What is Cantilever Racking?

What is Cantilever Racking?

Cantilever racking is a heavy duty storage system designed to store long, bulky or awkward materials that are often hard to store because of shape or length. Cantilever racking doesn’t have vertical posts on the front so it is free of obstructions. It uses the following components to complete the system:

Bases are the anchor of the cantilever rack system. They connect directly to the uprights at the base to act as the main stabilizing component.
Upright columns are the upright structure that the bases, arms and braces attach to form the cantilever rack system. Uprights can be used for both single and double sided systems.
Arms connect to the uprights and extend out to create a level to store materials on.
Braces are used to secure upright columns together to provide both horizontal and diagonal support and stability.
Wire decking can be used on top of the arms as wire shelf.

Types of Materials That Can Be Stored on Cantilever Racking

Cantilever racking is perfect for storing items such as furniture, boats, vehicles, steel bar stock, pvc, iron pipe, lumber, plumbing pipes, bar stock, wood, steel pipes, plywood, tubes, wire coils, veneer, sheet stock, drywall, sheet rock or other long raw material.

Types of Steel Cantilever Racking – Structural and Roll-Form Cantilever

Roll-form cantilever rack For light to medium duty storage:

1.Less expensive

2.Boltless

3.Lighter weight

Structural cantilever rack For heavy duty and high capacity storage: 

1.Heavier, stronger and can safely hold heavier loads

2.Made from hot rolled c-channel structural steel

3.Needs hardware to assemble

Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Cantilever Rack Over Other Storage Systems

Advantages: 

1.Infinite height, width and capacity combination to fit any area.

2.Open front that is free of obstructions for easy forklift access.

3.Easily expandable.

4.Stores tubes, bars, pipes and other long, heavy or awkward items.

Disadvantages: 

1.More expensive than other types of storage racking

2.Requires wider aisles to accommodate

3.Needs to be designed and installed to fit the warehouse space