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Adjustable Pallet Racking is the most popular of Warehouse storage solutions, providing a great deal of flexibility for the safe and efficient storage of palletised goods.
Pallet racking consists of two main components, the frame (or upright) and the beams. A pair of beams is needed to create a level, and two frames are needed to make a bay. To create a run of racking, a third frame can be added to make 2 bays, the middle frame then become common to the two bays either side of it.
A simple way to envisage this is to hold up your 5 fingers and imagine they are the frames, between your fingers you will have 4 gaps (the bays) so 5 frames will create 4 bays.
This type of racking is simple and easy to install, with the adjustable cross-beams simply slotting into place, meaning that changing the level heights can be done quickly and easily when the need arises. The range of beam lengths and frame heights available also means that all types and sizes of pallets can be accommodated with ease.
With the addition of chipboard or slatted-timber decking the basic pallet racking structure can also be utilized to store non-palletised goods and create ideal spaces for order picking and stock control.
Please contact us to discuss your pallet racking requirements, we can be very flexible in assisting with your perfect pallet racking solution.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Longspan Explained” tab_id=”1570739027629-47876cd2-2ba3″][vc_column_text]Longspan shelving & racking is designed to be easy to assemble, have good stability, yet remain low cost. This is driven by the modular configuration, made up of frames, beams and chipboard decking.
Frames
Each frame (upright) is composed of two metal, perforated uprights. The uprights are joined together with diagonal bracing to provide stability.
The frame uprights are perforated to allow boltless attachment of the beams – a characteristic that gives rise to the often used generic term of “Boltless Shelving”. The perforations are tapered in order to positively locate the cross-beams, guaranteeing a rigid shelving unit when built. The perforations are adjustable every 50mm to give plenty of flexibility when it comes to positioning shelves.
Beams
The beams fit between the frames and support each chipboard deck (shelf).
Shelves
Once the beams are in place, shelves are laid between them. Shelves are generally made of chipboard.
Levels
You will often hear people referring to “levels” when talking about longspan shelving systems. This term simply means the combination of two beams and a shelf.
Bays
A Starter Bay has two end-frames and normally two or more levels. This is the item needed if you want a standalone longspan shelving unit. To extent the starter bay into a run of bays, add on bays are added.
Add-on (extension bays) come with a number of levels but only one frame. This is used in a run of shelves as one end of the beam fits in the frame of the bay next to it.
This configuration, making use of common frames, allows you to keep costs down by reducing the number of frames required in a run. For example, a continuous run of four bays needs only five frames, rather than the eight frames required by four single bays.
Hopefully the information in this guide will prove useful in your purchase of Longspan Shelving.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tour][/vc_column][/vc_row]