Pallet Racks – Heavy Duty Racks

If you are looking to purchase the heavy duty rack Pallet Racks for your purpose, then the best store that deals in such kind of product is the MM Shelving & Display.

Pallet Rack are basically the industrial storage that is designed store bulky and extra heavy items with ease. These type of racks are also known as the Heavy Duty Racks. The Pellet Racks is not a simple process, therefore it requires proper planning before actually implementing it.

The Pallet Racks is design to store tires, batteries, automobile parts and other heavy items. There are three fundamental elements that need to be taken care of when selecting the Pallet Racks. These three fundamental elements of Pellet Racks are Columns, Pillars and the load carriers. The pillars and columns are linked together to make the upright. It means that from the user point of view, there are only two elements of Pallet: such as load carriers and the upright.

How to find the length of the Load Carriers?

There are several factors which must be taken into context when selecting the length of the Pallet Racks. Please note that each Pallet Rack depends basically on two load beams, so it is essential to know about the type and capacity of fork lift your are planning to use with the Pallet racks. Following elements must be taken into context when designed the Pallet Racks:

1. Maximum width of Shelve
2. Gap between two material need to place on shelve
3. The Total load on the shelves

How to Find out the Beam Capacity?

In order to find out the right beam capacity, please note that the overall design of a beam of Pallet rack is dependent on numbers of pallets and load that are required to manufacture the pallet according to the specified needs.

Beam Capacity: Weight of Load x Number of Pallets

The Beam capacity of the Pallet Rack is determined to find the type of the Beam. It should be noted that the all the single stage Pallet Racks need less beam capacity that multi-stage pallet rack systems.

Designing Frames:

The depth of the frame must be at least 5 inches smaller than the of the size of the pallet stringer.

Row Spacer Length = Number of Pallets x 2 + 5 Inches

How to Determine the Upright Height of Pallet Racks?

In order to correctly determine the correct upright height of the Pallet Racks, please consider these essential points:

1. Examine the height of the Pallet from the base and load up to the height of the beam
2. A clearance cushion should be given for the bottom of the beam and top of the load diameter of the supporting beam
3. Number of Shelves to be used in Pallet racks

Frame Capacity of Pallet Rack:

The frame capacity of Pallet Rack is dependent on the amount of the load that is supported by the beams of the Pallet rack, the number of shelves of Pallet Rack and vertical spacing, number of bays in each row and pallet racks.

standard dimensions of the Pallet Racks:

1. A: 8’ x 8’ x 24” – 4 Shelves
2. B: 8’ x 6’ x 24” – 4 Shelves

Gauge of the Pallet Racks:

• Pillar: 14 Gauge
• Beam: 14 Gauge
• Cross Bar: 14 Gauge
• Shelves: 21 Gauge

Note: Above mention size is the standard size of such rack and for reference only. As these racks are fabricated according to individual customer needs and demands, so we can change size upto some extent which also lead us to change in gauges mention above.