.warehousemobilesolutions.com or call 801-266-8881.

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