Thursday, March 20, 2014

Getting The Best Warehouse Racking System Design Possible

By Gwen Lowe


Keeping things in order is paramount in your plant, whether you are manufacturing, servicing other equipment or simply storing things for future use. The appropriate warehouse racking system design is necessary so that minimal time is spent putting things away and retrieving them when needed. The time to find the best system for your plant is time well spent.

Deciding what is the best system will take input from many persons in management and from front line employees who will use the system. One of the most popular forms of racking is, of course, the bays, set up individually based on the dimensions of a standard pallet. This is the way most people expect the system to be and are very comfortable with it.

Free standing shelving is something to consider carefully. The wall mounted units will be the safest, however, access from the front of the shelves and the back may dictate center of the room placement. The decision about what type of access is appropriate will be a matter of discussion as well. Many operators would like access to both ends of the bay and, occasionally, the sides.

Providing a lot of information to the design engineers will be a good first step in obtaining the best racking system for you. What happens and how it happens is an important part of this data. The weights of average pallets of materials will be listed as well as where it should be placed is taken into consideration. The conditions of the walls, floors, moisture content and how that effects where certain ingredients are placed will be taken into account.

Standard traffic patterns that you have always had may need to be altered in minor ways. The addition of racking systems that will handle all of your needs may not be able to be as close to other equipment as you would like. Different material handling equipment may be needed to allow for the up close removal and placement you have been accustomed to in the past.

When considering side access to bays, extra space will often be needed. The use of this type of access is appropriate at the ends of a continuous run of shelves and in specially constructed systems that can be explored. Many of the items stored will have to be analyzed in order to achieve the best use and the most safety in all situations.

Finding the best system for your plant is what these companies are good at. They will show you special systems that will take your barrels and drums, on a rail, to ensure its safe storage. The self facing bays with the rollers is also something to consider. Sliders, revolving bays and disappearing shelves will all contribute to the best shelving for your operation.

Safety is one of your first jobs and everyone must buy into that. The companies who offer these types of racking systems have the bases covered as they consult, design and install the best units for you and your employees. Moving material from one place to another is how you accomplish the world class work you do, so helping you do that is their top goal.




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