Clever Storage Racking Combo Equips New DC with Over 39K Pallet Positions | Apex Project Spotlight
New DC Answers Their Optimization Question with the Apex Solution
The Apex team is wrapping up Phase One of a new distribution center built in beautiful Salt Lake City. This DC will serve as a hub for a major consumer goods manufacturer. Our job is to ensure that our customer can deliver those goods with optimized efficiency. A mix of storage racking and picking applications combine to achieve the desired goal. Take a look at some of the project specs.
Storage Racking Solutions for Distribution Challenges
Phase one of the project is to equip the new DC with pallet storage racking for fast and medium-turn inventory and safe storage for ready reserve stock. The storage systems mix includes full pallet and case pick applications and deep-lane dynamic reserve. The solution also consists of a layer pick application for building mixed SKU pallets.
Deep Push-Back Rack Systems Back-to-Back
The Apex Solution
Total pallet positions – 39,208
- 4- and 5-deep push back
- 2- and 3-deep case pick
- 2- and 3-deep layer pick
- Selective rack with end caps
Instead of simply relying on rows of static storage racking, our team designed this DC to be optimized for the customer’s unique inventory mix.
Push-back rack – is a high-density LIFO storage solution ideally suited for high-volume, low SKU inventory. Because the systems use a single aisle for access, positioning the systems back-to-back saves a lot of space while creating a concentrated pallet storage area.
Case-pick rack – pallet flow rack rolls in efficient case picking with a dynamic FIFO pallet storage rack. Pallets load from the rear of the system and flow forward to the pick face. Pallets automatically flow forward when empty pallets are removed to ensure inventory is always at the ready.
Layer pick – high-volume, mixed SKU pallet building is more productive by selecting one or more layers at a time. This system is designed with pallet flow lanes flowing to a center aisle where the layer picker can move quickly up and down extracting pallet layers to build “rainbow” mixed SKU pallets. Pallet flow keeps SKUs organized and continuously feeds pallets to the pick aisle.
Selective racking – rows of back-to-back selective racking saves floor space and takes advantage of vertical space. Selective rack is also valuable at the end cap position of the push-back rows for overflow storage. Selective is one pallet deep storage racking, so forklifts have easy access to every pallet.
 Back-to-Back Selective Rack |
 End Cap Rack |
The Apex family of companies is fully equipped to work with you from start to finish on your project. Our experienced design team is focused on meeting your needs while optimizing your space… and your budget. Our professional project managers and storage racking installation crews are prompt, courteous, and knowledgeable. Call the team you can trust; call Apex for all your manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution facility needs.
