May 2019 - Racking & Shelving

THERE’S NEVER BEEN AN EASIER WAY TO ORDER PALLET RACKING!
ORDER YOUR PALLET RACKING IN COMPONENT FORM OR IN COMPLETE BAYS
Over the next few pages we will show you how to order pallet racking - confident in the knowledge
that you will get all the right components and that it will exactly meet your requirements.
Option 1. Order in component form - this has the advantage that you have more combinations of
components to choose from, allowing you slightly more versatility in your pallet racking design.
SHELVING AND RACKING
Option 2. The easiest of all options (shown overleaf) - is to simply choose the size you need and
order from the standard bay sizes shown.
1. HOW TO CALCULATE THE SIZE YOU NEED?
The first thing to do when ordering pallet racking is to decide which frame depth and beam
width you need together with the height. This will depend upon the type and size of pallet you
wish to store.
Pallet racking has infinite style variations and any product can be stored and a number of
picking options are available which we will explain as you look further through this section
However there are two pallet sizes that are used far more than any other:
1200mm wide x 1000mm deep pallets or 800mm wide x 1200mm deep often
referred to as ‘europallets’. These two sizes are fast becoming the industry standard, and
this section generally concentrates on the storage of these two sizes.
2. WHAT HEIGHT DO YOU NEED?
The height of the pallet racking will depend upon a few factors:
What height pallets you need to store? - How high is your storage area and how high does your
fork truck reach and at what safety level?.
Remember that with the first beam level being no more than 1500mm from the floor a full
bay will accept a maximum of 8000kg. (UDL) so this weight needs to be calculated for the
number of pallets you intend to place into each bay. Once these are decided it is generally most
effective to go as high as possible.
q Shown below are the two most popular pallet sizes used within industry
Uprights are available in 3.0m, 3.6m, 4.2m, 5.4m, 6.0m, 6.6m, 7.2m OR 7.8m
OPTIONS.
3. CHOOSING YOUR BEAMS
Again the depth and width of the pallet racking bay will be determined by the size of pallet and
the way in which you wish to load it into the bay.
The width of each pallet racking bay can have a clear entry of
1219 1524, 1829, 2134, 2438, 2743, 3048, 3353, 3658mm
depending on the beams you choose.
When calculating the number of pallets per pair of beams you need to take into
consideration
• The weight of the pallet to be stored
• The operating requirement for a 75mm clearance
between a pallet and the frame and a minimum of
75mm clearance between each pallet. This has
already been allowed for in all the examples shown on
these pages depending on the beams you choose.
q The beams suitable for these pallets
are shown here
C
B
A
B
C
C
A
B
C
800mm wide x 1200mm deep (euro pallet)
1200mm wide x 1000mm deep pallets (fork entry at 1200)
1200mm wide x 1000mm deep pallets (fork entry at 1000)
Which size you use will determine the width and depth of the racking you will need. The depth of the frame has been designed to allow
for the pallet overhang and distribution of weight.
Important Safety aspects:
• To be sure of adequate rigidity and safety, you must use at least 2 beam levels per bay and a minimum run of two
bays.
• Each bay has a maximum loading of up to 8000kg, it is important that you calculate the total weight of pallets in
each bay
to ensure the maximum loading capacity isn’t exceeded.
• Please check that the pallets used are in good condition and are suitably designed to be stored within a pallet
racking system.
• All frames should be firmly secured using floor anchors.
• We would recommend high level access equipment on all installations exceeding 6000mm.
B
A
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