Push Back Racking Pallet Racking 1200mm High Pallet 72No Storage Locations 6 Deep

Push Back Racking

Push Back Racking offers a high-density, bulk storage solution based on the FiLO concept (First in Last Out). The idea behind Pushback Racking is to provide a compact storage solution where a large quantity of pallets can be stored while taking up as little space as possible. It's main feature is to enable high density pallet storage but with reduced Forklift truck handling time. What Push back racking has the biggest impact on is time taken marshalling pallets to reduce pick time. Because stock rotation is semi-automatic it requires less use of a forklift truck where double handling might otherwise be required. Pushback Racking systems are configured to ensure improved inventory management. Push back Racking is often configured so pallets containing similar product are stored together in quantities to match dispatch volumes. This means batches of pallets are easily retrieved to be loaded on to delivery vehicles. Every efficient warehouse or factory relies on good Inventory management where the location of each and every pallet can be identified, Push Back Racking provides for this.

Pushback Racking Design

Push Back Racking is built from traditional Pallet Racking frames and beams but configured to condense pallets as close together as possible. Instead of the traditional aisles you might find in a standard Pallet Racking system, Pushback Racking utilises lanes which run parallel to each other similar to a 100m running track and can be upto 20m in length. The lanes are designed to facilitate the automatic movement of pallets along either a series of rollers or concertina Glide Trolley mechanism. The dynamic pallet mechanism is installed on a slight incline which means only gravity is required to move the pallet forward. Speed controllers are fitted along the lane to ensure the pallet movement is fully controlled. Each lane also includes a mechanism which seperates the pallet located at the very front of the queue from the compressed weight of the pallets behind. This seperation enables easier, more efficient picking and safe removal of each pallet. Within each lane there can be multiple levels of roller beds to utilise the vertical space in the building and is only limited by the reach of the forklift truck. Push Back Racking is a high density storage solution with improved stock rotation.

Push Back Racking Use

With Push Back Pallet Racking, care must always be taken when loading and unloading but it's operation and use is a very simple process. When a pallet is to be deposited into the system, the FLT operator aligns themselves with a chosen lane and approaches with the pallet raised just above the trolley or roller beds. If the forklift truck has a tilt mechanism then this should be engaged prior to placing the pallet. The roller beds are installed with a 4° slope so if the pallet can be tilted to a similar angle, placement of the pallet is easier. Once the pallet is in place and the forks retracted, the pallet then remains in place at the front on the lane. A second pallet can then be deposited by carefully positioning the pallet so the first can be push back as the second pallet is deposited. This sequence is then repeated until the lane is filled to capacity. To unload a pallet, the forlift truck driver aligns themselves with a chosen lane and then lifts the pallet and reverses to complete the pallet removal. Once the pallet is removed, the seperator mechanism is released so the next pallet in the queue can then roll to the front position.