Stationary racking is one of the most common industrial storage solutions, but it’s not always ideal. Every business has unique storage needs; some spaces function better with mobile racks storage.
Mobile racks provide more customization when designing storage systems to make the most of your space. Plus, you can use mobile racks in various types of industrial storage spaces, ensuring a mobile rack storage option that is just right for your situation.
Let’s explore how mobile racks can take your storage capacity to the next level and enable your business to reach its operational goals.
What is Mobile Racks Storage?
Mobile racks, or mobile shelving, are stationary shelves set on carriages that can slide side-to-side on a rail system. Depending on the mobile rack system, employees can move the mobile racks manually or with powered controls.
Pallet racks are often more common than cabinets in industrial spaces. But that all depends on what you need to store, how much of it you need to store and how much it weighs.
Advantages of Mobile Racks
Mobile rack storage can transform your industrial storage space in many ways, including:
- Increased capacity: Static rows of storage take up a certain amount of space and can leave a lot of dead space, seriously limiting your storage capacity and expansion options. Instead, you can fill dead space with these moveable racks to maximize your storage space.
- Easy access to stored items: Mobile racks are easy to move, so there’s no risk of trapping your stored items. You can quickly move one or more carriages to get to storage in the middle or on the far end that’s temporarily blocked.
- Heavy-duty storage capability: Different mobile racking systems have different weight limitations. In some options, a single carriage can hold up to 30,000 lbs. That means you can store all sorts of items of varying weights or densities.
Patterson Pope trusts the ingenuity, manufacturing quality and versatility of the ActivRAC mobile racking storage system. It’s a high-density storage option ideal for industrial settings in many fields.
What Types of Industrial Spaces Can Use Mobile Racks?
Since the ActivRAC system is so versatile, it makes sense in nearly any industrial storage space. We’ve even made it work in specialty storage areas, further expanding its application.
Take a look at our successful mobile rack solutions:
Mobile Racking in Warehouses
An online pest control retailer needed to maximize space in their crowded warehouse. We installed the ActivRAC mobile system to replace existing static racking that was limiting them in the face of growing demand. Optimizing a part of their storage space increased efficiency in the warehouse and the shipping department they used as temporary overflow storage.
The ActivRAC system can also do wonders in warehouses for eCommerce businesses, traditional retailers and wholesale sellers with a diverse stock of high-consumption goods. Movable racks allow employees to quickly pull stock for shipment while maintaining an organized inventory. And increased capacity means larger stocks of in-demand products and more space to store new products.
Mobile Racking for Manufacturing
An auto parts manufacturer was running out of room to store parts. That was until we used an ActivRAC system to increase their storage capacity while reducing the space required for storage by 23%. This system also provided the foundation for future modifications to increase capacity and maximize their space.
An aerospace fabrication plant needed an innovative solution for its freezer storage. They had composite materials that needed to be frozen to ensure a long shelf life before being used in construction. So we designed a tailored mobile racks storage solution using an ActivRAC system. The application was the first of its kind, and we doubled the plant's storage capacity.
Alternatives to Mobile Racks
There are other ways to mobilize your storage to make your space work for your business.
The pallet mole has static columns of shelves with moveable parts within the system to make storage and picking much easier. This deep-lane storage system uses radio frequency controls to lift/lower or transport pallets to the front. Save space but maximize storage capacity by stacking up to 50 pallets deep and 6 feet high.
Pallet flow racks use gravity to safely and automatically move stored pallets into picking position as you remove pallets. That way there’s always a pallet ready as long as you’ve got the stock. This solution can increase efficiency in warehouses where speed is king.
Mobile Racking Available at Patterson Pope
Patterson Pope can help you choose the right mobile storage system, whether you need the full mobility of the ActivRAC mobile racking system or the semi-automatic mobility of our other pallet racking systems. We'll review your storage goals and find the right solution for your stuff, regardless of your industry or current storage constraints.
Ready to explore mobile racks storage in your industrial space? Contact a storage specialist at Patterson Pope to learn how we can increase mobility, capacity and versatility for your business.
