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Term Of The Week: Cantilever Rack

Cantilever Rack

CantileverCantilever rack is a rack that utilizes “cantilevered” arms that stick out from columns.  These long projecting beams are fixed on one end and open on the other. They are often used to store long, narrow items.  As one of our Specialty Solutions, it is perfect for the storage of oddly shaped items.

Cantilever racks replace shelving when there is a need for a full, clear shelf. These racks also offer the ability to load items from the front, without obstruction from rack support uprights.

Typically, this type of racking is easy to install and reconfigure shelving heights. Because of its design, it is perfect for atypically sized materials.

Cantilever racks are the perfect storage solution for hard-to-store products such as pallet rack beams, furniture, lumber, steel piping, tubs, and more.   These units are often installed with recessed decking on beds to provide a surface that eliminates snags and other damage incurred during handling. Load capacities vary by arm and overall unit capabilities.

Source:  MHEDA https://www.wikimheda.org/wiki/Cantilever_rack

Storage Solutions Project Spotlight: This Week In Indiana…

“If you build it, they will come…”  No truer words have ever been spoken, though we’re pretty sure whoever said it first wasn’t referring to a warehouse full of pallet rack.  But nonetheless, it’s true.  The key to providing your customers with the best possible service is to give them a storage system that works.

That’s what’s happening for our customer in Indiana.  Through building such an innovative and effective warehouse system, they are in turn going to be able to provide their customers with the best possible products and services. It’s a win for everybody.

In addition to the pick module post from last week, we have begun installing the pallet rack system throughout the warehouse.

Aspects Of This Project:

  • 1,920 bays of selective and tire rack
  • 2,016 uprights
  • 24,000 beams, wire decks and column protectors
  • Sprinklers installed
  • 13,800 linear feet of wire guidance (for fork trucks)

Check it out!

Storage Solutions Pallet Rack

Photo from last week:

Storage Solutions Pallet Rack

To follow all Project H Project Spotlight Series posts, click here.

Check back next week to see the FINAL RESULTS and a pretty fantastic time lapse video that shows you this project from start to finish.

Project Spotlight: Project H Part 2

Things are going well over here in Indiana with our second installation of Project H for our Project Spotlight!  This week, we’re breaking down the specs involved in this installation… specifically pick modules.

Aspects of the project:

  • 3 pick modules
  • 8,852 deep pallet flow lanes
  • 8,048 carton flow lanes
  • 501 sections of bin shelving, 8 levels each

Check it out!!

Storage Solutions Pick Module

Check out last week’s Project Spotlight: Project H post…

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What are pick modules?

According to MHEDA’s resource website, wikiMHEDA, our go-to source for so many material handling definitions, pick modules can describe anything from a large area of a warehouse designated by order picking (such as multi-level mezzanine picking), to the individual sections of flow rack or other storage media that make up the picking area.

Why Pick Modules?

Pick modules provide high density storage and are typically customized to meet a particular warehouse or distribution center’s unique requirements.  Various storage solutions (pallet flow rack, carton flow, pallet rack, pushback rack, etc.) are integrated inside multi-level work platforms, allowing product to move more efficiently through a distribution facility or warehouse.

Be sure to check in again next week.  We’ll showcase another part of Project H.  It’s all coming together!  And we guarantee you’re going to LOVE the end result.

EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!

The first ever Storage Solutions Spring Newsletter is officially here! We are excited to present this to you, our faithful readers, as we continue to take steps to provide you with the most up-to-date industry news and information around.

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What You’ll Find:

In each newsletter, to be distributed bi-monthly, you’ll find…

  • Industry News – Sometimes… other people say it better.  So we will be including links to some great articles from our favorite online publications pertaining to the material handling and logistics industries.
  • Where Are We Now – Consider this the “Where’s Waldo” for Storage Solutions.  As we mentioned in a previous blog post, our installation crews are constantly traveling all over the country for jobs both large and small.
  • Project Spotlight Series – We know you’re chomping at the bit to get another piece of this new blog series.  You can check out the progress we’re making on various jobs throughout the country… We know you won’t be disappointed.
  • Current Storage Solutions Events – Whether we’re hiring, headed to a trade show or showcasing another aspect of our business or employees, this is where you’ll find the information!
  • Terms Of The Month – Essentially a compilation of our “Term Of The Week” postings, we’ll provide a very basic “material handling glossary” for our readers.

We’re looking forward to hearing your feedback, so be sure to let us know if there are other topics and information you’d like to see us write about.  We’re always up open to suggestions!  So read on and enjoy!

Storage Solutions Installations: Where Are We Now?

When it comes to this business, sometimes it’s easy for people to assume that because we’re located in central Indiana, we serve businesses in and around our area only. Well… That’s just not true.  Storage Solutions prides itself on the fact that we have skilled installation crews who are constantly going the distance. Literally.

Where Are We Now?

WhereAreWeNow Peoria, IL

Seguin, TX

Lakeland, FL

Clayton, OH

Atlanta, GA

New Brunswick, NJ

Indianapolis, IN

Waco, TX

Whether a job is 5,000 sq. ft. right next door or over 1 million sq. ft. five states away, we’re always willing and able to get the job done.  If you’ve got a project you’d like us to work with you on, give us a call at 866.474.2001 or contact us!  We’ve got a great inventory of both new and used material handling products.  Be sure to check out our clearance section for great deals!

Storage Solutions Project Spotlight: Project H

Our Project Spotlight Series has officially started!  We would like to introduce you to the first project to kick off our series, which is located in Indiana.  For confidentiality purposes, we’re going to call this project PROJECT H.

PROJECT H

Business Objectives:  To maximize warheouse space for efficient storage of heavy duty machinery and manufacturing parts.

Storage Solutions Project Spotlight

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This is just the beginning.  With Project H off to a successful start, be sure to check back next week to see our progress.  Also to be featured next week: pick module installation specs, any installation challenges on the job, and more photos!