Tuesday 17 May 2016

Even Used Pallet Racks Are Efficient

By Raymond Olson


Storage and warehousing is an important area in many industries, and installing a storage facility is an essential process. A major challenge that faces many businesses, especially those dealing with nonperishable items is the storage costs. To lower such costs, putting up a pallet racking system is a viable option. If you lack the capital to install a new system, used pallet racks can still offer huge benefits yet at a lower cost. They are also easy and fast to install.

Usually, individual pallets are constructed from wood, plastic or metals, and are then merged into a racking system with shelves on various levels. Forklifts play and important role in this storage system since they are used in the loading process. Some racking systems in big storage facilities and warehouses are several feet high making forklifts an indispensable equipment.

There are different types of pallet racking storage systems. The commonly used is the selective racking system. With this system, you can access the pallets from the aisle in the structure. This system can handle different types of storage such as standard, aisle, and deep reach racking. The aisles in this type of system require specialized lift trucks since they are narrow.

Another type of racking system is drive-in and drive-through racking system. These structures are appropriate for high-density storage since they are fabricated from steel. They also have space that allows a forklift to go into the bay of the structure. The drive-in structures have one entry or exit while drive-through structures have an entry on both sides. The difference in the entryway significantly influences the storage of material. For instance, materials in the drive-in system are loaded using last-in-first-out mechanism. This makes drive-in system appropriate for non-perishable items. On the other hand, the drive-through system uses a first in and first out mechanism.

Another type of racking system is a push back system. This system is ideal for bulky products due to their ability to store items that can fill several pallets deep and a number of levels high. This system operates such that the loaded pallets move the next one backward to lie on the rails. On the other hand, once offloaded they are pushed to the front in the structure. This system is ideal for large storage.

There huge benefits offered by the racking systems. A key benefit is that you are able to save storage space. Businesses dealing with logistics and delivery can utilize the saved space to put more items. Efficiency is also improved in the stacking arrangements since the valuable space in the floor is avoided.

Safety is also a key benefit offered by this storage arrangement. Since high-quality materials need proper storage and safety, pallet racking structures provide the safety needed. They also offer reliability and strength increasing safety in the storage facility. At the same time, workers and inventory in the facility are also safe.

It is also a cost efficient and inexpensive storage system that is affordable for organizing your inventory. Even a old racking system has long-term benefits that far outweighs the damage or lost time due to lack of an efficient system.




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