What is BS 7611 – Potato storage boxes about?
BS 7611 is a British standard that discusses the specification for potato storage boxes for mechanical handling. Mechanical handling means material handling can improve customer service by making products easy to find, move, and ship out cut costs by reducing the amount of time spent moving products, and reduce product damages by properly transporting your products.
BS 7611 specifies dimensions and design requirements together with prototype tests and related performance requirements, for potato storage boxes having a tare weight of up to 150 kg, intended to contain a maximum of 1 150 kg1) of potatoes for short- and long-term storage and designed for handling by conventional forklift truck handling systems, with or without box emptying mechanisms.
Who is BS 7611 – Potato storage boxes for?
BS 7611 on potato storage boxes for mechanical handling applies to:
- Manufacturer of mechanical handling equipment
- Quality testing personnel
- Automobile engineers
Why should you use BS 7611 – Potato storage boxes?
Mechanical handling means material handling can improve customer service by making products easy to find, move, and ship out cut costs by reducing the amount of time spent moving products, and reduce product damages by properly transporting your products.
BS 7611 specifies the general requirements for potato storage boxes and does not specify the materials of construction, it reflects the current position in that the tests have largely been developed using the most widely used type of box.
BS 7611 provides you with the performance test of the potato storage boxes for mechanical handling which include:
- Bowing resistance test
- Deck stiffness test
- Diagonal end racking test
- Diagonal side racking test
With BS 7611 you can be ensured that the products consistently meet and exceed quality assurance targets.