The difference between heavy duty racks and medium duty racks

Two types of  storage racking

I believe that the staff working in the enterprise warehouse must have a very good understanding of the storage racking. The heavy racking is a common shelf in the warehouse, which is mainly used to store those heavy goods. In addition to the heavy racking, there is another one similar to the heavy racking, which is the medium-sized racking. I’m sure some customers want to know the difference between the two shelves.

Features of Heavy Duty Racking

As the name implies, heavy goods shelf is the storage shelf used to store heavy goods, that is to say, the load-bearing capacity of this type of shelf is very good. Heavy goods shelves are widely used in some heavy industries. The weight of goods in these enterprises will be very large. If ordinary storage shelves are used, there is no way to play a good role. Therefore, heavy goods shelves with excellent load-bearing capacity need to be used.

Features of medium-sized racking 

And the middle-sized shelves are different. The load-bearing capacity of the middle-sized shelves is worse than that of the heavy-duty shelves. Usually, the middle-sized shelves are used to store small goods that are convenient for manual storage. The warehouse using medium-sized shelves usually takes manual handling as the main way of work, while heavy-duty shelves need to use some mechanical equipment to cooperate. The advantage of medium-sized shelves is that they are light in weight, and the materials used are also relatively light, so they are cheaper in manufacturing cost.

The  difference between heavy duty steel racks and medium duty racks

The biggest difference between heavy duty steel racks and medium duty racks is their load-bearing capacity, as well as the working methods used in the warehouse. These two kinds of shelves are widely used in traditional shelves. With the continuous development of intelligent technology, heavy shelves and medium shelves are also upgrading.

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