Warehouse racking is a crucial aspect of warehouse infrastructure and can help to accelerate warehouse operations, though if used incorrectly may also hinder them. When warehouse racking is used properly warehouse managers are able to optimize organization and space in warehouses for the sake of efficiency and the streamlining of the picking process.
The layout of warehouses is a big part of warehouse racking with warehouse racking options being determined by factors such as aisle width, shipping areas, and docking locations as well as other warehouse components.
Types of warehouse racking
There are a number of different warehouse racking system types, often referred to as material handling systems or, more simply, pallet racks, available from Frazier Industrial Company. Metal, plastic and wooden pallets are combined with bigger racking systems that consist of shelves at a variety of levels. Decking bases come at different widths for the purpose of supporting objects that are placed on the storage racks.
Warehouse racking may be several feet high in some instances and forklifts may be needed for the loading process. There are a wide array of possible warehouse racking configuration systems such as drive-in, drive-through tracks, flow racks, push-back racks and selective racks.
Requirements
The warehouse racking type that is best suited for a warehouse will be dependent on the particular needs involved, and to make the best choice for your company a number of factors need to be considered such as cost, ceiling height, the number of SKUs that each rack stores, product shelf life, the number of pallets that need storing, available floor space, pallet size and type, frequency of pallet access and more.
