How to choose the right equipment for a warehouse?

Business people have long learned to take care of their time; they value it very much. And for some, even a little time results in a lot of money. This explains the urgent relevance of using warehouse equipment to its full potential. In addition to significantly reducing the time spent on a particular operation, parallel tasks related to the selection of orders, storage of goods are simultaneously solved, and also significantly reduces the required warehouse space. When discussing the topic of warehouse equipment, we subconsciously divide it into equipment designed to place goods for storage and equipment designed to move goods, lift them to a height, and load and unload. All types of warehouse equipment are represented on the market, including racking, loading and unloading, and transportation equipment from the world's best suppliers and manufacturers.

Shelving structures can be safely attributed to the main modular equipment, on which the inventory is actually stored for storage. The design, appearance, and technical solutions for the execution of racks are varied and are determined by the characteristics of the stored goods. The most common frontal racks for storing goods on pallets. They can be of different heights, have a different number of tiers, the length of the load beams and the width of the frames. Easy to install and simple to maintain and operate.

Where the warehouse area does not allow for full expansion, a mobile front rack has proven itself; when used, the storage density increases significantly, and the rows can be moved like hangers in a closet.

If your goods are of the same type, on identical pallets, for such goods, drive-in type racks were invented, also called walk-through racks. In this case, loading equipment has access only to the first outer pallet. They can be of the gravity type, have a slight slope, and the pallets themselves move to the edge of the rack on roller supports under the influence of gravity. In this case, cargo handling is faster and easier.

Less common are cantilever type racks; their main purpose is to store long goods. They are quite specific and occupy a small share of the racking equipment market.

Due to their versatility and simplicity, shelving racks have become widespread. They can be found everywhere in the store, in the garage, in the warehouse. All this racking equipment is successfully used in warehouses in our country and all over the world, increasing their efficiency and saving warehouse space. To move goods stacked on pallets around the warehouse, warehouse hydraulic trolleys are successfully used; they account for a large number of pallets moved around the warehouse. They also differ in load capacity, dimensions and technical characteristics. They are actively used both in warehouses and in shops and other small premises where it is not possible to use other equipment.

With high intensity of work and large cargo turnover, stackers come to the rescue. They can be manual, electric, self-propelled or not, with or without an operator's seat, with or without a high lifting height. There are many parameters, and according to your stated requirements, you can choose the optimal version of the stacker, which will become a reliable assistant in your warehouse.

If there is space that allows you to operate a forklift, all your problems associated with loading and unloading, transportation, and lifting loads to heights will fade into the background, as this equipment copes with any tasks.

If you approach the choice of warehouse equipment thoughtfully and evaluate its capabilities, then your warehouse will always be in complete order.