The four main questions to ask when ordering cantilever racking for your warehouse

Today we're talking about the right questions to ask when you're planning to purchase a cantilever racking system. In the long run, knowing the right answers to the following questions can ultimately save you thousands of dollars. These simple but important questions are critical to success when purchasing a cantilever racking system. Did you know that ordering the wrong size or style of cantilever racking can cause serious injury or death in your warehouse? 

Similar to other types of racking, cantilever racking has weight limits and limits per shelf level and as a whole system needs to be carefully monitored. If you decide to ignore these weight limits and warnings, you increase the risk of failure of this system. Warehouse managers often skip the research part of this purchase and go straight to the price and cost savings of the system rather than making sure they are quoted the correct system. Therefore, if you are interested in ordering cantilever racking for your warehouse, we highly recommend that you take the time to thoroughly answer the following questions.

Question #1

What type of product do you want to store?
a) What are the dimensions? L x W/D x H
b) What is the weight of each load?
c) Are the goods stored on pallets? Will there be any possible deflection of the load between the arms?

d) What is the quantity of product to be stored?

Question #2

How many loads will be stored per level? Will they be doubled?

Question #3

Do you want single-sided or double-sided storage?

Question #4

What is the size (including height) of the area where the racks will be located?