For cold and frozen storage professionals, one solution to a need for additional capacity might be the racking and storage systems currently in place. Increasing storage density may be achieved in several ways, depending on the age of the facility.
With the proper design, selection and operation of the system, here’s how to prolong the life of the equipment, cut maintenance costs and enhance safety.
General Mills’ Cedar Rapids, Iowa, plant has been using pallet flow and pushback rack systems, but ongoing growth, product changes and extended use required a storage system update that would safely add capacity to their existing facility.
For maximum pallet rack use in a minimum footprint along with inventory management capability, a warehouse pallet flow storage system can be the answer.
March 14, 2013
Dynamic storage systems, such as pallet flow and pushback rack, put the power of gravity to work. Using an arrangement of inclined rails in a rack-supported structure to control product-pallet movement and access, both make labor and inventory access more efficient by using the least amount of warehouse space.