Racking is the metal shelves containing goods that you often see in warehouses. Their purpose is to create vertical storage space to maximize the quantity of goods that can be stored in a specific location. The act of storing goods vertically is called stacking and most racking solutions are designed for pallets.

The height of standard racking varies from a few meters up to 13 meters and is generally divided and described as low, medium, and high levels.

Racking can have many different layouts depending on:

• their design,
• the operational needs,
• the available space,
• and which trucks need access.

WHICH DIFFERENT TYPES OF RACKING IS THERE?

Racking can be divided into categories:

• Conventional pallet racking
• Mobile racking
• Drive-in pallet racking
• Pallet live storage
• Shuttle racking