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One size rarely fits all in the glass industry. A standard rack might be perfect for a 20-foot container but leave 3 feet of "dead space" in a 53-foot trailer. Or perhaps your production line handles oversized Jumbo sheets that overhang standard frames, creating a constant safety risk. Investing in engineering-led Custom Glass Racks allows you to reclaim that lost efficiency. By tailoring the dimensions (length, width, and effective depth) to your specific glass products and transport fleet, you can increase your load density by up to 30% without changing your fleet size. It’s about making the equipment fit your business, not the other way around. |
The most expensive thing you can ship is air. If your racks are 90 inches wide but your trailer is 102 inches wide, you are losing 12 inches of payload width across the entire length of the truck. Over a year of shipments, this inefficiency adds up to dozens of extra trips.
We approach rack design as a geometry problem. By analyzing your primary mode of transport—whether it’s ocean containers, flatbeds, or curtain-siders—we can engineer the Custom Glass Racks to maximize the cube utilization. For high-volume manufacturers, this optimization alone can pay for the new fleet within 12 months.
As factories move towards Industry 4.0, racks must interact with machines, not just people. Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) and robotic loading arms require precise pickup points that standard off-the-shelf racks may not provide.
Figure 1: Forklift channels can be spaced and sized to match your specific material handling equipment.
We can customize the base structure, including the spacing of forklift pockets (as shown above) and the height of the base deck, to align perfectly with your facility's automated systems. This ensures seamless handoffs between the rack and your production machinery.
Customization doesn't mean reinventing the wheel. Our system uses a modular design philosophy. We use standardized, proven components for the critical stress points—like the locking mechanisms and stacking feet—while allowing flexibility in the connecting structural beams.
Figure 2: Proven interlocking components ensure that even custom sizes maintain certified safety standards.
This hybrid approach gives you the best of both worlds: a rack that is tailored to your unique dimensions but still retains the reliability, stackability, and safety certification of our standard industrial models.
Don't let "standard" sizes dictate your production limits. Custom Glass Racks are a strategic tool for Lean manufacturing, enabling you to eliminate waste, optimize transport, and streamline your material flow.
1. Does customizing the rack size significantly increase the lead time?
Typically, custom engineering adds only about 1-2 weeks to the initial process for design verification and prototyping. Once the design is locked, mass production follows standard timelines.
2. Is there a minimum order quantity (MOQ) for custom racks?
Yes, to keep the unit cost competitive, we generally require a minimum order (e.g., a full container load or 50+ units) for custom dimensions to justify the setup of specialized welding jigs.
3. Can you design racks for Jumbo size glass (e.g., 6 meters)?
Absolutely. We have extensive experience designing heavy-duty, reinforced racks specifically for Jumbo and Super-Jumbo glass sheets, ensuring they don't bow or twist under the immense weight.
4. Will custom racks still be collapsible?
Yes. The folding mechanism is a core part of our technology. Regardless of the custom length or height, we engineer the folding geometry to ensure the rack still collapses flat for return transport.
5. Can we request specific colors for branding?
Certainly. We can powder coat the racks in your corporate RAL color, which helps prevent theft and reinforces your brand identity when the racks are at customer sites.
