Is your yard a maze of stacked steel? Are your cutting machines waiting for material longer than they're actually cutting? The constant, time-wasting "material shuffle" to get to buried bar stock is killing your productivity and putting your team at risk. It's time to stop fighting your inventory and start flowing with it.
In the world of steel distribution and processing, efficiency is measured in minutes, and safety is non-negotiable. Yet, many facilities are trapped by outdated storage methods that actively work against these goals. Whether it's ground-stacking or using traditional fixed cantilever racks, the daily operational reality is one of systemic waste and risk.
Your saw cutting machine needs a specific bundle of 20-foot stainless steel tubing, but it's buried under three bundles of H-beams. Your operator spends the next 20 minutes performing "secondary handling"—using the overhead crane or a heavy-duty forklift to move the top bundles out of the way, retrieve the target material, and then move the other bundles back. During this time, your multi-million dollar production equipment sits idle. This isn't just an inconvenience; it's a direct and recurring loss of production capacity, eroding your profit margins with every pick.
Navigating a 4-meter wide forklift aisle with a long, heavy load of structural steel is a high-stakes operation. Visibility is limited. The risk of colliding with columns, other equipment, or personnel is ever-present. A single miscalculation can result in thousands of dollars of scraped, damaged material that must be written off. Worse, it creates a hazardous environment that leads to near-misses and, potentially, catastrophic accidents. Traditional storage forces a dependency on this high-risk maneuver.
The solution isn't to work harder; it's to change the system entirely. A double sided roll out cantilever rack fundamentally redesigns your material flow. By transforming static storage into a dynamic, high-density system, it directly attacks the core inefficiencies and dangers of conventional steel handling.
The defining feature of this system is that every single storage level acts like a massive, heavy-duty drawer. With the turn of a crank or the push of a button, a level carrying up to 5 tons of material extends 100% out from the main structure. This completely exposes the stored material—be it pipe, bar stock, or aluminum profiles—to your overhead crane accessible racking. Your crane operator now has a clear, vertical path to lift any specific bundle without ever touching or disturbing the materials above, below, or behind it. The "material shuffle" is completely eliminated from your process.
This is not a generic warehouse shelf. The entire structure is built for the realities of a metal fabrication shop. The base is constructed from massive H-beam structural steel, providing a rock-solid foundation against tipping forces. All components are connected with high-strength bolts and anchored directly to your concrete floor, ensuring absolute stability. The durable powder-coated finish resists the rust, oil, and impacts common in a steel processing environment, guaranteeing a long service life with minimal maintenance.
Investing in a modern storage system translates directly into measurable improvements in your bottom line. The benefits go far beyond a tidy workshop.
By providing immediate, selective access to any material, what was a 15-25 minute retrieval process becomes a 3-5 minute task. For a facility performing 10 material changes a day, this can recover over 2.5 hours of previously wasted time. That is 2.5 more hours your laser cutter, plasma table, or band saw is running and generating revenue. The Telescopic Cantilever Rack turns waiting time into production time.
Because the crank out cantilever rack is serviced by an overhead crane, it completely eliminates the need for wide forklift aisles. A double-sided rack can replace two rows of traditional racking and the massive aisle between them, effectively storing the same amount of material in half the footprint. This reclaimed space is now available for a new production line, more inventory, or value-added processing equipment—letting you grow your business without the massive expense of expanding your building.
Our systems are available in two primary configurations to match your operational intensity and budget. The manual crank-out system uses a geared mechanism that allows a single operator to effortlessly roll out several tons of material. For high-frequency environments, the electric motorized system allows for push-button or remote-controlled operation, delivering maximum speed and ergonomic ease.
No two steel service centers are alike. That's why our roll-out systems are not one-size-fits-all. We configure every aspect of the rack to your specific needs, including the number of columns to support 40-foot lengths, arm lengths for various bundle widths, and load capacities up to 5 tons per level. Optional accessories like removable divider pins allow you to neatly organize smaller batches of material on a single level, preventing mixing and ensuring perfect inventory control.
It enhances safety by fundamentally changing the process. First, it eliminates the primary need for forklifts to maneuver long loads within the storage area, drastically reducing the risk of collisions. Second, by providing direct access to every bundle, it completely removes the need for dangerous "secondary handling," where materials can become unstable and fall while being temporarily moved.
Absolutely. The system is highly customizable. We will engineer the load capacity of each individual roll-out level to align with your specific material weights and crane capabilities, typically ranging from 1 to 5 tons, with heavier options available upon engineering review. This ensures you can handle full, dense bundles safely and efficiently.
The rack is a modular system. We determine the number and spacing of the vertical columns based on your longest and heaviest materials to ensure proper support and prevent sagging. Shorter materials can easily be stored on the same system, providing you with the flexibility to manage your entire long-bar inventory in one consolidated location.
Due to the high storage density, the point loading on the concrete floor is significant. As part of our consultation process, we will provide you with the exact load specifications per anchor point based on your custom rack design. We strongly recommend having your floor's load-bearing capacity verified by a structural engineer to ensure it meets the requirements for a safe and secure installation.
A double-sided roll out cantilever rack is the ideal choice for maximizing storage density in an open floor plan or the center of a bay, as it offers access from both sides and doubles your capacity within a single footprint. A single-sided unit is perfect for placement against a wall, efficiently utilizing the perimeter of your building without sacrificing any of the system's core benefits of safety and accessibility.
