In today’s fast-paced and fiercely competitive business landscape, companies must focus on optimizing warehouse space to improve operational efficiency while minimizing overhead costs. As companies grow and inventories rise, the need to develop efficient storage solutions increases. Among the most effective approaches to fully use the storage area inside your warehouse is as simple as adding a cantilever racking system. All of our storage solutions are designed to be customized so that you can make the most out of your warehouse space, and one way we do this is through the use of cantilever racking.
What is Cantilever Racking?
Cantilever racking is a storage system primarily manufactured for long, bulky, and non-uniform natural products that basic pallet racking cannot handle. This type of racking includes vertical columns, horizontal arms (in some cases called cantilevers), and a base. There are other pallet racks, such as arms extending from vertical columns and providing free open access to products on both sides. Cantilever racking is best suited for storing such items as pipes, lumber, rolls of steel, or furniture.
How Cantilever Racking Maximizes Warehouse Space
Occupying Vertical Space: Efficiently One of the main benefits cantilever racking offers is that it optimizes vertical space. Shelves or racks were designed to waste a lot of space because they constituted this monolithically confined and bulky structure. Cantilever racking means that products can be stored directly on the arms, and so storage height is higher and more organized. This allows you to utilize more area within the same floor space, giving you a higher vertical efficiency and freeing up valuable floor space for other activities.
Open-Ended Design: Most racking systems require aisles between racks, but a cantilever rack allows for an open-ended design, giving access from all directions. This allows materials to be salvaged and tamed swiftly without processing the needless movement & space allocation of aisles. The open architecture minimizes traffic, improves process flow, and offers added room for oversized/awkward pieces.
Flexible Storage for Various Sizes: Cantilever racking systems have adjustable arms that can be installed at different levels to store materials of different lengths, which makes them the ideal solution for managing a variety of loads, from medium-sized boxes to huge bulky items. This flexibility makes it possible to scale the system as your inventory requirements change. Add extra arms, change the height of existing ones, and even repurpose them for new items in varying sizes to optimize your warehouse floor at all times.
Increased Accessibility and Reduced Handling Time: The open design of cantilever racking allows goods to be accessed more quickly and shortens handling time. Items are placed directly on the arms, so there is no barrier or shelf blocking access. This can dramatically reduce handling time and improve the efficiency with which goods are picked or restocked, helping to drive productivity within the warehouse as a whole.
Space for Long and Bulky Items: Traditional racking arrangements cannot hold longer or outsized products. Specially constructed cantilever racking is the perfect solution for these types of goods, permitting long lengths [pipes, beams, and other large materials] to be stored without requiring additional handling equipment. Holding all those items in the same space saves a lot of floor area and utilizes every square foot of your warehouse.
Conclusion
Maximizing warehouse space is crucial for efficiency, cost savings, and scaling. Cantilever racking is an excellent answer for any business that needs long, awkward, and sometimes unconventionally shaped goods to be stored in an ordered manner. Cantilever racking systems — in contrast to others on the market, which require constant adjustments, cantilevers will allow you the flexibility to utilize all of that vertical space and maximize your storage capacity.
When it comes to meeting the unique needs of your warehouse storage, All-Systems Buildouts & Installations is here for you. Learn how our cantilever racking can help you make the most of your warehouse space; contact us today to learn more.