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Storage Rack Selection Guide |
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Once you've determined the space you have available for you storage rack installation and some particulars on the materials to be stored, selecting components is easy. Follow these steps and you are well on your way to selecting the basic components for your storage rack system. |
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Assess Your Storage Area |
Determine Load Characteristics |
- Locate doors, columns, and other obstructions on your floor plan.
- Check overhead clearances for girders, duct work, light fixtures, and other obstructions that may reduce storage height
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- Height, width and depth of load & pallet
- Weight of load & pallet
- Will Loaded pallets be stacked on top of each other?
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Determine Length of Beam |
Determine Beam Capacity |
- Take width of pallet or width of load, whichever is greater
- Multiply by number of loads per shelf
- Add clearances: 3"-4" between upright frame and load; 4" between loads
- Check clearance requirements of straddle type fork lift
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- Take number of loads per shelf
- Multiply by weight of load
- Select required beam from beam capacity tables
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Determine Upright Frame Depth |
Determine Upright Frame Height |
- Take pallet depth
- Subtract 4"-6" for upright frame depth
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- Take height of the pallet
- Add height of the load
- Add 6" clearance (top of load to bottom of beam)
- Add beam height (3-1/2" - 6") and multiply this by number of shelf levels for upright frame height.
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Step 8 |
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Determine Upright Frame Capacity |
Determine Length of Wall and Row Spacers |
- Take pallet height
- Add load height
- Add 6" clearance (top of load to bottom of beam)
- Add beam height (3-1/2" - 6") and multiply this by number of shelf levels for upright frame height.
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- For wall spacers - 6" clearace plus pallet overhang.
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- For row spacers - 6" clearace plus twice the pallet overhang.
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