Narrow Aisle Pallet Racking

Narrow Aisle Pallet Racking

Narrow aisle pallet racking helps improve storage density by reducing the width of the aisles between the pallet racking. Whether it’s simple narrow aisle pallet racking or very narrow aisle pallet racking, space between racks is reduced as far as possible, taking into account load limits and pallet turning. Normal selective pallet racking can be used for narrow aisle pallet racking, with goods accessed via swing reach or turret trucks.

Narrow aisle and very narrow aisle racking can also help take advantage of vertical storage space in a warehouse by being stacked very high. The limit of the height that pallet racking can be erected to is only constrained by the height that the materials handling equipment can reach.

For warehouse applications where it’s important to have easy access to all items but it’s also important to maximise storage space, narrow aisle pallet racking is often a good option.

Benefits of Narrow Aisle Pallet Racking

Narrow aisle pallet racking is a great solution for a number of warehouse storage situations. The benefits include:

• High degree of selectivity as all pallets are accessible via swing reach or turret trucks.
• Effect use of vertical warehouse space maximises the storage capabilities of the building.
• Suits the storage of stock where some manual retrieval is acceptable.

Why Use Narrow Aisle Pallet Racking

Although narrow aisle pallet racking has some great applications, it’s important that it’s used in the right circumstances in order to get the most benefit from it. Despite the racking’s high density storage, due to its height and the width the aisles, standard forklifts may not be able to access the racking aisles. Because of this, investment in new materials handling equipment may be required when installing narrow aisle pallet racking. That being said, purchasing new materials handling equipment may be preferable to moving to a larger warehouse and ultimately may be a less expensive option.

For warehouses with many SKUs that need to be accessible at all times, narrow aisle pallet racking is often a very good option as everything is easily accessible.