Racking Archives - Advance Storage Products

Pallet Flow: 7 Things To Consider

3 years ago

Pallet flow systems are one of the most efficient ways to cube a warehouse. The pallets are loaded first in – first out, can vary from 2 deep to 35 deep, and can go 2 to 5 high (in most cases). A loading aisle and a discharge aisle are required for a pallet flow system. …

10 Lo-Pro™ Pushback Advantages: Learn Why Advance Does It Best

4 years ago

Advance’s Lo-Pro Pushback pallet racking systems are used extensively in high-cube storage facilities and provide superior selectivity and cost benefits when compared with other deep warehouse storage alternatives. Advance Storage Products’ pushback rack systems are available 2-6 deep and offer a number of advantages including: High Density Storage – As mentioned, Advance manufactures 2, 3,…

SMALLER, FASTER, SMARTER

4 years ago

How Distribution Centers and Warehouses are Evolving to Meet Customer Convenience Ecommerce is changing supply chains as we know it. You have heard this sentiment before and witnessed the apparent effects across material handling. Consumers have more access to information than ever before and fulfillment centers must figure out the ideal distribution n storage configuration…

Load Beams: Capacity and Definitions

4 years ago

Structural Load Beams Capacity – Based on uniformly distributed loads per pair of beams with a minimum of one cross bar per pair of beams. Selective Beams – Selective beams are available without holes or with two holes per pallet position to allow for cross bar installation. They are used in single or double deep…

4 Selective Pallet Racking Advantages

5 years ago

Selective pallet racking is commonly used in racking systems that accommodate flexibility in slotting design, which is ideal for high turnover, high SKU stock count and quick product accessibility. Single selective pallet rack is a cost-effective design that allows the maximum number of SKU pick facings in a standard rack and adds a number of […]

3 Advantages To Using Pushback Pallet Racking Solutions

5 years ago

Pushback racking is a type of pallet storage system that allows 2 – 6 pallets deep to be stored on both sides of an aisle, providing high storage density than other pallet rack systems. A pushback rack system is a LIFO system normally composed of an inclined rail section that extends the full depth of […]

4 Advantages To Utilizing Double Deep Selective Pallet Racking In Your Warehouse

5 years ago

Double deep selective racking solutions provide twice the pallet positions per aisle of single selective racking, maximizing pallet storage while remaining a very basic rack configuration. Inventory flow changes to a FILO (First In, Last Out) configuration, which decreases selectivity, but the storage to aisle space ratio improves significantly. Here are 4 advantages to using […]

FIFO vs LIFO Inventory Flow

5 years ago

FIFO (First In, First Out) – An inventory flow where the first item in is the first item to leave the warehouse or racking solution. Stock Keeping Units (SKU’s) enter and the first in is the first to leave a DC or warehouse. This type of inventory flow is ideal for perishable goods and SKU […]

How to Make a Rack System That Lasts 20 Years

6 years ago

When properly designed, constructed, installed and maintained, a pallet rack system will provide years of safe, trouble-free service. When properly engineered, pallet rack systems are loaded well within their ultimate design capacity and the stress caused by day-to-day loading and unloading cause virtually no “wear” to the structural components. If properly used and not damaged, we […]

How Much Weight Can a Rack System Hold?

6 years ago

While this is one of the most frequently asked questions, the answer is unfortunately, “it depends”. How much weight a rack system can hold depends on a number of factors including: Load Beam Capacity: The first step in determining a rack system capacity is what weight can each pair of beams hold. Beam capacity varies […]

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