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For many businesses where material handling is the crucial part of the work operations, one of the key segments that ensures optimum performance and efficiency is the storage. When it comes to storing and retrieving goods, there isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. There are several storage solutions, which are designed to fit different environments and storing requirements. The two most popular and most commonly used storing options are metal shelving and racking.
Bellow are the basic features of the various metal shelving and pallet racking storage systems you need to familiarize yourself with to make sure you choose the solution that best matches the storage needs and requirements of your business.
Pallet racking is the most popular storage system designed for storing palletised goods; it is installed in various warehouses and other businesses where handing large loads of materials is part of the daily work activities. The construction of this storage system is comprised of beams, frames and pallets. Pallet racking is a flexible storage solution, meaning that it can be adjusted to the specific space features of the storing facility. In most cases, a forklift is needed for storing and retrieving the stored pallets in the pallet racking storage system.
Heavy duty shelving as the name implies, is intended for heavy-duty material-handling applications. It is a typical metal shelving storage solution but with significantly higher storing capacity. It is designed for storing high volume of products stored in boxes, not in pallets. There are two options you can choose form when it comes to heavy duty shelving: longspan shelving (also known as widespan) and narrow span shelving.
This type of metal shelving is designed for lighter office usage. It serves as a storage solution for storing and organizing all kinds of documents and papers. Archive shelving is common in the offices of doctors, attorneys, accountants and more. You can choose the design and capacity depending on the space of your office and what you plan to store as this type of storage system can be built with either racking or shelving or a combination of both.
Stores shelving, also known as retail shelving is a storage system specially designed for storing and displaying products in all kinds of retailing facilities including workshops, supermarkets and stockrooms. Depending on the type of goods that needs to be displayed, the store shelving systems are available in a variety of materials, sizes and designs.
