Storage Equipment - Cantilever Rack

Cantilever Rack



A cantilever rack is ideal for storing items of non-uniform size, bulky, irregular, long and odd-shaped items easily susceptible to damage, and items or materials that tend to be great in length.

Cantilever Rack can store items at low cost and achieve maximum utilization of cubic warehouse space without front posts or columns to restrict horizontal space. It gives clear frontal access to the storage levels, therefore, allowing us to store material of greatly varied sizes. Front upright beams and the front supporting beams are also eliminated

Handle hard-to-store items including appliances, building materials, fabrics, flooring, furniture, steel, pipe and other items with ease.



Three Basic Components of a cantilever
· Uprights

Cantilever rack can be single-sided upright and double-sided upright.

· Arms

Straight arm without lip

Straight arm with lip

· Brace Sets: Used to hold the uprights together and provide stability.

Before selecting a suitable cantilever rack, we need to know specific characteristics of the product being stored. These include:

· Length of the product being stored?

· What is the depth of the product being stored?

· What is the height of the product being stored?

· What is the weight of the product being stored

Selecting a suitable cantilever rack is done by:

· Determining the number and spacing of arms required to support the load without deflection

· the proper length of the arms

Correct arm selection

Incorrect arm selection

· the Height Of The Upright,

· arm And Upright Capacity and

· Brace Length.

Cantilever Rack Benefits:

-Instant accessibility to one piece or a full load

-Fast convenient handling of long, unwieldy stock

-Provides a neat and orderly inventory system

-Heavy-duty steel construction permits storage of tubes, bars, structural materials and other long heavy items that must be kept off the floor

-Bases can be used for storage

-Forklifts can easily load items onto and off of the arms

-The purchase of an extra upright, arms and braces will provide an Add-on unit to your existing unit