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Narrow aisle truck
A truck which permits right angle stacking in aisles narrower than those normally required by counterbalanced trucks.
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NASFM
National Association of Store Fixture Manufacturers
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National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)
An organization whose stated mission is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating scientifically-based consensus codes and standards, research, training and education. The Web site for this organization is www.nfpa.org.
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Navigation
The planning and directing of the course of a material handling vehicle. Especially applies to non-manned AGV's and other such carriers.
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Nestable container
A container that can stack within another container when empty.
See also Nesting container.
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Nestable pallet
A plastic pallet designed in such a way as to allow the pallet to fit or "nest" in another so as to facilitate better use of storage space.
Pallets in which foot design is such that the pallets can stack within each other when empty.
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Nesting container
Containers that can be placed one on another, either wholly or partially, and there in saving on the total cubic displacement.
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Nets
A basic form of below-the-hook lifting attachment which is suspended from a hoist or other lifting mechanism and simply wraps around the object to be moved and lifts it totally.
Mesh netting is also used for securing loads to pallets.
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Non-contact accumulation conveyor
Non -contact accumulation on a conveyor occurs when the product is accumulated with a definite space between each accumulated load. This is accomplished by controlling the speed of the carrying surface. Most zero pressure conveyors are of the non contact type.
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Non-corrugated steel container
A metal container fabricated from corrugated steel sheet and with the same characteristics as corrugated steel containers.
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Non-folding container
A container with corners permanently helixed and is subject to the same specifications as "folding containers".
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Nonreversible pallet
A pallet designed and constructed to utilize only the top deckbaord and does not incorporate a bottom deckboard.
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Nonstep beam
A beam that offers only one horizontal surface on which the rack decking can be placed. Examples of nonstep beams are: "Box" sections, tubing channels, and I-beams.
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Nonstep beam application
An application in which the area of wire decking support in confined to the surface area on the top of the front and rear beams fo the rack.
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Notched stringer
The stringer on a pallet that possesses identical notches which are spaced such as to allow forks to enter pallet.
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