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Stop Shipping "Air" and Start Protecting Your Edges. In the glass fabrication business, your profit margin is determined by two things: breakage rates during handling and the efficiency of your reverse logistics. Our Q235 Steel L-Racks are engineered to eliminate "metal-on-glass" contact and compress your return freight volume by 70%. |
If you are managing a Glass fabrication plant or overseeing a distribution center like Western States Glass, you know that a rack is not just a storage shelf; it is a critical logistics asset. Cheaply made racks use thin-wall steel that flexes under the weight of 4,000 lbs of wholesale tempered glass. That flex creates dynamic stress on the glass packs during truck transport, leading to those mysterious "spontaneous" breakages upon arrival at the jobsite.
Our L-Shape Glass Holding Rack utilizes Q235 carbon structural steel (equivalent to ASTM A36) with a fully seam-welded construction. We don't spot weld. We use 50x50mm and 100x50mm rectangular tubing to ensure the frame remains rigid, preventing the "whip effect" that shatters Jumbo sheets or IGU units during transit.
Raw Q235 steel framework demonstrating the heavy-duty 100x50mm base structure before coating.
The most common failure point in legacy glass racks is the protective padding. Standard racks use contact cement to glue rubber strips to the steel. In the heat of a California summer or the humidity of a processing plant, that glue fails. The rubber slides off, and your expensive Low-E coated glass or Insulated Glass Units (IGU) makes direct contact with the steel upright. The result? Chipped edges and immediate rejection by the glazier.
We solved this with our proprietary Steel-core Rubber Profile.
Close-up of the steel-core rubber profile protecting glass edges from chipping.
For Glass Distributors and wholesalers, the cost of return logistics is a massive line item. Traditional A-frames are bulky; once the glass is delivered to the job site, you are essentially paying to ship "air" back to your warehouse.
Our Returnable shipping racks feature a geometric "Nesting" design. When empty, these L-racks slide into one another like shopping carts.
The Math of Efficiency:
You can fit approximately 7 empty L-racks in the space of 2 full ones. This allows you to load up to 98 units in a single 40HQ container or maximize your flatbed return loads from the construction site. This capability turns your rack fleet into a lean, cost-saving asset rather than a storage burden.
Nesting capability: Empty racks slide into each other to reduce storage footprint by 70%.
Unlike A-frames that dominate floor space, the L-shape design allows for wall-hugging storage. This opens up valuable forklift lanes in your Warehouse organization.
Every rack comes standard with:
Reinforced forklift channels allow for safe and stable transport within the factory.
Q: Can these racks handle the weight of 3/4" heavy tempered glass?
A: Yes. Our heavy-duty L-Racks are rated for loads between 3,300 lbs (1.5 tons) and 8,800 lbs (4 tons), making them ideal for thick architectural glass and heavy stone slabs.
Q: How do you prevent the racks from rusting in outdoor storage yards?
A: We offer Hot-Dip Galvanizing for racks stored outdoors, which provides superior corrosion resistance. For indoor use, we use an electrostatic powder coating (standard RAL 5010) applied after acid pickling and phosphating.
Q: Are these racks compatible with my existing delivery trucks?
A: Absolutely. The standard dimensions (e.g., 950mm width) are optimized for side-by-side loading in standard semi-trailers and shipping containers. We can also customize dimensions to fit specific van or truck bed configurations.
Q: Can I stack different sizes of glass on the same rack?
A: Yes, but we recommend placing larger sheets at the back and smaller sheets in front (pyramid stacking) to maintain the center of gravity. We can add intermediate stop bars for mixed loads of small IGU units.
Q: Do you supply the securing poles or straps?
A: Yes, the racks come equipped with anchor hooks for ratchet straps. We can also provide steel retention poles (stopper bars) that slot into the base to mechanically prevent the glass pack from sliding forward.
