Cantilever Rack in Detroit, MI

Cantilever rack exists because pallet rack has a front beam and long material doesn't care about pallets. Arms extend out from a column with no obstruction across the front, so lumber, pipe, tube, bar stock, sheet goods, and furniture load from the side and come off the same way, without lifting over anything. Choose it whenever product length, not weight or SKU count, is what's driving the storage problem - the alternative is usually leaning bundles against a wall or floor-stacking them where forklifts have to work around them. Arm length, capacity, and column spacing get set by the bundles you actually handle, not a generic length.

We quote single-sided runs for a wall and double-sided runs for open floor, both with the layout attached so arm count and levels are settled before steel is ordered.

Detroit's warehouse market includes converted industrial buildings around Milwaukee Junction, food distribution near Eastern Market and manufacturing space along the I-75 and I-94 corridors. Those are different storage problems. A row drawn for wide-open distribution space can lose useful positions when it meets a converted plant's columns, lower ceiling or shared receiving area. We start with the building and inventory information rather than assuming one standard arrangement will fit every operation.

Detroit Pallet Rack is a division of Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co. Your free warehouse design consultation connects the rack recommendation to pallet or carton dimensions, load weights, handling equipment and the number of positions you need. The CAD layout and itemized quote make the tradeoffs visible before material is ordered. Delivery and installation are planned around the agreed work areas, with one contact for questions about the drawing, the quoted components and later changes. The aim is usable storage that supports how your operation receives, picks and ships.

Cantilever specification starts and ends with the load. We collect bundle dimensions, weight per bundle, and how material is handled - forklift forks, a side loader, or by hand off a cart - because that determines arm length, arm capacity, and how much clearance each level needs.

From there we set column height and spacing, choose straight or inclined arms, and decide whether lips are needed to keep round stock from rolling. Single-sided runs get positioned along a wall; double-sided runs get aisle dimensions matched to whatever's moving material in and out.

The quote itemizes columns, bases, arms, bracing, and anchors, with a CAD drawing showing the run, arm levels, and rated capacities per arm. Experienced installation crews we schedule and manage anchor bases, plumb columns, brace the run, and set arm elevations to the drawing.

The result is arms you can reposition as inventory changes, capacity ratings for every level, and the floor space that long material used to occupy.

Delivery and installation are agreed against the approved drawing and the areas your team can release. We review access for unloading, the sequence of rows and the material that needs to arrive first. Confirm the load assumptions before handover and retain the layout and capacity records for future additions. If the product mix changes, review the affected levels or lanes before putting different loads into service.

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