What Is a Cantilever Rack?
A cantilever rack is a rack consisting of a post and an armbar (bar or arm). It is also called a “cantilever rack.”
Since there are no pillars on the front side, it is suitable for storing long or heavy objects longer than 3 m. The load capacity can be increased by adding horizontal bars to support the pillars.
The bars are attached to the posts at a single point, making it easy to change the effective height of the shelves. Compared to pallet racks, cantilever racks do not have unnecessary gaps, allowing for efficient storage of various sizes of goods.
Scratches caused by rubbing against the shelves during loading and unloading can also be reduced.
Uses of Cantilever Racks
Cantilever racks are mainly used to store long or heavy items, such as lumber, steel, and pipes that cannot be palletized.
They are suitable for storing round bars, siding, steel pipes, aluminum square pipes, construction materials (plywood), various corrugated sheets, plastic films, workpieces, etc.
It can be used to store products in factories and warehouses that handle long and heavy items and to display and store products in retail stores.
It helps to improve work efficiency by reducing storage space and loading work time.
Features of Cantilever Racks
Cantilever racks consist of a support column and bar, and have no shelves.
It is suitable for storing long or heavy items with a length of 3 m or more. Smooth and speedy loading and unloading improves storage efficiency.
The load capacity can be increased by adding posts and bars horizontally, and the size can be easily changed to match the stored items. The bars are attached to the posts at a single point, and the effective height of the shelves can be easily changed, allowing efficient storage of goods without creating unnecessary gaps.
Since there are no shelves and stored items are kept in “lines,” this reduces the risk of scratches caused by rubbing against the shelves when loading and unloading items.
Since there are no pillars on the front or both ends, the rack can be used in situations where pallet racks do not offer the flexibility that pallet racks do, such as when the size of the cargo to be stored changes frequently or when you want to keep cargo of different widths or depths side by side. They can also be used for storing luggage that is out of the prescribed size, with no gaps.