Custom Storage Racking as a way to optimize space utilization

For years, metal storage racks have remained the most convenient and efficient method for storing large batches of goods. They are widely used in warehouses, factories, distribution centers, large retail facilities, and even libraries and archives. Designers and contractors of these facilities face a significant challenge: how to optimize storage space to accommodate as many goods as possible while maintaining easy access. To achieve this when designing, adapting, or reorganizing a warehouse, it is worth ordering custom-made storage racks. Learn more about this solution, discover its advantages, and consider how it can benefit your business!

Types of custom-made metal racking

Custom-made, boltless (or bolted) metal racks are designed to meet all the expectations of the warehouse owner and are tailored to the specific characteristics of the facility—including its surface area, height, and the equipment used on-site. They are used to store items of various weights and shapes, including those with non-standard dimensions. Check which type of custom storage rack will work best for your business. Thanks to this flexible solution, you can design your warehouse space as if you were using a virtual configurator!

Custom pallet racking

Durable pallet racks are likely the most popular custom storage solution in the world. They consist of a frame made of vertical uprights permanently anchored to the floor. Horizontal load beams, made of metal profiles, allow for the convenient storage of standardized pallets.

Custom pallet racks owe their popularity to the international standardization of pallet dimensions. This determines their depth; however, the width (adjusted to the length of a wall or aisle) and the height (resulting from the ceiling height) allow you to utilize the maximum potential of your storage rooms.

These stable structures can withstand impressive loads—up to several dozen tons per section. Custom racks with variable configurations are particularly ergonomic, as they can be adapted for narrow aisles to save even more space.

Custom cantilever racking

Custom storage racks can be designed for more than just palletized goods. Another popular variant is cantilever racking, which features a design without front upright columns. This construction allows for the easy storage of long items, making it ideal for the metallurgical, furniture, and woodworking industries, among others.

Despite its streamlined design, a custom cantilever rack can support significant weight—for example, at MGL, we offer structures with high maximum load capacities per column. A high-quality custom cantilever rack also provides the flexibility to adjust the height of the arms (cantilevers), allowing you to adapt the system to the specific goods currently being stored.

Custom mobile racking

Sometimes a warehouse reaches its maximum capacity, but for various reasons, it is impossible to build additional rooms. In such cases, it is worth investing in custom mobile racking. This functional system allows you to almost entirely eliminate warehouse aisles.

All the racks are positioned in direct proximity to one another; however, when access to their contents is required, the selected storage rack moves toward the main corridor by traveling along rails. This type of custom metal racking ensures the most optimal use of the space available in the warehouse.

Special-purpose custom racking

Special-purpose custom racks represent a very broad category; their construction resembles pallet or cantilever racking, yet their dimensions can be fully tailored to the specific needs of a warehouse. With additional accessories—such as reel and drum stands, separators, or container cradles—the rack becomes customized for storing specific goods or bulk packaging.

Custom storage racking: optimal space utilization

A manufacturer of racking and warehouse equipment that offers custom-made structures is able to provide clients with individualized projects. Such a solution offers numerous benefits.

The most important advantages of custom storage racking:

• Precise adaptation of metal racks to the specific nature of the stored goods.
• The ability to store items with highly non-standard dimensions.
• Optimal use of warehouse space by utilizing the upper levels of the racking system.
• The possibility of creating wide aisles between racks, which translates to higher safety.
• Racking parameters that meet specific industry and legal requirements.
• Racks tailored to the characteristics of the goods, ensuring stability and resistance to damage.
• Flexible application, for example, through the adjustment of arm (cantilever) heights after installation.
• Ordering racks with dimensions compatible with existing equipment already in the warehouse.
• The ability to produce metal racking tailored to specific Class B warehouse spaces.

Custom Storage Racking in the MGL Offer

The custom metal racks we offer our clients are highly popular across many industries. Our team of designers and structural engineers always creates individual solutions tailored to the needs of a specific user. Despite being custom-made, our racking systems always allow for future adjustments or reconfigurations after installation to adapt to changing cargo characteristics. Until then, however, they remain perfectly compatible with the warehouse’s intended purpose.

The custom metal racks we offer our clients are highly popular across many industries. Our team of designers and structural engineers always creates individual solutions tailored to the needs of a specific user. Despite being custom-made, our racking systems always allow for future adjustments or reconfigurations after installation to adapt to changing cargo characteristics. Until then, however, they remain perfectly compatible with the warehouse’s intended purpose.

Custom storage racking from MGL – discover the benefits:

• Flexible Racking Parameters: Tailored exactly to your specifications.
• Robust Construction: Built for durability and heavy-duty us
• Innovation: Modern solutions for modern logistics
• Safety: Systems designed to meet the highest safety standards.
• Design: Functional and professional aesthetics.
• Additional Services: Comprehensive support from concept to assembly.
• Fast Lead Times: Efficient processing and delivery of your order.

If you would like to learn more about our custom-made storage racking, we invite you to explore the product tabs on our website, where we describe all the available solutions for your warehouse in detail.

Solid, damage-resistant custom metal racking is the best investment for optimal warehouse space utilization!