Pallet Racks South San Diego - Which Pallets are Right?

By Stan K

If you think deciding on pallet racks is easy then think twice because there are lot many options out there to confuse anyone. So, how will you decide which of the pallet racks South San Diego to go for? Answer is slightly technical (read confusing)—as it requires some understanding of different types of pallet rack options—but it will not remain so, by the time you finish reading this article.

The knowledge of different kinds of pallet racks and material handling will greatly affect your decision making. This knowledge is very important. It will save you time, money, energy, manpower, and other resources that you can utilize to stay ahead of your competition by building value for customers in and around San Diego.

San Diego, as you know is the ninth largest city in the United States, and it also functions as a main business center of the San Diego–Carlsbad–San Marcos Metropolitan Area, so competition has to be fiercer than it is in the lesser active cities.

The nature of other businesses present in the city is the prime reason behind booming material handling and pallet rack repair industry in the city. And pallet racks play an important role in proper material handing in south San Diego. The economy of the city is largely composed of defense-related manufacturing, electronics manufacturing, ship-construction, ship-repair, telecommunications, financial and business services, wireless research, and agriculture, etc.

Types of Pallet Racks

Selective Pallet Rack

It is the most basic type of pallet rack system, which provides direct access to each pallet position from the pick aisle. Generally, the size of standard pallets is 8 and 12 feet and depth is 42 inches or 44 inches, which stores maximum 2 to 3 pallets, side by side. It comes in two configurations: a structural bolt-together and a clip-in configuration, which is also called roll formed configuration.

Common components of selective pallet rack:

Load beams
Upright frames (also known as uprights or upright columns)
Pallet supports
Horizontal Braces and Diagonal Braces
Wire decking
Lay-in decking
Reverse waterfall decking
Shims
Wall ties
Column protectors
Footplates
Guard nails

Pushback Pallet Rack

Unlike other storage systems that use width, this rack system uses depth to maximize the use of storage space. Using this accumulative storage system you can make each bay up to 6 pallets deep, which increases storage density and frees aisle space for additional storage. The pallets are stored on trolley that fits on the rolling rails. The rolling rails are slightly inclined towards load/unload side which makes the pallet automatically slide towards the end when the last pallet is taken out. It reduces the force required for moving heavy pallets on the rail. This system uses LIFO (last in first out) system for storage and delivery on each level. Each level contains same SKU in this system as well.

Drive-in pallet racks

Drive in racks South San Diego is the most economical solution for businesses in the neighborhood as it provides one of the highest density pallet racks South San Diego storage systems. Using this will increase the storage by 85% over any standard selective pallet rack. Drive in racks South San Diego is managed by LIFO (last in, first out) system.

There is one more pallet rack system that works as drive in racks South San Diego. It is called drive-through pallet rack system. In drive-in pallet rack systems the entry and exist are on the same side (it uses common entry and exit), but in drive-through rack systems entry and exits are on the opposite ends. Unlike drive-in rack system, it uses FIFO (first in, first out) system.

Pallet Flow Rack

This is another kind of pallet racking system in which pallets are kept from one side and taken out from another. A combination of Rails and wheels are used to make the flow of pallets in this rack swift. Rails are slightly inclined higher on the side where pallets are kept, so that the pallets automatically move forward when loaded in the pallet flow racks South San Diego. It uses FIFO (first in, first out) system for storage and delivery. Each level contains same SKU.

Now as you know about the various types of pallet racks and the system they use to handle SKUs, you will be in much better position to decide which pallet racks South San Diego do you need. The decision should not be difficult now.