Rack and Pallet

Advantages of the Adjustable Pallet Racking system (APR):

• Adapts to any type of unit load and forklift.

• Allows direct and immediate access to goods.

• Quick and efficient assembly, disassembly and replacement of parts.

• Quick placement and access to every pallet directly and immediately.

• Strict control of stored SKUs; each storage location matches a unit load.

• Time and effort saving when handling goods, achieving high stock rotation.

• Ability to meet changing needs.

• With a variety of available accessories and configurations, the rack can be tailored to any load weight or volume.

• Maximization of space by easily and quickly adjusting beam levels to meet any required volume.

• Easy-to-assemble modular structure. The assembly design of the different structural elements makes disassembly and re-installation easy, as well as any racking reconfiguration and/ or enlargements in case of new storage needs.

• Increased safety factor thanks to the accessories used.

• The uprights and frames are pre-galvanized and have an innovative traceability system.

Main applications of Adjustable Pallet Racking

Since it is the most common and conventional storage system it is the most widely used, and thanks to its adaptability and versatility its application is useful for diverse storage needs.

However, we specifically recommend using an adjustable pallet racking system in the following situations:

• Storage of unit loads with a wide variety of references.

• Storage with need for direct access to each unit load.

• High turnover storage with non-homogeneous products.

• Storage of non-standard unit loads that require specific accessories, such as coils, drums and containers.

• Warehouses that require a combination of pallet and picking racks.

Advantages of Very Narrow Aisle Racking (VNA):

• Very Narrow Aisle pallet racking maintains direct access to all the unit loads, so it is a fully accessible and selective system.

• Optimization of the available space by reducing the work aisles can result in a total space saving of up to 40%.

• Increased warehouse storage capacity by compacting the adjustable pallet racking system and enabling the addition of new pallet racking bays.

• VNA racking also allows much better use of space at height.

• Simple assembly, disassembly and re-adaptation of load levels to adapt to changes in storage needs.

• Very Narrow Aisle pallet racking enables good control of the stored references, as the storage space coincides with a specific unit load.

• It is adaptable to any type of goods, by weight or volume, regulating the load levels or adding any of the accessories for special loads that it has.

• Allows pallet storage at floor level on the lowest level of the racking.

• Possibility of converting a Very Narrow Aisle pallet racking system into an automated storage system by installing stacker cranes.

Main applications of VNA Very Narrow Aise Pallet Racking:

Very Narrow Aisle pallet racking is a widely used solution for being very versatile and for optimizing space.

It is especially recommended for companies whose warehouses have any of the following characteristics:

• Warehouses that need direct and immediate access to each unit load, but which at the same time need to optimize the available space.

• Warehouses with unit loads with very diverse references.

• Warehouses with non-homogeneous products and that require high rotation.

• Warehouses with reduced floor space, but with the possibility of installing a very high system.

Advantages of Double Deep Pallet Racking:

• Increase in storage capacity compared to adjustable pallet racking.

• Access to the pallets continues to be simple and relatively quick, maintaining 50% immediate accessibility and reasonable rotation of goods.

• System with a good use of all the available locations, generally above 80-90%.

• Intermediate system between an adjustable pallet or selective racking system and a high-density compact system.

• LIFO (Last in, First out) system, where the last pallet deposited on the racking will be the first one to leave.

• More efficient system, which eliminates unnecessary aisles and increases the use of available space.

• Double deep pallet racking systems adapt to any type of unit load.

• As with adjustable pallet racking systems, the assembly and disassembly process and replacement of components is quick and simple.

• Saves time and effort in the handling of unit loads, generating fast stock rotation.

• The design of double deep pallet racking enables its reconfiguration or extension according to the storage needs that arise.

• High level of safety thanks to the variety of accessories that it can incorporate.

• The uprights and frames of AR Racking’s double deep pallet racking systems are pre-galvanized and include an innovative traceability system.

Main applications of Double Deep Racking for Pallets:

Double deep pallet racking systems, due to their similarities to the adjustable pallet racking system, are a very versatile and adaptable solution to a wide range of storage needs.

However, their greater storage capacity and reduced accessibility to the unit loads make their application especially recommended for warehouses with the following characteristics:

• Warehouses for products with more than one pallet per special storage unit.

• Homogeneous or identical product warehouses.

• Warehouses with stock with a medium or long-term useful life. It is not recommended for very perishable products since double deep pallet racking is a LIFO type system.

• Warehouses with a high-performance stock management system where restricted access to all the pallets is not a problem.

• Warehouses in which a balance is required between the accessibility or selectivity of the unit loads and the increase in storage capacity.

In this compact pallet racking system, parallel aisles are generated inside the structure, where the forklifts circulate to load or unload the unit loads. The forklift handles the load at a height higher than the level at which it will be deposited and deposits it on the load support rails, which are located on both sides of each level.

There are two types of storage for the compact system, with the Drive in type being the most common:

Drive in pallet racking (LIFO - Last in, First out)

This is the most common compact racking system and only needs a single access aisle for the forklift. It uses the LIFO method, so the last load in is the first one out. Drive in compact racking is indicated for warehouses with low material turnover.

Drive through pallet racking (FIFO – First in, First out)

This solution requires two accesses, one on each side of the racking. It uses the FIFO method, as the first load in is the first one out. Because it allows access from both the front and rear sides, drive through compact racking is a suitable system for high turnover products.

Advantages and features for Drive in Racking for pallets

The main advantages of Drive in or Drive through compact pallet racking systems are their maximum compaction and optimization of space and perfect stock control.

• Space optimization above 80%.

• Low maintenance and low assembly costs make this system one of the most cost-effective systems.

• Structure compatible with other storage systems.

• Provides maximum performance, and utilization can be over 80% of the available space.

• Enables clearly arranged logistics management with full control of inventories as well as traffic and service flow.

• Designed to allow for quick reconfiguration of the structure for extension or change as needed.

• Ideal for storing low-rotation loads of the same type.

• Eliminates the service aisles found with a conventional pallet racking system.

• Maximized storage floor and height.

• Easily assembled modular structure.

• Trucks enter the system for loading.

• Includes various accessories to increase safety.

• Maximization of space

• Products of the same type

• Low stock rotation

Main applications of Drive in compact pallet racking systems

This is the most common and widely used static compact system. Its configuration for both FIFO and LIFO management makes it a versatile type of racking solution.

It is mainly applied in the following situations:

• Warehouses with reduced available space or with a high cost per square meter of the floor area, making it necessary to fully optimize this space.

• Need to store homogeneous products with a large number of pallets of the same reference, and with a low turnover.

• Warehouses for non-perishable merchandise and whose time in stock is not relevant, as with the Drive in racking system (LIFO Management).

• Warehouses for perishable products as with the Drive through racking system (FIFO Management).

• Warehouses where direct access to the unit loads is not required.

• Warehouses with cold stores or freezing chambers, due to the need for compaction and space optimization for a correct temperature distribution and cost savings.