Warehouse Pallet Racking

Warehouse pallet racking refers to a system that stores things on the top of wooden or plastic pallets. From light to extra heavy-duty pallets, pallet racking is the most common storage solution for all palletized goods since it will increase your storage capabilities. Warehouse pallet racking also allows for accessing to each pallet in the system to provide a quick pallet retrieval operation and can be used with any type of forklift including counterbalance and reach trucks.

We offer most types and configurations of warehouse pallet racking that are frequently used in warehouses, while selective pallet racking is the most commonly used system. They are usually in a “roll-formed” or “structural” configuration. They are usually formed by uprights and a pair of beams to create shelves which are designed for storing pallets. This type of system often requires lower investment and has good accessibility among all the warehouse pallet racking systems.

Advantages of Warehouse Pallet Racking

• Low Cost Per Pallet Position

Selective pallet racking is the most common type of pallet racking and maintains the lowest upfront cost per pallet compared to other pallet racking systems. Low upfront cost makes selective pallet racking an ideal choice for a wide variety of goods for warehouse storage.

• Full Selectivity And Direct Access To Each Pallet

Selective pallet racking uses FIFO inventory management and provides timely access to pallet positions. Forklifts can access to a large SKU count which adjusts to the changing market demands and inventory management requirements. Full selectivity allows the distribution center to keep up with consumer’s demand changes.

• Easily Configured To Any Load Size

A warehouse needs SKU types changing frequently and selective pallet racking provides the ability of adjusting changes as to market and product demands.

• Maximize Storage Space

Selective pallet racking storage system can make sure that you can use your warehouse storage space as efficiently as possible.

How do design a warehouse pallet racking system

1. Determine Beam Width and Max Capacity.

When calculating the width of the pallet racking beams you require, it’s best to add some space between the pallet racking uprights and the pallets. This allows the forklift operators a little space as they move goods in and out of the pallet racking system. This can reduce the amount of damage to the pallet racking and increase operator efficiency since they don’t have to slow down. A designer also needs to know the load capacity of a pallet so that he can choose the profile of the beam using on pallet racking system.

2. Determine How Deep Your Pallet Racking Upright Needs to Be.

The next step is to take the depth of the goods you are trying to store, that was calculated in first step, and add two inches to either side.

3. Determine the Dimensions of Your Pallet Racking.

After step 1 and 2, you can fix the depth, width and height of the pallet racking. Then engineer can make the layout for racking as to the warehouse situation.

Things to Consider When Designing a Warehouse Pallet Racking System

When design a pallet racking system, make sure to consider:

• Required storage density.
• Floor space is available.
• Building height
• Inventory accessibility
• Rotation requirements
• Pallet loading size and weight
• Cost of materials and installation