| Today's importing/exporting, wholesale, and freight | | | | storage systems formed near the top of the building |
| shipping industries need storage space to protect | | | | where buildings are taking advantage of the storage |
| valuable merchandise, and they need it fast. Handing | | | | space near their tall roofs. Warehouses work hard to |
| logistics from freight receipt to freight ship often | | | | maximize each square foot of their storage facility |
| includes a brief period of non-movement for which | | | | and mezzanine systems are ideal. |
| finding the right warehouse space to rent is a chief | | | | Cantilever storage systems are racks made up of a |
| concern. Today there are options to securing | | | | vertical column, a base, arms, and a horizontal |
| temporary storage, and facilities to solve any unique | | | | cross-brace. Made from roll formed structural steel, |
| shipper's need. From refrigerated units to | | | | you'll most find this storage system in place where |
| temperature-controlled warehouses; the | | | | warehouses see a lot of plumbing material storage. |
| best-informed shippers know their options and are | | | | Industrial shelving storage systems are your typical |
| successful at storing their freight properly until time | | | | warehouse shelves. Mostly made from metal and |
| to move. | | | | steel, although some include wood materials, this |
| Locating the right warehouse to store your goods | | | | simple solution to storage creates organized systems |
| means the difference between your product being | | | | with easy cataloging. |
| placed in consumers hands, to ruined merchandise | | | | Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS for |
| and costly dips in profit. Before you begin checking | | | | short) are single masted, double masted, or |
| for warehouses, get to know the types of | | | | man-aboard types and it's important that you know |
| warehouses available and their storage system so | | | | which one your warehouse uses if it has an ASRS |
| you can be sure the location is a proper fit. Easily | | | | system in place. These computer-controlled storage |
| damaged merchandise will require special handling, as | | | | methods automatically place and retrieve loads from |
| will raw materials and finished goods. | | | | programmed locations, and are best used in high |
| The most common warehouse storage systems | | | | volume stowing and retrieval demands are present |
| include: pallet racks, mezzanine, cantilever, industrial | | | | within tight space constraints. With vertical or |
| shelving, and automated storage and retrieval | | | | horizontal carousels, vertical lift modules, and the |
| systems. We'll discuss each option briefly so you can | | | | ability to retrieve loads of any weight, ASRS |
| get an idea of your ideal storage. Remember, when | | | | systems are highly-efficient because they can reach |
| in doubt, contact the warehouse directly to answer | | | | as far up and out as the warehouse space requires |
| any questions particular to the goods that you will be | | | | thereby maxing out the square footage of the |
| sending in for storage. | | | | building. |
| Pallet racks are probably what you think of first | | | | Get to know the types of storage used in |
| when you think warehouse storage, and these | | | | warehouse facilities today and as you secure |
| include double-deep, pushback, and gravity flow | | | | temporary homes for your goods be sure that you |
| pallets as well as selective, drive-in and drive-thru. | | | | are aware how your selection will be packing and |
| Mezzanine storage systems are structural, roll | | | | retrieving your merchandise. Knowing this factor will |
| formed, and rack or shelf-supported and generally | | | | keep you in control of how your merchandise is |
| made from steel, fiberglass, or aluminum. In | | | | handled, and allow you to make the best decision. |
| warehouse storage, you'll typically find mezzanine | | | | |