What Is a Catwalk?
A walkway deck between two pallet rack rows, on the rack beams, with a stair, guardrails and a pallet drop gate. Staff pick the upper levels by hand.
Catwalk Components
Catwalks From Every Side
Other Uses
- Walk-through: a walkway to get behind or over equipment.
- Conveyor crossover: a stair and deck over a conveyor line.
What to Know Before You Buy
- Engineered with the rack. Frames and beams are sized for the walkway too.
- Permit and sprinklers usually required.
Where Catwalks Are Used
- Parts and MRO.
- E-commerce each-picking.
- Archives and records.
- Pharmacy and medical supply.
Another Type: Multi-Level Shelving
Tall rows of steel shelving with grating walkways over the aisles at the second and third levels. The shelving posts carry the walkways. Shelving loads only, no pallets or forklifts.
Common questions
Catwalk or mezzanine?
Catwalk when the upper level is shelving only. Mezzanine when the floor above holds pallets, offices or machines.
Can I use my existing shelving?
Often, if the posts can go full height and the brand makes a catwalk system.
