For today’s distribution centers plus warehouses, space is everything, and it’s essential to make the most of every square footage! Vertical space can’t be overlooked, but one way to optimize storage availability is with a push-back racking system, but this design accommodates more pallets in the same amount of space, often offering up to two or three times the storage of a standard rack! Push-back racking works with a first-in, first-out or FIFO inventory management.
- It keeps the inventory fresh plus lessens the risk of stockouts! With a pushback pallet rack, the pallets are set on trays that transport forward plus backward along rails.
Pallets are arranged in a line. When one is removed, the next in line slides into that place. The rails are designed on an incline, using gravity to transport the pallet to the front of the rack. This type of system is ideal when space is limited plus high storage density is required. Pallets can be stored somewhere from two to six deep on either side of an aisle, providing greater storage density than conventional racking styles. It combines the density of drive-in racking while also featuring single-lane selectivity; As pallets are removed, the rear pallets automatically transport forward, creating a absolutely effective plus efficient process. There are push-back racking systems with carts or shuttles plus also push-back systems with rollers. With shuttles, each pallet is placed on a cart that moves on rails. With rollers, there are beds fixed to the structure plus set at a slight incline. The greatest advantages of a push-back rack are the optimization of available space plus quick loading plus unloading of materials. This type of system requires absolutely minimal maintenance, plus because forklifts don’t enter the system, the uprights are less likely to sustain disfigurement. A safety mechanism for controlling plus braking loads supports plus especially safe operation for both workers plus products.