Narrow Aisle Rack Operation Principle:

The racking system is a beam racking system, differentiated by the addition of guide tracks for "three-way stacker forklifts" at the bottom of the shelves. The guide tracks are typically made of unequal angle steel. The forklifts used for material handling are limited to "three-way stacker forklifts." The three-way stacker forklifts glide along the designated guide tracks. The stacking aisles of the racking system are slightly wider than the width of the pallet goods, enabling high-density storage. It also inherits all the advantages of the beam racking system, allowing all materials stored in the system to be optional, with forklifts able to store any pallet at any time. The fast storage efficiency and very high storage density bring significant productivity and cost benefits to storage and logistics centers suitable for narrow aisle racking systems.

Narrow aisle shelving application range:

If the storage or logistics center exhibits the following characteristics, the narrow aisle shelving system should be considered:

Large inventory volume, with frequent goods in and out and high selection requirements for the goods.

2. Urgently need to increase storage space or require a certain level of storage capacity in the warehouse and logistics center.

3. Logistics efficiency requires a high standard.

4. Warehouse available clear height is over 8M.

5. Forklifts can be optionally selected with independent warehouse forklifts; there is no plan to use warehouse forklifts for outdoor tasks.

Narrow Aisle Racking Features:

The narrow-aisle shelving features a significantly narrower aisle compared to standard beam shelving, approximately 1600mm-2000mm wide, greatly enhancing the space utilization of warehouses. With soaring property prices, narrow-aisle shelving is favored by many corporate warehouses. This type of shelving requires a specialized forklift—tri-directional stacker, which is another of its unique characteristics. Due to the narrow aisles, it demands skilled operators with proficient driving skills and careful, cautious work habits.

Next, after the narrow aisle shelving is installed, there is a guide rail approximately 200mm high (the guide rail can be prepared during the civil engineering work or used with pre-fabricated guardrails during installation) serving as the forklift guidance system. This reduces the danger caused by human error to the shelves and is less demanding of the forklift driver compared to drive-in aisles.