Warehouse1 Material Handling Blog

Saturday Dec 14, 2013

Our reviews give one to five stars in the following categories: design, availability, competitive pricing, ease of installation and durability. Next up is the selective pallet rack most similar to Teardrop in design, Ridg-U-Rak Slotted. Design:   Ridg-U-Rak slotted pallet rack, the original “hook” and “slot” design, has a...

Saturday Dec 14, 2013

We’ll give one to five stars for each of the following categories: design, availability, competitive pricing, ease of installation and durability. Next up is the most durable style of pallet rack, Structural. Design:   Structural pallet rack is manufactured using one of the strongest known building materials: structural steel. Using poured...

Saturday Dec 14, 2013

Our reviews compare top pallet rack styles and brands, giving up to five stars in each of the following criteria: design, availability, competitive pricing, ease of installation and durability. First up is the most popular style of selective pallet rack, Teardrop. Availability:   With teardrop pallet rack being the most common style of rack...

Friday Dec 13, 2013

What are the best types of pallet racking? We’ve reviewed and ranked the most popular styles and brands of pallet rack out there. Our reviews give one to five stars for the following categories: design, availability, competitive pricing, ease of installation and durability. For a more in depth look, click on...

Monday Dec 9, 2013

Cantilever racking accessories accommodate special storage requirements within a cantilever racking design. Common types of cantilever rack accessories on the market are: Bolt-On Arm Lips Help keep product on cantilever arms. Lips are often removable and extend 2” above the arm. Lips are not intended to be load bearing. Bolt-On Pipe Sockets Install...

Monday Dec 9, 2013

Cantilever racks have many different size and capacity options available for a wide range of storage needs. The most common sizes and capacities range from medium duty to extra heavy duty cantilever racks: Medium Duty Cantilever Racks Component Size Capacity single and double sided uprights 6-12' height 3,300 – 16,200 lbs. straight and incline arms 12-48″...

Monday Dec 9, 2013

In order to properly design a cantilever rack system, you must know what product (load) you are storing: the length, depth, height and weight of the product. Once you know this, designing the system is as easy as finding out the required number of arms, uprights and braces. A. Determine the number and spacing...

Monday Dec 9, 2013

Cantilever racking is a freestanding storage system which employs a cantilever support arrangement for its individual racks or shelves.  A cantilever system is one where a load bearing arm is supported at one end only.  With no other vertical supports involved, the racks easily accommodate materials longer than the rack span. Cantilever rack...

Monday Dec 9, 2013

Converting standard selective pallet bays to carton flow racking makes carton loading and picking faster and more efficient than standard shelving. How Carton Flow Pallet Rack Works Most pallet rack bays can be converted to carton flow by installing kits consisting of slightly inclined lanes with tracks of rollers or skate wheels....

Monday Dec 9, 2013

Pallet flow racks utilize rollers or skate-style wheels mounted on a gentle incline inside the rack, with the rollers at the loading side slightly higher. How Pallet Flow Racking Works Pallets are fed into the pallet flow racking from the loading aisle and roll by force of gravity through the rack to the...