Two cantilever racking
installations from Pro-Dek
Storage Systems have allowed
one of Europe’s largest manufacturers
of kitchen and bedroom carcase and
fascia panels to stock raw materials
efficiently and with minimum
damage in a West Yorkshire factory.

The 175,000m2 manufacturing
and distribution facility was built by
Decorative Panels Components at a
cost of £10m. Following investment
in advanced production and packing
machinery, as well as storage
equipment, output capacity is now
600,000 panels a week.

Pro-Dek designed and installed
the racking in two sections with
capacity for over 500t of chipboard
and thin-board. The racking allows
every pack to have a separate location
and barcode for efficient handling
and traceability and minimises the
number of times material is handled.

For both types of board Pro-Dek
has installed its heavy-duty Pro-Bolt
cantilever racking, which allows arm
positions to be adjusted in 150mm
increments. Arms have a 1° positive
cant and a bull-nose end to reduce
the risk of damage during handling.

Chipboard racking is single-sided,
6650mm high, with six arm levels.

Thin-board racking is 6m high and has
a mix of arm levels. Some of the singlesided
racking has been designed to be
converted to double-sided if DPC
needs greater capacity in the future.