Cantilever racks lack front columns which is one of the distinguishing features of pallet racking systems. The absence of these front columns results in the open face design, thus providing unobstructed access to stored items. The arms that support the items stretch from a central column which means that the storage bays can house items of different lengths without the usual constraints of size.
The heavy duty cantilever racking version takes this concept even further. These systems are reinforced and built with deeper foundations and reinforced steel construction, allowing for tremendous weights between 500 kg to 3,000 kg per arm. As a result, everything from structural steel beams to lengthy aluminium profiles can be safely stored.
Understanding Load Capacities
Like other storage systems, heavy duty cantilever racking has strict loading policies. The system’s arms are limited to a safe working load which is often pre-determined and labelled. When utilising these systems, distributors need to consider minimums like safe working load or flex price arms as well as maximums like total column capacity.
Safety also relies on load distribution. Imposing dangerous lopsided arrangements, placing all the heaviest items on one side. Proper loading, spread weight evenly across arms while the centre of gravity stays within safe parameters.
Sit along a cantilever bay to see the structural design feature which gives name to the bay. While they are sometimes called ‘light’ racks for their slim profile, the units have a sturdy, box-section base in both the applications and their enhanced versatility. Look up to appreciate how each of the visors is embellished with slender unique angled beams offering more than just pure elegance as they disguise just how finely the weights bundled in loads as the countless beams are held in tension simultaneously.
Design Considerations for Efficiency Optimisation
Configured system heights differ among customer boundaries and intersect with shackling devices. Where single sided arrangements are capable of placement alongside walls, dual sided configurations are restricted to open areas within the warehouse but maximise space use.
Base design varies indoors and outdoors, with the former selling as a product line while the latter must dig way deeper due to the worrying Brit global climatic conditions which demand more than just provisioned resealing paints on top of the bases needing to be skinned as the deeper ones need to be shielded due to rain rendering others useless.
Safety Standards and Installation
Cantilever racks installation is governed by BS EN 15512 issued in 2007. The standards detailing the frame’s anchorage, etching specifications outlines the attached instructions the frames should not move while the load is applied as well as define the foundation needs and the inspection periods thereafter.
Regular safety inspections performed allow for detecting potential issues far before they advance to the risk stage. Monthly, informal assessments done visually, but with a trained eye augment formal annual assessment. These focus on beams-their shape and alignment, the system base and the way in which each specific subset of increments shares its commingled weight.
Cost Determinants and ROI Evaluation
Properly designed cantilever systems increase storage density relative to floor stacking by 30-40% and they also minimise handling time as well as damage to the products.
Making the Right Choice
To determine the right cantilever racking, one must analyse the products being stored, the handling equipment to be utilised, and the constraints of the facility. Reliable suppliers perform site assessments to design tailored solutions that optimally meet the stated needs.
The installation of heavy-duty cantilever racking is considered to enhance the effectiveness of a warehouse, thus providing a competitive advantage. When designed and installed appropriately, these systems provide dependable service for decades, optimally increasing valuable floor space.