In the current manufacturing workshops equipped with laser tube cutting machines, roll out cantilever racks have emerged as a pivotal piece of equipment for storing steel profile, and its significance is growing steadily. The laser tube cutting machines necessitate frequent and swift access to various steel tubing materials, and roll out cantilever racks offer a flexible and efficient storage solution that ensures convenience and safety in material handling. However, confronted with a myriad of rack models available in the market, enterprises and workshop managers must meticulously consider multiple factors when selecting and customizing suitable roll out cantilever racks. This article delves into a comprehensive guide for purchasing roll out cantilever racks in workshops, encompassing needs analysis, steel profile dimensions, and choose which type of the rack.
Judge the Demand: Whether You Really Need Roll Out Cantilever Racks?
Before deciding to buy roll out cantilever rack, the first thing you need to be clear about their own storage needs. Here are some key factors to help you determine whether you need such racks:
1.Material Characteristics
– Long Tubular Materials: If your materials are mainly in the form of long steel tubes, such as steel tubes, steel profiles, etc., then roll out cantilever rack is undoubtedly the ideal choice. Its unique cantilever design can firmly support long materials, preventing slippage and deformation.
2.Space Requirement
– Saving space: If you have limited space in your workshop and want to maximise the use of every inch of space, the vertical storage feature of roll out cantilever rack will be of great benefit. With the multi-tier design, more materials can be stored in a limited space.
– Optimised layout: Roll out cantilever rack can also be flexibly laid out according to the actual situation of the workshop.
3.Want to Improve Picking Efficiency
– Improve picking speed: For workshops with a wide variety of materials and high picking frequency, roll out cantilever rack can shorten the picking path and improve picking efficiency. Through the flexible adjustment of arms, operators can quickly find and take out the required materials.
– Reduced handling costs: Efficient picking efficiency also means reduced handling times and handling costs, which is a significant saving for large workshops.
4.With Laser Tube Cutting Machine
– Your workshop is equipped with automated equipment such as laser tube cutting machine, then the roll out cantilever rack can be used in conjunction with this equipment to smoothen the production process.
5.Crane
– If your workshop is equipped with a crane, the roll out cantilever racks can be used in conjunction with the crane to achieve automated access and further improve efficiency.
Provide Accurate Steel Profile Dimensions
The correct dimensions are the key to ensuring the stability and durability of the roll out cantilever rack.
1.Provide the Width and Height of the Steel Profile
You will need to provide the rack supplier with specific width and height information for each bundle of material. For example, if you store steel pipes, each bundle is 800mm wide, and 400mm high. As can be seen from the figure below, the dimensions of the width D1 and height D2 of the steel profile will correspond to L1 and L2 of the rack respectively.
2.Provide the Weight of the Steel Profile
The weight of each bundle of material is also a key factor. For example, each bundle of steel pipes weighs 5 tons. With the weight information, the designer can determine how many load-bearing beams (As shown in the picture) will be needed to support these materials on each rack level. Assuming that each load-bearing beam has a single load capacity of 800kg, then 7 load-bearing beams are required per rack level.
3.Provide the Length of the Steel Profile
The number of load-bearing beams determined by the above steps, combined with the length, then the designer can calculate the center distance between each beam. Center distance refers to the distance between the two bearing beams (As shown in the picture C1). For example, if each layer of shelves requires 7 bearing beams, and the goods are 12 meters. Then the length of each layer of racks is 12.2 meters,( Reserve a safe distance of between 600 and 800 mm.) so the center distance between each bearing beam is about 1.8 meters.
Choose Which Type of the Rack
The choice of drive mode directly affects the experience and efficiency of rack. The following are several common driving methods and their applicable scenarios:
1.Roll Out Cantilever Rack
– Scenarios: Small workshops with a load capacity of less than 5 tons per level on one side or environments with a lot of manual operations.
– Advantages: easy to operate, no external power source, and low cost.
2.Motorized Roll Out Cantilever Rack
– Applicable scenarios: large-scale workshops with a load capacity of more than 5 tons per level on one side, or scenarios that require efficient access.
– Advantages: high access efficiency, reduce manual labour intensity, remote control and automation.
3.Electrically Moving Roll Out Cantilever Rack
– Scenario: the pursuit of maximum space utilisation, and the workshop layout needs to be adjusted flexibly. Electrically moving roll out cantilever rack is especially suitable for those environments where workshop space is limited, but the types and quantities of materials are large.
– Advantages:
o Maximisation of space: Electrically moving roll out cantilever rack installed on rails can be freely adjusted according to storage needs, maximising the use of workshop space.
o Flexible layout: Electrically moving roll out cantilever rack can easily adapt to changes in workshop layout, whether for expansion, renovation or re-planning, it can be quickly adapted.
o Convenient access: Even in a high-density storage environment, electrically moving roll out cantilever rack can ensure the convenience of material access, reducing the walking distance and time of the operator.
Choosing the right roll out cantilever rack is important for the enterprise’s workshop management. Through clear requirements, careful selection of materials, reasonable choice of drive mode and strict quality control measures, enterprises can ensure that the selected racks not only meet the current storage needs but also have long-term development potential. At the same time, with the continuous progress of logistics technology and workshop management concepts are increasingly updated, roll out cantilever rack will continue to intelligent, automated direction. In the future, we can look forward to more efficient, flexible, intelligent roll out cantilever rack for enterprise workshop management to bring more convenience and benefits. On the road of exploring efficient storage solutions, CK Storage Solutions is always committed to providing you with the most professional and caring service. Our team has a wealth of industry experience and technical strength, according to your specific needs, tailored to the most suitable roll out cantilever rack system, to help you optimise storage space, improve operational efficiency. Whether you are a business leader, logistics manager or purchasing specialist, if you are looking for solutions to improve the level of workshop management, or have the need to optimise and upgrade the existing storage system, you are welcome to contact us at any time. You will be in direct contact with our team of professional consultants. We look forward to working with you to create a new chapter of storage management, so that your storage space renewed new vitality for the development of enterprises to inject more power! CK Storage Solutions, your trusted storage partner!