Double-Deep Racking, Lucas Heights, Sydney

Double-Deep Racking, Lucas Heights, Sydney

The facility is on the site of Australia’s nuclear research reactor in Sydney’s southern suburbs. An existing storage building was upgraded and Colby racking was installed where previously pallets of drums were block stacked on top of each other, up to four high. Storage Requirements: Four standard drums per pallet were to be stored on racks up to five pallets high and four oversized drums per pallet on racks two and three pallets high. A total of 1700 pallet positions were required.

The installation of racking has increased the storage capacity of the facility and created a safer working environment for the operators.

Double-Deep Racking

Although not a truly selective system, Double-Deep Racking offers many companies a cost-effective method of bulk storage. Access and stock rotation is compromised compared to Selective Pallet Racking, however, cube utilisation is much higher.

Specially designed forklifts use a variety of double-deep reach mechanisms to allow easy placement and retrieval of pallets.

Key features of Double-Deep Racking include:

• Access to a minimum of 50% of pallets
• Relatively low cost racking system
• 40% increase in storage capaci