How Much Pallet Racking Do I Need? A Worked Example
From a pallet count to bays, rows, uprights, beams and wire decks, with the arithmetic shown, and the three numbers that change the answer most.
Racking Know-How
Plain answers to the questions we get asked every week.
Drive-In vs Push-Back vs Pallet Flow: Which Dense Storage System?
The three dense pallet systems compared on density, FIFO, selectivity, forklift time, damage, cost per position and the inventory each one suits, with the cases where each wins.
Can You Mix Pallet Rack Brands? Teardrop Compatibility Explained
When beams from one maker fit uprights from another, when they do not, how to check, and what an engineer needs before mixed rack goes under a load plaque.
Moving a Warehouse: How to Relocate Pallet Racking Without Losing a Week
The sequence for taking racking down, moving it and putting it back up: survey, drawings, permits at the new building, labeling, teardown order, transport, re-install, inspection, and what to replace rather than move.
10 Pallet Rack Mistakes We See on Walk-Throughs
Missing clips, unanchored frames, overloaded beams, damaged uprights still in service, no load plaques, blocked flues: the ten things we find most often and how to fix each one.
Every Type of Pallet Racking, Explained
Selective, double-deep, drive-in, drive-through, push-back, pallet flow, shuttle, VNA, cantilever, pick modules, mezzanines and conveyors. What each one is, how it works, and when to choose it. With a working 3D model of every system.
New vs. Used Pallet Racking: How to Decide
Used rack can cost far less and ship sooner. New rack gives you exact sizes and a factory finish. Here is how to choose, and when to mix the two.
Drive-In vs. Push-Back Racking: Which One Fits?
Both store pallets several deep and both save floor space. The difference is in how many products you carry and how you want your forklifts to work.
How to Measure Pallet Rack Beams and Uprights
Adding to your racking or selling it? Four measurements for the upright and three for the beam tell a supplier everything they need to know.
Selling Your Warehouse Racking: What to Expect
Closing or moving a warehouse? Here is how selling the racking works, what a buyer needs from you, and how to keep it from holding up your move-out.
