What Is VNA Racking?
Selective racking built tall with five to six foot aisles instead of eleven or twelve. A guided turret truck puts away full pallets. Man-up order pickers are for case picking. Every pallet stays reachable.
How It Works
- Guided trucksFloor wire or rail steers the truck.
- Turret forksForks swivel ninety degrees.
- Pick-and-deposit stationsA regular forklift drops pallets at aisle ends.
- HeightTrucks reach forty feet and more.
Advantages of VNA Racking.
- 100% selectivity.
- 40 to 50% less aisle.
- Full building height.
- Case picking at height from man-up trucks.
What to Know Before You Buy
- Flat floor. Tighter spec than most warehouses have.
- Special trucks and trained operators.
- Guidance along every aisle adds cost.
- End-of-aisle protection, entry guides and transfer aisles.
VNA Racking Components
VNA Racking From Every Side
Where VNA Racking Is Used
- Distribution centers with many SKUs and tall ceilings.
- Cold storage.
- 3PLs that charge by pallet position.
- Retail and e-commerce case picking at height.
Common questions
How narrow can the aisles go?
Five to six feet for most turret trucks.
Do I need a new floor?
Some pass, some need grinding along the aisles, a few need a new topping. We survey first.
Can VNA rack support the roof?
It can, in a rack-supported building designed that way from the start. The rack, building and anchors are engineered together. Existing selective rack cannot simply take a roof.
