A smooth supply chain is a critical component to success across industries. Buyers today want their items delivered efficiently and count on your business to control costs. Industrial storage and mobile pallet racking are vital in streamlining your warehouse storage space and processes.
Warehouse costs vary greatly, depending on your geography, industry, lease terms, and the space you need. With an average total asking lease rate for space at $1.10 per square foot per month, or $5,500 for a 5,000-square-foot space, your warehouse costs can add up quickly.
With a mobile storage system enabling you to move one or more aisles and open and close what you need, where you need it, you can dramatically cut down on your footprint. Convert space previously wasted on access aisles to higher value uses. Perhaps you’ll add aisles of product, create more room for a production line, or open up a space for employees to meet or take breaks.
With mobile pallet racks as part of your warehouse racking system, you can also enjoy benefits such as:
- Enhanced order identification and picking
- Improved order fulfillment
- Greater employment satisfaction and safety
What is a Mobile Pallet Rack?
Mobile pallet racking, also known as compact pallet racking or high-density pallet racking, consists of traditional racks on moveable carriages. Instead of relying on static shelving solutions, you can slide your pallet racking open and close to access what you need conveniently.
Pallet racks have applications across multiple industries, including food and beverage, retail, wholesale, e-commerce, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, and many more
ActivRAC mobile pallet racking can hold up to 30,000 pounds per carriage and can be designed around height restrictions and columns. There are two forms of ActivRAC: Mechanical Assist and Electric-Powered.
Mechanical Assist
The mechanical-assist ActivRAC 7M or ActivRac 3M uses an ergonomic, 3-spoke handle to ensure that aisles are easy to open, no matter how much weight is stored on the system.
Electric-Powered
The electric-powered ActivRAC 7P, 16P, or 30P each give you button-touch access to all your SKUs while quickly reducing your overall storage space.
The ActivRAC 7P is specifically designed for light- to medium-duty material storage and stocking needs. The ActivRAC 16P can handle more weight than the ActivRAC 7, while the ActivRAC 30P is for your heaviest-duty storage needs.
With any of these high-quality and durable systems, our experts can also help you design a system to work with unleveled, surface mount, or recessed rail options. A user-activated anti-roll safety lock feature also prevents carriage movement when the aisle is in use.
Benefits of Using Mobile Pallet Racks
Regardless of which of the mobile pallet rack systems you select, you’ll access many advantages. Consider these benefits when comparing high-density storage solutions.
Space Savings
By consolidating your storage and doing away with wasted aisle space, you can do more within your existing footprint.
Take VoxxHirschmann, a Florida manufacturer whose storage was stretched to its limit. The headrest company was also experiencing rapid growth, so it was looking for a go-to solution that would last for years.
By adding ActivRac mobilized shelving, the company reduced its storage area by 23 percent. In the space gained, the company increased production capacity.
Improved Accessibility
Reconfiguring your storage to accommodate movable pallet racking can also aid accessibility. While consolidating space, you can customize your storage to increase the pallet facing available.
Then, using a simple turn of a lever or push of a button, you can easily access 100 percent of all your stored materials. As your SKUs increase or change, you can also easily reconfigure your system to meet your new needs.
Enhanced Efficiency
Take control of your workflow productivity with an ActivRAC mobilized storage system. You gain the ability to configure your pallet racks to not only maximize space but also optimize your processes. With strategic planning, you can move low-turn items or maintenance support equipment to make room for the products or supplies you need regularly.
Do-It-Yourself Pest Control utilized an ActivRAC system with a variety of shelf heights to better optimize their space in their Georgia warehouse. At the same time, they planned their new system to store items with faster turnover times lower down and those with longer storage times on higher shelves.
The result was a 30 - 40% increase in the number of items shipped per month, and now as many as 14,500 packages are moved each month with ease and efficiency.
Increased Facility Flow
Work with Patterson Pope’s storage experts to improve your warehouse layout and enhance logical flow. Using mobile pallet racks to segment your industrial storage can reduce the distance your employees travel while improving picking speeds. Plus, you can promote employee well-being with an ergonomic storage solution that minimizes reaching and the need to climb or crawl to access items.
Enhanced transparency into your inventory can also boost your bottom line. You can cut inventory shrinkage and reduce workforce injuries with intentionally optimized facility flow.
Good Stock Management Starts with Mobile Pallet Racks
Mobile pallet rack storage can increase your storage capacity, improve accessibility, enhance efficiency, and revamp facility flow. As your industrial storage needs evolve, let Patterson Pope help shape your future storage strategies with ActivRAC solutions.
Find out more about our four-step process involving Survey and Analysis, Planning and Design, Installation, and Ongoing Support. Contact our experts today!
