Racking role
September 1st 2004

Narrow-aisle cantilever racking from Pro-Dek Storage Systems, designed to cope with a variety of panel products, has enabled timber distributor, Silverman, to maximise stock volumes at its Coventry distribution centre.

The floor space was divided equally between block-stacking and a cantilever racking system with heavy duty fixed guide rails, served by multi-direction sideloaders in 2475mm wide aisles.

The racking configuration allows four board sizes to 3050mm wide and 2070mm deep, with pack heights from 300 to 1100mm. The eaves of the building were fully used by installing 7.5m high racking columns with top arm levels set at 6.8m. Products are stored over three arms, set at column centres of 900, 1000 and 1100mm. Arms are 1220, 1525 and 2075mm long and calculated to allow for a load of 750kg each.

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