--- title: "Pallet Flow Rack in Columbus, OH | Free Layout" url: https://columbuspalletrack.com/products/pallet-flow-rack description: "Pallet Flow Rack in Columbus, OH. Free CAD layout, storage planning and installation matched to your inventory. Call 614-379-4436." lang: en --- Image: Pallet Flow Rack system in an industrial warehouse (https://columbuspalletrack.com/__l5e/assets-v1/17cf0afc-4660-4bf8-a908-71ce290b2201/pallet-flow-hero.jpg) # Pallet Flow Rack Systems in Columbus, OH Pallet flow rack solves a problem no other system does cleanly: proving first in, first out instead of hoping the crew rotates stock correctly. Pallets load at the high end of a lane and travel down gravity rollers or wheel tracks, braked to a controlled pace, so the oldest pallet is always the one presented at the pick face. Choose it when dates, lots, or shelf life aren't negotiable, or when a handful of high-turn SKUs eat a disproportionate share of your building. Lanes commonly run five to twenty pallets deep, so a few pick faces represent a large amount of stored product - which is also why it costs more per position than selective or pushback and needs two aisles instead of one. For Columbus food and distribution operations, we lay out flow lanes around your throughput, pallet condition, and ceiling height, then price it position by position against the alternatives. 614-379-4436 ## How Pallet Flow Rack Works 1 ### Load end Pallets enter at the high end of the lane. Each new pallet stages behind the one before it, so put-away is a single move made from the load-side aisle. 2 ### Gravity conveyor Full-width rollers or skate-wheel tracks, set on a pitch calculated for the pallet weight, carry loads forward under control rather than free rolling. 3 ### Braking and separation Brake rollers and pallet separators regulate travel and stop pallets from bunching, protecting both the product and the structure underneath it. 4 ### Pick end Pickers work a face of first-in pallets. Pull one and the next indexes forward automatically, so the pick aisle stays organized without anyone re-facing stock. Image: Pallet flow rack lanes with gravity rollers installed (https://columbuspalletrack.com/assets/pallet-flow-rack-2-IPjxgmn1.jpg) Image: Flow racking system loaded with pallets at the pick face (https://columbuspalletrack.com/assets/pallet-flow-rack-3-DopNMGK8.jpg) ## Why Columbus Warehouses Work With Us Food, beverage, and date-coded inventory move through a meaningful share of Columbus warehouses, particularly around the Rickenbacker and Groveport Road corridors where third-party logistics operators handle product on behalf of multiple shippers, and pallet flow rack is the system that proves first-in, first-out instead of relying on the crew to rotate stock correctly by hand. Pallets load at the high end of a gravity lane and present the oldest one at the pick face automatically, which matters most when a contract or a food safety requirement depends on documented rotation. We set lane pitch and roller or wheel-track selection from the actual pallet weight and bottom-board condition you're running, because a lane calculated for a sound GMA pallet behaves differently than one carrying mixed or lightly damaged pallets common in high-turn consumer goods accounts. Lane depth gets matched to how much of one SKU moves through a cycle - a handful of fast-turning items can occupy a disproportionate share of a Columbus facility's footprint, which is exactly where flow lanes pay off against selective or pushback. Because flow lanes need an aisle on both the load end and the pick end, we lay the design out against your building's column spacing and dock positions early, so the two-aisle requirement is accounted for in the CAD layout rather than identified once the lane is already loaded. ## Where It Fits Best Date-coded food, beverage, and pharmaceutical inventory High-volume SKUs with steady, predictable turns Cold storage where every cubic foot carries a cost Staging finished goods coming off a production line Operations that need FIFO documented, not just assumed ## What We Need to Design It - Do you need strict pallet-level FIFO, or is lane-level rotation enough? - How many pallets per SKU move through in a typical week? - What's the pallet weight range, and what condition are pallets usually in? - How deep can lanes run in your footprint? - Is the storage area ambient, cooler, or freezer? ## What a Project Includes Flow racking is engineered per lane, not pulled off a shelf. Pallet weight, deck condition, bottom-board orientation, and desired lane depth all drive the roller or wheel selection and the pitch calculation, so the first step is pinning down exactly what's moving through the lane. From there we set lane count and depth against your throughput. Fewer, deeper lanes maximize storage; more, shallower lanes give the pick face more SKU variety. Both versions get modeled with position counts so the tradeoff is visible before you buy, not learned after. The itemized quote covers frames, beams, rail and roller assemblies, brakes, entry and exit guides, and guarding. At installation the crew sets pitch, tests loaded travel in every lane, and tunes brakes before the system goes live. Afterward you have documented capacities, a lane map your team can hand to new hires, and a project contact for future lane additions as throughput changes. 1 Phone consultation 2 CAD layout 3 Itemized quote 4 Delivery & installation ## Recent Installations A sample of racking projects completed across the region. Image: Drive-in pallet rack system installed in a warehouse (https://columbuspalletrack.com/__l5e/assets-v1/d7a1c8ca-95d3-4a6b-8b88-5669bc50d8d3/project-drive-in.jpg) Drive-in pallet rack Image: Carton flow rack bays with gravity roller beds (https://columbuspalletrack.com/__l5e/assets-v1/deec70bc-f9a9-41d1-88e1-d84430debeb4/project-carton-flow.jpg) Carton flow rack Image: Tall selective pallet rack rows with wire decking (https://columbuspalletrack.com/__l5e/assets-v1/271fad9a-8e01-457f-a6c4-75439a9d25e9/project-tall-rack.jpg) Selective pallet rack Image: Warehouse aisle of selective pallet rack with wire decking (https://columbuspalletrack.com/__l5e/assets-v1/ec800b34-138d-4836-a196-417aff315ecf/project-wire-deck-aisle.jpg) Selective pallet rack with wire decking Image: Newly installed pallet rack rows in an empty warehouse (https://columbuspalletrack.com/__l5e/assets-v1/f9fc12ed-f6ce-48b2-9231-7e5ab2753d05/project-new-install.jpg) New warehouse rack installation Image: Long rows of green and orange selective pallet rack (https://columbuspalletrack.com/__l5e/assets-v1/7560812c-2620-4b02-85f7-8cd166efd7ac/project-green-rack-row.jpg) Selective pallet rack rows Image: Wide view of a warehouse racking layout with wire decking (https://columbuspalletrack.com/__l5e/assets-v1/90e388f8-26ca-4b39-b234-547fd3a0a2b8/project-wide-warehouse.jpg) Warehouse racking layout Image: Multiple rows of pallet rack in a distribution warehouse (https://columbuspalletrack.com/__l5e/assets-v1/83b45cb8-2809-41fc-9763-ff5f1024e2f1/project-rack-rows.jpg) Pallet rack rows Image: Cantilever rack with orange arms installed against a warehouse wall (https://columbuspalletrack.com/__l5e/assets-v1/59422abf-d14c-465d-90c7-e4a16a1ceafb/project-cantilever.jpg) Cantilever rack Image: Push back pallet rack carts and rails installed in a cold storage room (https://columbuspalletrack.com/__l5e/assets-v1/1d567c1f-c824-4abe-a66e-8435f7c784ba/project-push-back.jpg) Push back pallet rack View More Projects: https://columbuspalletrack.com/projects ## Get a Pallet Flow Rack Quote Send the basics and we will come back with a layout and pricing. Prefer to talk? Call 614-379-4436. ### What's Included: - Free warehouse consultation - CAD layout drawings - Itemized project quote - Rack type recommendations - Installation timeline ## Pallet Flow Rack Questions for Columbus ### What type of pallet rack do I need? ### What determines the price of pallet racking? ### How much weight can pallet rack hold? ### Do you install pallet rack? ## Pallet Flow Rack by Service Area Delivery and installation across Central Ohio. Columbus: https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/columbus/pallet-flow-rack Dublin: https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/dublin/pallet-flow-rack Westerville: https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/westerville/pallet-flow-rack Grove City: https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/grove-city/pallet-flow-rack Hilliard: https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/hilliard/pallet-flow-rack Reynoldsburg: https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/reynoldsburg/pallet-flow-rack Gahanna: https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/gahanna/pallet-flow-rack Delaware: https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/delaware/pallet-flow-rack Marysville: https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/marysville/pallet-flow-rack Lancaster: https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/lancaster/pallet-flow-rack Newark: https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/newark/pallet-flow-rack Pickerington: https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/pickerington/pallet-flow-rack Canal Winchester: https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/canal-winchester/pallet-flow-rack Obetz: https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/obetz/pallet-flow-rack West Jefferson: https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/west-jefferson/pallet-flow-rack ## Other Rack Systems We Supply ### Pallet Rack Every pallet reachable, every time. The baseline we size everything else against. https://columbuspalletrack.com/products/pallet-rack ### Pushback Rack Two to six pallets deep from one aisle, without giving up much reach. https://columbuspalletrack.com/products/pushback-rack ### Drive-In Rack Storage lanes replace internal access aisles. Forklifts enter the structure to handle bulk pallets. https://columbuspalletrack.com/products/drive-in-rack ### Cantilever Rack Arms with nothing in front of them, built for lumber, pipe, and anything a pallet can't hold. https://columbuspalletrack.com/products/cantilever-rack ### Carton Flow Rack Cases advance to the picker instead of the picker hunting for cases. https://columbuspalletrack.com/products/carton-flow-rack ### Warehouse Relocation Moving buildings without losing the racking plan that already works for your operation. https://columbuspalletrack.com/warehouse-relocation ## Where We Work Located in Columbus, we serve the entire Greater Columbus region with industrial pallet racks and warehouse storage solutions. ### Columbus Pallet Rack #### Address 4551 Wright Ave. Unit #2092 Columbus, OH 43213 #### Phone 614-379-4436 #### Business Hours Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed ## Ready to Price Pallet Flow Rack? 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