Selective Rack Relocation Case Study

Scope:

A company that sells office furniture was moving operations and required its current system to be removed and reinstalled in the new facility. Since their new facility was larger, the company also needed to add on a new system to accommodate its expansion.

Solution:

The company chose REB for this project because it was ideal for them to work with one provider for both phases of the project: the removal and reinstallation of the current system and installation of the new system.

The first phase included the removal of the current system and relocating to the new facility. REB was tasked with dismantling the system, packaging all components and arranging for safe transportation of the system to the new facility. This rack was then reinstalled at the new facility, but the layout design was modified to incorporate its new selective rack system.

The second phase was REB designing the new selective rack system to accommodate the company’s expansion in the new facility. The new system consisted of 440 bays of 42” and 44” deep pallet racking outfitted with wire deck to provide high accessibility of the company’s inventory.

INDUSTRIAL STEEL RACKING: AN INTRODUCTION TO STORAGE SYSTEMS (I)

When we talk about storage we refer to a set of processes aimed to store and preserve our stock in an optimize condition, ready to use, that span from the moment the goods are produced to the moment those goods are requested by our customers. Industrial racking provides the necessary equipment to receive, store and ship raw materials, in-process products, and finished goods. Needless to say, that depending on the type of the material to be stored, the racking specification, as well as the handling technology, may vary.

As a preliminary step to the design of the storage system and industrial racking, it is necessary to consider the specification of the materials to be stored, like dimensions, weight, durability or economic aspects.