How to Choose Heavy Duty Industrial Shelves?

Heavy duty industrial shelves actually include many types within warehouse shelving, such as: beam shelves, drive-in shelves, through shelves, narrow aisle shelves, etc. These types are all assembly structures with columns paired with beams and can be said to be relatively favored by customers at present. However, there are so many types of heavy duty industrial shelves that they must be chosen from different angles.

The Perspective of Supporting Shelf Accessories

Generally, heavy duty industrial shelves are used with pallets. It is recommended that purchasers understand the types of pallets that match the shelves, the weight of the goods placed on the pallets, and all the specifications of the pallets in advance. Only by understanding the dimensions of the pallets can you decide the dimensions of the shelves based on the pallet dimensions. Before purchasing shelves, understand these sizes in advance so that when the shelf supplier inquires, they can provide it as quickly as possible, facilitating better planning of the shelves by the supplier.

The Perspective of the Frequency of Cargo Access

Some enterprises have a relatively high frequency of cargo access, so this aspect is given more consideration when purchasing heavy duty industrial shelves. Different kinds of heavy duty industrial shelves meet these needs to varying degrees.

The Perspective of Cargo Access Equipment

Generally, light shelves and medium shelves are manually accessed, but heavy duty industrial shelves have better load-bearing capacity. Therefore, the goods stored are also heavier, making manual access difficult and more dangerous, requiring the use of forklifts and other equipment to access goods. Shelf procurement personnel need to inform the shelf manufacturer of the parameters of loading and unloading equipment used in the warehouse during procurement so that the shelf manufacturer can better plan the shelf aisles.

The Perspective of Warehouse Floor Load-Bearing Capacity

The load-bearing capacity of the warehouse floor is an important factor determining the load-bearing capacity of heavy duty industrial shelves. This information is very important because if the floor load-bearing capacity is less than the shelf load-bearing capacity, it will cause the floor to sink, which in severe cases could lead to collapses. This is a very serious safety incident.

The Perspective of Warehouse Layout

Many enterprises only consider the issue of space utilization when selecting shelves, neglecting the subsequent logistics of the goods. Different warehouse layouts will result in differences in the size, type, and other aspects of the shelves.