Functional Guide > Ergonomic picking units

Ergonomic picking units

Front picking is vital in eliminating the muda caused by waiting, processing and unnecessary movement.
The LeanTek system lets you create an infinite variety of picking units. Here are the 4 main types.

The standard stop

The standard stop

This is the simplest solution for supermarket and work-in-progress storage racks.

The sloping rack

The sloping rack

This rack is also quick to assemble, but the ergonomic arrangement at the front slopes towards the operator, making picking easier. This solution requires the structure of the rack to be designed at an incline. A combination of LeanTek components F-F, F-T and F-G are used to create the required angles.

The T rack

The T rack

This system is original to LeanTek and uses a space into which the container tips forwards in an inclined position, held between the inner and outer tubes. Moving the outer tube up and down adjusts the gradient to angle required to accommodate the configuration of container used. The T rack provides the steepest gradient possible within a traditional rack design.

The traditional rack

The traditional rack

This is the traditional solution seen in most applications.

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