Cantilever Racking System – Customizable Rack Builder

Cantilever rack is perfect for storing long objects, such as lumber, pipes, and building materials.

Storeroom Cantilever Racks

If you own a business that sells lumber, piping, carpeting or any other type of long, bulky item, then you’ve probably already run into the issue of trying to store all those long, bulky items. It’s tempting, but it is not a recommended storage practice to simply pile everything up on the floor! This is where a good cantilever racking system comes in. Be it light duty cantilever racks, medium duty or heavy duty – we are here to help.

Structural cantilever racks, made from heavier gauge steel through a hot-rolling process, are a more reliable and versatile solution. These racks can be configured as single-sided or double-sided systems to accommodate diverse storage needs.

Structural

When selecting structural cantilever racks, options commonly include medium-duty and heavy-duty configurations. The primary difference between the two lies in the thickness of the arms and their load capacity, allowing professionals to choose the most suitable type based on specific storage requirements. This clear distinction simplifies the decision-making process and ensures the system meets operational demands effectively.

Cantilever Racking System Specifications

Components of Cantilever Racking Systems

Warehouse cantilever racks are made up of a few different components: bases, uprights, arms, and cantilever bracing. The bases serve as the cornerstone of the racking system and anchor it to the floor, acting as the main stabilizing component for the entire system.

Anchored Base

Next, there are the upright columns. These connect to the base and have holes in them for the cantilever arms to connect to the system. The cantilever arms, in turn, serve as the actual shelving units where you can place your long and bulky items. They compose each of the storage levels of the cantilever racking system.

Uprights and arms connection

The braces are another part of the heavy duty cantilever storage rack system that increases stability. They provide horizontal and diagonal support, ensuring that the items you place on the arms will have the support they need.

Braces connection

Light Duty, Medium Duty and Heavy Duty Storage Racks

Reach out to us if you need any custom cantilever racks. We are ready to help with any cantilever rack system order!

Single Sided Cantilever Racks

Single sided cantilever racks are also available. Single-sided cantilever racks are commonly used in warehouses and storage facilities to store long and bulky items such as lumber, pipes, and furniture. This type of rack system is designed with arms that extend from a single upright, allowing for easy access to stored items from one side. The single sided design makes these racks ideal for placement against walls or in areas where space is limited.

Cantilever Racks for Steel & Metal

Cantilever racks for steel can store flat sheets (foil or leaf), coiled strips, as well as pipes. Since raw material pipes are long and have a large polar moment of inertia, movement, and rocking should be controlled.

Cantilever Racks for Steel & Metal

For this, turn your attention to the arms of cantilever metal racks. Both single-sided or double-sided racks have arms that can be as straight as inclined to the center to prevent goods from rolling out.

• Straight arms up to 48″ long have a minimum pitch of 3/8″ per foot to compensate for deflection.
• Inclined arms have a pitch of 20° or approximately 4.36″ per foot. This is where you can put rolls or pipes.

Is there an alternative to cantilever racks? Yes, and no. For example, you can use stacked bunks to store pipes. However, this solution may rearrange your handling operations and require different equipment.

Cantilever Racks for Lumber

Vertically or horizontally, what is better for wood products?

Experts say that seasoned wood can be stored vertically, and horizontally is best for long-term storage. This also applies to seasoned wood that’s less than ½-inch thin.

Cantilever Racks for Lumber

For storing lumber, cantilever racks must be supported by enough arms to maintain a flat position. This racking system is the best solution to keep lumber because cantilever racks allow equal airflow on both sides of a board. However, do not install them outdoors due to moisture and other environmental reactions of wood.

Benefits of Cantilever Rack Systems

Cantilever racks offer numerous advantages. Not only do they make it possible to safely store oddly-shaped and bulky items, but they are also fully customizable. You can design them to fit virtually any type of load length you need. This means if you have pipes or pieces of lumber that are different lengths, you can customize different sections of the racking system to accommodate the lengths that you need for each section of the product.

Load Length Design

Another one of the primary benefits of cantilever systems is that they offer you open linear storage. You won’t have to deal with any vertical uprights when you invest in cantilever racks.

Of course, another extremely advantageous aspect of these systems is that they are able to handle high weight capacities. The heavy loads that you can’t safely store on other racking can be stored with ease on cantilever racks.

Competitive Pricing on Cantilever Rack

Our industrial cantilever racks are competitively priced to fit your budget. Moreover, we have cantilever racking in stock, so that we have what you need when you’re ready to order. We are your one-stop-shop for all your warehouse storage and industrial shelving needs.

Regardless of whether you need to store furniture, lumber, pipes or other oddly-shaped items or building supplies, we have the cantilever racks to simplify your storage process. So don’t settle for difficult, awkward, or unstable storage options when you don’t have to! Shop with Speedrack West and get the exact cantilever racks you need to store your inventory and supplies. Shop for all your warehouse storage and industrial shelving needs.