FEED QUARTERLY: FEED OPERATIONS pallets to be easily moved along the storage rack to the other end. Aisles where forklifts travel but do not access the pallets should be eight feet wide to allow forklift passing. Aisles where forklifts turn into to place or remove pallets should be at least 12 feet wide. I have devoted this article to manual or automatic packing lines handling large 50- to 100-pound bags. Smaller bag VL]HV DOVR PD\ EH DXWRPDWLFDOO\ ¿OOHG DQG VHDOHG E\ XVLQJ URWDU\ VFDOLQJ SRFNHWV WKDW ¿OO FKHFNZHLJK VHDO DQG GLVcharge the product. 7KHVPDOO¿OOHGEDJVDUHRIWHQSODFHGLQFDUGERDUGER[HV WKDWKROGWREDJV7KHER[¿OOLQJPD\EHGRQHE\KDQG or again the whole operation may be done using totally autoPDWLF¿OOLQJDQGVHDOLQJDQGVWDFNLQJRSHUDWLRQV IN SUMMARY 7R VXPPDUL]H WKH DUWLFOHV LQ WKLV WZRSDUW VHULHV ¿OOLQJVHDOLQJDQGSODFHPHQWRIEDJVRQSDOOHWVPD\EHGRQH PDQXDOO\RUDXWRPDWLFDOO\)XOO\DXWRPDWHGEDJJLQJVHDOLQJDQGURERWLFVWDFNLQJRISURGXFWRQWRSDOOHWVLVIDVWHU PLQLPL]HV KXPDQ KHDOWK SUREOHPV GXH WR KDQGOLQJ EDJV and may keep product from contact with foreign materials. Warehouses for bagged storage should be designed so www.World-Grain.com / World Grain / April 2017 WKDW DQ\ SDOOHWV VWRUHG QH[W WR WKH ZDOO VKRXOG QHYHU EH more than one pallet deep. Pallet storage systems should be used for multiple pallets of like product. These storage racks (systems) should have IRUNOLIWDFFHVVDWERWKHQGVRIDURZRISURGXFWIRU³¿UVWLQ ¿UVWRXW´XVHWKDWDOORZVWKHROGHVWSURGXFWEHXVHG¿UVW Placement of pallets and racks of pallets should be as close to the shipping area as possible to minimize the number of forklift trucks needed and the miles traveled to handle the pallets of product. 3URYLGH DGHTXDWH ÀRRU DUHD LQ WKH ZDUHKRXVH QHDU WKH loadout doors for staging of loads prior to shipment. Smart SODQQLQJ DQG V\VWHP GHVLJQ FDQ VDYH VLJQL¿FDQW FRVWV LQ EDJJLQJVWRUDJHDQGVKLSSLQJRSHUDWLRQVZKLOHPLQLPL]LQJ contamination and human labor requirements. Fred Fairchild is feed science professor emeritus in the Department of Grain Science at Kansas State University. Prior to coming to Kansas State in 1994, he worked in the industry designing, constructing and commissioning numerous mill facilities. He is a licensed professional engineer. He may be reached by e-mail at fjf@k-state.edu. We want to hear from you - Send comments and inquiries to worldgrain@sosland.com. For reprints of WG articles, e-mail reprints@sosland.com. 53https://www.facebook.com/viteralfeedmilling/ http://www.viteral.com.tr https://twitter.com/viteral_/status/801390146386010112