A Skid mount is a popular method of distributing and storing

machinery A machine is a physical system that uses power to apply forces and control movement to perform an action. The term is commonly applied to artificial devices, such as those employing engines or motors, but also to natural biological macromolec ...

and usually-stationary equipment for the military and

industry Industry may refer to: Economics * Industry (economics), a generally categorized branch of economic activity * Industry (manufacturing), a specific branch of economic activity, typically in factories with machinery * The wider industrial sector ...

on its own or with other units as part of a modular system (

modular process skid A modular process skid is a Process engineering, process system contained within a frame that allows the process system to be easily transported (skid mount). Individual skids can contain complete process systems and multiple process skids can be c ...

). The machinery at point of manufacture is permanently mounted in a frame or onto rails or a metal

Pallet A pallet (also called a skid) is a flat transport structure, which supports goods in a stable fashion while being lifted by a forklift, a pallet jack, a Loader (equipment), front loader, a Jack (mechanical), jacking device, or an erect cra ...

. The equipment can then be easily secured and transported and used as a unit. A unit such as a fire-fighting Skid unit may also be temporarily placed onto a vehicle to equip it for a task. They often have standard sized holes (called "pockets") for a

forklift truck A forklift (also called industrial truck, lift truck, jitney, hi-lo, fork truck, fork hoist, and forklift truck) is a powered industrial truck used to lift and move materials over short distances. The forklift was developed in the early 20th c ...

to slide into it to lift it safely. It could be thought of as a permanently attached

(also known as a skid). As well as making it more transportable, it adds stability when static. To facilitate factory floor efficiency, machinery such as laser welders, plastic injection molding units, lathes and sewing machines are often skid mounted for easy placement according to work flow needs. Image:Big boy.jpg, Side view of a skid mounted diesel generator, strapped onto a vehicle trailer. Image:Modified Hanson steelwatertank.jpg, Skid mounted Water tank Image:Coiled Tubing Unit.jpg, Coiled Tubing Unit with the "pockets" visible at the bottom of unit Image:Diesel iveco in Canopy.jpg, Side view of a skid mounted diesel generator with the "pockets" visible at the bottom of unit

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