Cantilever racking boasts both advantages and disadvantages. Whether it will suit your stock depends on several factors. To determine the benefits and potential drawbacks of cantilever racking, read more specifics.
What is Cantilever Racking?
The cantilever is not your traditional kind of racking and is specifically designed to store long goods using uprights fastened onto sturdy bases with arms and bracing. The arms extend from the bracing, creating open shelves to hold massive, bulky, lengthy, or strangely shaped loads. A popular alternative to cantilever racking is floor stacking, which can take up much floor space in your warehouse. Cantilever racking, by comparison, is advantageous because it uses the height of your storage space to the point where you can easily stack oddly shaped items up to the rafters or a height safely accessible by your materials handling equipment.
What Are the Benefits of Cantilever Racking?
Ability to Accommodate Awkward & Long Materials
If your inventory is long and awkward to store, it may not fit on standard pallet racking. Cantilever racking is a reliable alternative, especially for long materials like wood, PVC, or metal piping.
Gets Items Off the Floor
As stated above, another form of storage that is sometimes used is floor stacking, which uses a large proportion of the floor space. In contrast, cantilever racking uses the height of your warehouse, saving room for other purposes. There is also the possibility of mounting your cantilever racking high on the wall for less frequently needed items.
Simple to Install
You won’t need a company to install cantilever racking, as in most cases, your warehouse staff can do it. It’s an essential task that can be done relatively quickly.
Offers Versatility
Cantilever racking is suitable for storing lengthy and unusually shaped items. You can also easily switch it around in the space to suit your current and changing inventory requirements. In addition, different arm lengths can be bought as add-ons to enhance the possibilities further.
What Are The Drawbacks of Cantilever Racking?
It Can Be Pricier
Floor stacking is, without doubt, a less expensive option than cantilever racking, as it doesn’t require warehouse equipment or purchasing anything at all. Low cost is not the same as free, though. The price could be in the floor stacking, taking up valuable space, and hindering the efficiency of your operations.
Not Suitable For PalletsThe term cantilever racking is used broadly to describe a racking used for storage in warehouses and other similar environments that’s perfect for long loads, distinct from cartons and boxes.
Although cantilever racking often gets lumped in with other kinds of pallet racking, it is not explicitly designed for use with pallets. You need drive-in or selective pallet racking if you need to store pallets.
