Adjustable Pallet Racking (APR)

Can APR be categorized under both Palletized and Non- Palletized Storage System?

The answer is YES

Although Adjustable Pallet Racking (APR) is commonly used for palletized storage, accessories are available for it to store non- palletized products such as drums.

APR can be built to match the lift height of any forklifts. When necessary, the height of the beams can be adjusted to suit the height of the storage materials (e.g. pallets and drums).
One important consideration to incorporate APR was that it is fairly inexpensive; which makes it appealing to most warehouse owners. Also, APR is said to be a flexible and versatile storage system which provides good stock accessibility. Unlike bulk stacking, APR can be suitable for fast and slow moving products which have many product lines.

At any one point of time, the material handling equipment (e.g. forklift truck) is only accessible to the two rows of racking. This reduces the space utilization. Also, if the racking height were to go above 8 metres, flat floor is necessary to reduce the risks of the load colliding into the racks.

Pictures retrieved from http://racking-adjustable.co.uk/

The above was posted by HEIDI