| Configurazione | Single-sided or double-sided cantilever racking system |
|---|---|
| Arm movement | Telescopic / extractable arms, roller-guided sliding levels |
| Number of levels | From 3 to 6 independent levels, depending on ceiling height |
| Carico per braccio | Up to 1500 kg dynamic / 4500 kg static per arm |
| Frame | Welded carbon steel Q235 uprights with bracing |
| Handling | Access via overhead crane or side loader forklift |
Floor stacking hits a wall long before the building does
A metal distributor adding more alloys, diameters, and wall thicknesses usually responds by spreading stock across more floor space. Aisles narrow, bundles overlap, and the only way to find a specific size is to walk between the piles. Pickers lose hours, picking errors increase, and actual floor utilization settles well below one-third of the span. The constraint was never the building footprint: it was storing long-dimensional material as if it were pallets. A cantilever racking system stops fighting the floor and starts using the column above it.
One rack, every diameter, labeled and lifted off the ground
Each telescopic arm forms an independent sliding level, so a single rack stores heavy 6-meter tubes on one level and short bars on another without mixing them. Since the arms extend straight outward, the crane or side loader forks never graze a nearby bundle: the risk of scratches and dents that plagues floor stacking disappears. For a facilities manager, this means an SKU can be located by rack, side, level, and position instead of by memory, which is what actually drives picking error rates toward zero.
Single-sided or double-sided, built around your ceiling and your reach
The layout is not a catalog choice: it is designed around your span. A double-sided cantilever racking system doubles front access from the same footprint, while a single-sided row leans against a wall to free up the aisle. Uprights are made of Q235 carbon steel with welded bracing, arm load is specified per level (up to 1500 kg dynamic / 4500 kg static in standard construction), and the number of levels is determined by ceiling height rather than a fixed shelf. The racking engineering division returns a 3D layout showing exactly how many tons move from the floor to the air before a single beam is cut.
The ROI case writes itself once the layout is drawn
Facilities teams do not approve racking based on a brochure; they approve it based on recovered floor space, fewer picking hours, and less scrap. A double-sided cantilever racking system usually pays for itself through recovered storage capacity alone: the same span that held one layer now holds three to six. Since frames are shipped disassembled and packed on pallets, on-site installation takes days, not a plant shutdown. Bring a 3D layout and a payback line to the planning meeting, and expansion stops being a debate and becomes a schedule.
- Metal service centers expanding SKUs of tubes, conduits, and bars without more floor space
- Tube and conduit fabricators planning a warehouse expansion or renovation project
Double-sided cantilever racking system — Technical data sheet
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