Advantage and Disadvantage of Cantilever Rack

Cantilever racks easily accommodate products that typical pallet rack openings can not handle. Using a cantilever also puts hard-to-store materials into an orderly storage system where they are more accessible and easier to track. Product and inventory control becomes easily accessible for hand or forklift loading and retrieval. Stored items are presented in a highly visible manner, expediting inventory control. Cantilever racks are perfect for the “pile-up” method of storage (typically used for piping or lumber). This is where the product is stacked on the floor forcing the material handler to sort through the entire pile to find what he needs. With a cantilever, he can cut his work in half – or more.The most efficient way to store long, flat, or low profile materials.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Cantilever Racking:

When it comes to storage for long loads it often comes down to only two options: floor stacking or cantilever racking. With floor stacking, capital investment is lower but efficiency and actual storage capacity are also very low.

Cantilever racking requires considerable investment in capital and planning but can dramatically improve warehouse productivity and handling times while increasing storage capacity dramatically.

What are the advantages of cantilever racking?

Relativity is easy to install and reconfigure.

Is able to store any type of load from pallets to timber.

Ideal for long loads, reducing handling times and improving productivity as stock is more accessible.

Additional arms can be added allowing for storage of all shapes and sizes.

Can store products vertically up to 6 meters high.

What are the disadvantages of cantilever racking?

Cost of capital investment to install and design the racking

Need an aisle space in between every rack

Inefficient when storing pallets

Remember to talk to your forklift provider before purchasing racking. Racking layout design should always consider forklift requirements first and not as an afterthought. Labor costs are normally a larger expense than warehousing space and storage costs in the long run. Choose equipment and layout that is designed for productivity, not just maximum storage.