Do you install pallet rack?

Yes. We handle design, supply and installation through experienced installation crews we schedule and manage. The finished rack is anchored to the floor, and load plaques identify the rated capacities.

What type of pallet rack do I need?

Selective teardrop rack is the default for mixed SKUs; pushback is two to six deep, LIFO by SKU; pallet flow is for FIFO or dated stock; drive-in is for bulk storage with few SKUs. Cantilever holds long loads, and carton flow serves case picking.

Can I add carton flow to my existing pallet rack?

Often, if the bay dimensions, connections and complete load configuration suit the flow beds. Send photos of the upright face, beam connector and any label; teardrop connections are not universal across manufacturers, so we check compatibility before quoting new components.

What determines the price of pallet racking?

Price depends on pallet positions, height, beam capacity, decking, freight and installation. Send pallet size, heaviest load per level, clear height and building size for a free CAD layout and an itemized quote.

Delaware, Ohio

Carton Flow Rack in Delaware, OH

Order accuracy suffers first in a Delaware distribution operation once SKU counts climb past what a shelf layout can track. Buildings near US-23 North and Sawmill Parkway in Delaware serve manufacturers, agricultural product handlers, building supply distributors and consumer goods packers, and the day-to-day strain shows up the same way almost every time: small-parcel building supply orders getting picked out of order because loose cartons keep drifting to different shelves after every restock. Delaware has absorbed a wave of new construction north along US-23 as Delaware County's population has grown, which means a good number of buildings here are open shells without any storage plan built in yet. Installing a carton flow system in your Delaware facility reclaims square footage along US 23, allowing for more SKUs in the same footprint without a new lease.

We bypass the generic data sheets and start with your US 23 facility's actual load requirements, calculating clear heights and frame capacities against the specific inventory you move daily near Howald Industrial. Those numbers determine whether carton flow rack actually fits the way Delaware needs it to, and a layout with a price comes back before any steel is ordered for a building along the US-23 corridor.

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Why Delaware Warehouses Work With Us

Delaware buildings along US-23 North and Delaware Commerce Park range from decades-old low-bay construction to recent shells with taller clear heights, and a carton flow rack layout drawn for one rarely drops into the other without rework. Our team drafts the rack elevations to clear your building's specific Howald Industrial Park joists and lighting, providing a tight fit that generic catalog layouts can't match along US 23.

Manufacturers, agricultural product handlers, building supply distributors and consumer goods packers working out of the Curtis Street industrial area generally store small-parcel building supply orders getting picked out of order, and a carton flow rack lane has to be built around that exact profile rather than a general-purpose one. Locking in that rotation pattern and depth up front spares a Delaware crew the cost of reworking handling routines a poorly matched layout left behind.

With small-parcel building supply orders getting picked out of order because loose cartons keep drifting to different shelves after every restock showing up repeatedly in US-23 corridor buildings, the layout work accounts for how trucks and lift equipment actually move through the dock, not only how many rack positions fit on a floor plan. That's the difference between a carton flow rack project in Delaware that holds up under daily handling and one that looks right on paper but creates new bottlenecks once it's loaded.

Free warehouse consultation

CAD layout with position counts

Installation by trusted installation partners

Carton flow rack with gravity wheel beds and case lanes

Carton flow shelving in use on a warehouse pick line

Operations We Rack Around Here

Nearby areas we work in regularly include the US-23 corridor, Delaware Commerce Park, Sawmill Parkway, US-23 North, Curtis Street industrial.

Manufacturing

Agricultural products

Building supply

Consumer goods

How Carton Flow Rack Works

Cases advance to the picker instead of the picker hunting for cases.

Inclined wheel beds

A full-width wheel bed or roller track sits on a slight incline inside a standard bay, so cases move forward under their own weight without power.

Pick from a fixed position

The picker always reaches for the same forward spot in the lane. Travel time drops, and so does the time spent searching for the next case.

Restock from behind

Replenishment loads the high end of the lane from a separate aisle, so restocking never blocks or slows the pick line, and rotation stays first in, first out automatically.

One lane per SKU

Lane dividers set the width for each case size, giving every SKU its own face - a width that can be resized as your product mix shifts.

What a Delaware Carton Flow Rack Project Includes

The first step on a carton flow rack project in Delaware is the load data: pallet or container contents, weight, usable clear height, and the lift truck model assigned to the lane. Those figures set the lane depth, beam elevation and bay spacing before a layout drawing is started.

Each shelf holds a row of inclined wheel tracks that carry a carton from the back of the bay to a stop at the front, giving every SKU a dedicated pick slot instead of a shifting location. Restockers load from one side of the rack while order pickers work the other, so the two jobs never collide in the same lane. A layout then shows bay and lane dimensions, aisle widths and a position count, so the gain over the current floor storage or outdated rack is visible before anything is committed to steel.

With the layout approved, carton flow rack components are ordered to that drawing and go in bay by bay — frames anchored and plumbed, the parts specific to carton flow rack set at the called-for elevations, and each lane labeled with a capacity tag.

After the system is up, the same crew handles additional bays, reconfiguration if pallet sizes or SKU counts change, and replacement of any frame or rail damaged by a lift truck. For an operation near US-23 North in Delaware, it means the rack plan stays with one point of contact instead of starting over with a different vendor whenever the building changes.

Case and each picking operations

Order fulfillment lines carrying many active SKUs

Grocery, beverage, and consumer goods distribution

Kitting and light assembly feed lines

Bays that need reserve pallets stacked above the pick face

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Recent Installations

Racking projects completed for warehouses across Central Ohio.

Drive-in pallet rack system installed in a warehouse — Drive-in pallet rack

Carton flow rack bays with gravity roller beds — Carton flow rack

Tall selective pallet rack rows with wire decking — Selective pallet rack

Warehouse aisle of selective pallet rack with wire decking — Selective pallet rack with wire decking

Newly installed pallet rack rows in an empty warehouse — New warehouse rack installation

Long rows of green and orange selective pallet rack — Selective pallet rack rows

Wide view of a warehouse racking layout with wire decking — Warehouse racking layout

Multiple rows of pallet rack in a distribution warehouse — Pallet rack rows

Cantilever rack with orange arms installed against a warehouse wall — Cantilever rack

Push back pallet rack carts and rails installed in a cold storage room — Push back pallet rack

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4551 Wright Ave.

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Columbus, OH 43213

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