Pallet racking is a material handling storage aid system designed to store materials on pallets. Even though there are many varieties of pallet racking, all types allow for the storage of palletized materials in horizontal rows with multiple levels. Among the various types, selective pallet rack system is one of the most popular one. It provides easy accessibility to all products. A selective pallet rack system is often used in a “big-box” distribution application, or in retail store inventory rooms, cold storage applications, wholesale stores, etc.
And wire decking is one of the important components of selective rack. It is widely used as a safety measure on selective pallet rack to prevent pallets or the products stored on them from falling through the rack structure. Wire mesh decking comes in various thicknesses and mesh dimensions. This construction also allows for easy identification of shelf contents and prevents dirt and other debris from accumulating on the shelves because of the holes in the mesh. Most wire decking has U-shaped channel supports, also known as struts, to support the load. Some types of decking are manufactured with solid metal instead of wire mesh. Even though the solid decking provides a greater distributed weight capacity, it is discouraged by fire inspectors because sprinkler systems cannot spray through the shelves to levels below.
All types of pallet racking create some level of increase storage density with the least dense being the least expensive and cost increasing with storage density.
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