Description
Facts about Double Deep Pallet Racking Systems
- Lower beam level required for some types types of equipment
- Operates up to height of 10m
- Average stock rotation
- Average order picking, 50% selectivity
- Average floor area utilization
- 40% net pallet area usage of overall warehouse area
- Redundancy rates can run between 10-20% dependant on the quality of the WMS programme
- Popular against Drive-in Racking, as a lower cost alternative which increase capacity over selective by up to 30%
- Recommend the use of pallet rails or pallet support bars above 4m, to increase MH production and improve safety of the operation.
- Recommend to use column protectors when using MH equipment that requires the straddle leg to go below beam or between pallet and upright
- Mechanical Handling Equipment
- Specialist machine with either pantograph or telescopic forks, or using a purpose designed attachment, which can be fitted to standard reach trucks.