drive in rack

Traditional pallet rack is a great solution for many warehouses, but if you have a lot ofinventory that shifts on a regular basis, drive in or drive through rack is astorage solution you may want to consider. While traditional static rackstorage allows for many rows of pallet racking with aisles between theindividual rows, drive in and drive thru racking allows for a much denserarrangement of your stored product. Both drive-in and drive through racksystems allow more efficient use of available space than traditionalmulti-aisle selective racks systems. In fact, when compared to a conventionalselective rack system, the same amount of storage can be achieved with a high density drive in or drive thru system in 80% less space. High density storage racks work by utilizing standard pallet rack uprights in conjunction with rail beams or more simply, rails to store the pallet loads in a very denseconfiguration. The key difference between these racks and selective pallet racks is that the forklift truck operates inside of the rack itself and thereare no specified lanes between the rows. The forklifts enter into the individual bays of the rack and the bays themselves can be as long or as short as needed. Drive in rack and Drive through rack systems decrease storage and retrieval time while increasing efficiency and productivity among workers. Not only do they benefit youroperations, they can also decrease your bottom line by giving you more storage room per dollar spent on racking. Because these racks create a more uniform load in a confined storage area, your forklift operators working in the system become more skillful drivers. In addition to these benefits, consider this -drive-in & drive-thru systems are very energy efficient. Since the products so densely loaded in this type of system, there is less air to be heated or cooled between your pallets and your forklifts don't need to drive as far to pick or place loads thereby using less fuel.