Uses And Advantages Of Cantilever Racks

Cantilever shelving is an ideal system for storing several different types of stuff and materials which are often misunderstood in terms of use and design. Designed primarily for longer and thinner items, the cantilever brackets offer many specific advantages and are difficult to supply for ordinary shelves. If you are wondering if the cantilever brackets are suitable for your installation, here are some ways to use them and the advantages they offer:

Easy Access and Flexibility

The design of a cantilever rack includes two smaller racks on each side of a long i-beam with nothing directly above it and without the traditional "shelf" proper. This more open design allows for much easier access, especially on the upper shelves with forklifts or similar equipment. In addition, the design allows for much more specific placement and retrieval of items, which means that you can keep more references and specific items on cantilevered supports without worrying that they are buried behind other pallets of items you don't need immediately.

Storing Hard-to-Shelve Items

The design of the cantilevered shelves allows storage of longer and thinner items such as steel supports, beams, long pieces of wood or even prepackaged furniture. Although these pieces have traditionally been found to be difficult and bulky to store using traditional shelving and support methods, the open design and total length of the cantilever supports are perfect for any tall, lean item you need to stay above ground.

Save Money and Time

Cantilever racks can help you save effort and get things done faster. The design makes it easier to store and handle items, making it easier for workers to find the parts they need or to load them on the shelves much more than with other types of media. The increased storage space they offer, both in-depth and in length, also allows more economical use of space by freeing up space in other areas and allowing deeper storage for storage more articles.

Can Easily Support High Weight Items

Another important advantage of cantilever storage systems is their ability to support very high weight items. This is a very beneficial capability for businesses as many industries require the storage of heavy things.

An example of a long, high weight item that would benefit from the use of cantilever storage racks would be lumber or steel. Even objects like furniture can be stored on cantilever racks. Brace sets can easily be installed beneath the arms to provide a solid deck so heavy items like furniture or roll form sheet metal can stand on the racks.

If you have any questions about shelving systems at all, feel free to contact us here.

We can educate and instruct you on knowing exactly how much weight your storage units can handle and how to successfully fit as much product as possible on each storage unit.

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