What are your plans for your warehouse this Autumn? Is it to enhance your efficiency and productivity as the busiest part of the year for warehouses approaches? If it is all-hands-go for improvement to your warehouse over the summer in preparation, selecting the appropriate pallet rack system is a crucial step that significantly impacts the operational efficiency you seek.
There are many ideal pallet racking systems available from Monarch Shelving, and there are factors to consider to ensure you make the right choice for your warehouse storage solutions.
Pallet Racking Types
The most common form of pallet racking is selective pallet racking, ideal for a warehouse storing a wide variety of products in limited quantities. This solution provides a lot of ease for access to each pallet and helps to make your inventory management a breeze.
Second, there is Drive-In and Drive-Through Racking. It is a high-density storage solution that enables forklifts to drive directly into the bays. Push-back racking is a system that allows pallets to be stored up to several depths, which is perfectly suited to bulk quantities of a similar product.
Pallet Flow Racking is a system that has gravity rollers that make ease of stock rotation and access, and there is also Mobile Racking that is motorised and able to compact for minimal space use while expanding to provide enough access for all pallets.
The Factors Around Your Options
Each option from these industrial storage racks may seem perfect for what you require, but there are factors that you need to consider within your warehouse to determine if they are.
You will have to look at your existing warehouse space both vertically and around the floor. Whatever option you go with will have to effortlessly meet the safe distance and align with your inventory management method. Different systems support various load capacities, so the system you choose will have to handle the weight and dimensions of your stock.
You will need to take the accessibility and throughput, flexibility and scalability into consideration when it comes to both your warehouse and warehouse storage equipment. As your business grows, will the system become outdated quickly or have the capacity to grow alongside?
Above all, choose a system that complies with industry standards, is professionally installed and is regularly inspected by Monarch Shelving specialists.
In carefully evaluating your warehouse’s needs in space, management, products, and accessibility, we can help you find the perfect pallet rack system to grow alongside your business. Contact our friendly team today for more information.
