SHELVING & RACKING SYSTEMS IN DOHA QATAR

Shelving & Racking Systems Description: TRADITIONAL SHELVING AND RACK SYSTEMS VS AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMSThis article will take a brief look at the weaknesses and strengths of some of the most common traditional warehouseSTORAGE SYSTEMS.WEAKNESSES AND STRENGTHS OF STATIC SHELVINGOverall, in larger warehouse-type operations, traditional static storage solutions can be inefficient because:They waste space – eating up valuable real estateThey waste time – increasing employee costsThey pose a safety hazard in the form of items dropping from shelves, employees falling from ladders or carriers, or injuries caused by twisting, bending, lifting, and reaching for weight loads at different angles. Each of these safety issues creates loss of employee productivity and increased worker compensation liabilityIndustrialShelving & Storage Racksis a sturdy storage system typically used in warehouses and factories for small goods. Industrial shelving can be multi-level. Operators pick up and place goods by hand reaching from floor level or with a ladder. Typically all stocking and retrieving is done manually.Racking is rated even heavier for weight load capacities, is generally wider, deeper, and stacked higher than shelving. Forklift trucks and cherry pickers are commonly used to load and unload materials such as large boxes or entire pallets. The lower levels of racks can also be used for hand-stacked storage.This type of storage solution can take advantage of the vertical space of a warehouse facility reaching ... View Full Blog Content...
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