Warehouse Racking Ipswich

Pallet racking is a space-saving storage system for palletised products that makes use of vertical space in a warehouse to increase storage capacity and product accessibility. Typically designed for use with a forklift, pallet racking is made from steel frames, beams, and bracing and can be customised to best serve the purposes and inventory of any storage facility.

There are many different types of pallet racking systems available including LIFO (last in, first out) and FIFO (first in, first out) systems. Choosing the right pallet racking for your warehouse depends on the type of products and number of SKUs to be stored as well as the available space and warehouse processes.

There are also a number of racking systems for non-palletised products that use the basic structure of a pallet racking system with specialised additions to suit different product types. These include carpet racking, drum racking, sheet racking, cable raking, and more. In fact, Macrack can design a quality racking system to store just about anything.

Selective pallet racking is the most basic form of pallet rack where pallets are stored one-deep, with all pallets visible and accessible from the front of the rack. Selective pallet racking is a FIFO storage system that provides excellent product accessibility, ideal for use in warehouses with high product differentiation.

Selective pallet racking can be loaded and unloaded using a forklift with standard tynes and can be installed in a back-to-back configuration to create aisles.

Double deep pallet racking is similar to a selective pallet racking system, with the difference being that pallets can be stored two pallets deep. This means that double deep pallet racking can be used to store twice the number of pallets than selective pallet racking by cutting the number of aisles needed in half.

As a high-density pallet racking system, double deep racking still has a relatively high level of product accessibility, with 50% of pallets accessible from the aisle in a fully stocked system. Due to the extra depth of double deep racking, a forklift with longer tynes is required to move pallets in and out of the rack.

Push back pallet racking is another high density storage system that can be built to be two to six pallets deep, depending on the needs of your warehouse. Pallets loaded into a push back pallet rack are loaded onto a moving cart system that allows pallets in the rack to be pushed further back into the system as each new pallet is loaded in.

Similarly, as pallets are unloaded from a push back racking system, the remaining pallets in the row are able to roll safely towards the front of the rack. This means that a standard forklift is all that is needed to load pallets into the rack.

In a drive-in pallet racking system, forklifts can be driven into the racks to retrieve pallets from any location within. This eliminates the need for aisles to increase the number of pallets that can be stored in any one space.

As drive-in racking systems can be made to be many pallets deep with only the frontmost pallets accessible without manual product rotation, this racking system is most suited to the storage of bulk amounts of the same products. Drive-in pallet racking is commonly used in cold storage rooms where space is limited as well as in unconventional areas where racking aisles cannot fit.

Like drive-in pallet racking, pallet flow racking has no need for aisles as pallets are simply loaded into the back of the rack and unloaded from the front. This is achieved through the use of industrial poly track set on incrementally lowered beams to create and angled platform onto which the pallets are loaded.

Once loaded into the racking system, pallets will ‘flow’ forward until they reach the front of the rack to be unloaded, making pallet flow racking a FIFO storage system.

Cantilever racking is designed for the storage of long products. Using the frame of a standard pallet racking system, cantilever racking has many steel arms installed parallel to the floor onto which pallets and long products can be loaded to be stored horizontally.

Cantilever racking can be customised to suit your product range in both weight load capacity as well as the length of the steel arms. Cantilever racks can be installed back to back to create aisles and can be manufactured to be used both indoors and outdoors.

Sheet racking is a warehouse storage system that has been specifically designed for sheet products such as gyprock, plywood, steel panels, and plastic sheet. Products stored in a sheet racking system are easily identifiable and accessible, making use of available vertical space to increase storage capacity.

Sheet racking can accommodate handpicking on lower levels and is compatible for use with a standard forklift on higher shelves.

Industrial shelving is a highly customisable warehouse storage system that can be built to store almost anything. Ideal for use in hand picking warehouses, industrial shelving uses the same structural components as a pallet racking system with lighter gauge beams and the addition of shelving to store non-palletised boxed and loose products in an organised, space-efficient way.

Longspan shelving is another storage system used in handpicking warehouses for small to medium-sized product storage. In a longspan shelving system, each bay is added onto the last frame to maximise the amount of floor space used for product storage.

Additionally, longspan shelving can be added to and reconfigured as your storage needs change.

Tyre racking is a specialised racking system that can be built to store many different types of tyres, from small golf cart tyres to large and heavy truck tyres. In a tyre racking system, each level has a beam at the front and the back of the rack. Tyres are loaded in vertically, sitting between the two beams, and can be easily rolled out when needed.

Tyres stored in a tyre racking system can be handpicked with the use of a ladder or stock picker for higher levels.

Narrow aisle racking is made for the storage of furniture and other large, non palletised products, Products in a narrow aisle racking system are loaded and unloaded through the use of a stock picker, with shelves installed just above head height to allow pickers to walk into the rack to retrieve items.

As stockpickers require much less room between rows than a forklift, aisle width can be minimised to maximise the floorspace used for product storage.

Drum or coil racking is a pallet-racking based storage system, using the frames and beams of a standard rack with the addition of steel cradles in which each drum or coil is stored. This prevents products from moving or rolling, providing secure storage of heavy, cylindrical products. A drum racker attachment is required to load coils and drums in and out of the racking system.

Each cable reel stored in a cable racking system is threaded onto steel rods which is then placed on a set of brackets attached to the racking uprights. This ensures that cables are securely stored in the rack while allowing each cable to be individually accessed when needed by simply pulling on the desired cable.

A forklift with a cable reel attachment is required to load each spindle into and out of the racking system, with cables able to be handpicked once stored.

Carpet racking is another product-specific racking system that is designed for the storage of carpet rolls and other similar products such as fabric, vinyl, rugs, and even bubble wrap. In a carpet racking system, products are loaded end-first into deep shelves, allowing all products stored in the rack to be visible and accessible.

A forklift with a roll prong attachment is required to load carpets and similar products into a carpet racking system. Additionally, carpet racking can be designed to support handpicking on lower shelves.

A-frame racking is used to store long, rigid products on their end supported by the sloped frame of the rack. By storing long products on their ends, the product footprints are significantly reduced, maximising the amount of products that can be stored.

A-frame racking is designed for handpicking and can increase identification, organisation, and storage capacity in any warehouse.

A raised storage area is a pallet racking supported platform that can be used to create an additional level of floor space and storage. Making use of the available vertical space in a warehouse, a raised storage area can significantly increase storage capacity and can even be built to be multiple levels high.

Additionally, as a freestanding structure, a raised storage area is a long-term investment as it can move with you to each new warehouse as you outgrow the last.