Storage racks play a important role in warehouse equipment for more warehouse. However, the right storage racks type can maximize warehousing efficiency. This requires enterprises to make reasonable storage rack selections and designs based on some information such as storage capacity, type and quantity of stored goods, frequency of incoming and outgoing goods, storage requirements, cost levels, etc. when selecting warehouses.
There are some key points for choosing storage racks at different warehouse:
Selection of storage racks for renovated warehouses: In order to improve warehouse utilization and operation efficiency, many companies change the original stacking racks into pallet racks. Since the warehouse was rebuilt on the basis of an old warehouse and has a low height, mid- and low-rise pallet racks were used as much as possible to achieve step-by-step mechanized operations. To increase capacity, mezzanine can also be used.
Storage racks selection for new warehouses: For small warehouses, you can choose selective pallet racks, double deep racks, drive-in racks, etc. For large-scale warehouses with a high degree of automation, you can choose four-way radio shuttle racks or automatic racks.
Principles for choosing storage racks:
1.Practical principle:
Storage racks must first meet stored items’ variety, specification, size and performance requirements. They can not only meet the first-in-first-out principle of materials, but also be suitable for the access operations of supporting machinery.
2. Low-cost and high-efficiency principle:
Storage racks are chosen as per the loading capacity of the goods stored, select traditional or new racks according to the needs of warehouse management, and consider the cost and economic benefits of the racks in the warehouse.
3.Principle of safety and reliability:
The strength of the rack should meet the requirements of load-bearing capacity and have a certain safety margin. There should be special provisions on storage racks where dangerous goods are stored.
4. Try to adopt technical principles:
The use of technical storage racks can realize the mechanization and modernization of warehouse management and improve the utilization rate of racks.