--- title: "Pallet Flow Rack in Detroit, MI | DPR" url: https://detroitpalletrack.com/products/pallet-flow-rack description: "Pallet Flow Rack in Detroit, MI. Free warehouse design consultation, CAD layout and installation planning. Call (313) 637-6214." lang: en --- Image: Pallet Flow Rack system in an industrial warehouse (https://detroitpalletrack.com/assets/pallet-flow-hero-DopNMGK8.jpg) # Pallet Flow Rack in Detroit, MI Pallet flow rack solves a problem no other system does cleanly: proving first in, first out instead of hoping the crew rotates stock correctly. Pallets load at the high end of a lane and travel down gravity rollers or wheel tracks, braked to a controlled pace, so the oldest pallet is always the one presented at the pick face. Choose it when dates, lots, or shelf life aren't negotiable, or when a handful of high-turn SKUs eat a disproportionate share of your building. Lane depth is selected for the inventory and building, so a few pick faces represent a large amount of stored product - which is also why it costs more per position than selective or pushback and needs two aisles instead of one. We lay out flow lanes around your throughput, pallet condition, and ceiling height, then price it position by position against the alternatives. (313) 637-6214 ## How Pallet Flow Rack Works 1 ### Load end Pallets enter at the high end of the lane. Each new pallet stages behind the one before it, so put-away is a single move made from the load-side aisle. 2 ### Gravity conveyor Full-width rollers or skate-wheel tracks, set on a pitch calculated for the pallet weight, carry loads forward under control rather than free rolling. 3 ### Braking and separation Brake rollers and pallet separators regulate travel and stop pallets from bunching, protecting both the product and the structure underneath it. 4 ### Pick end Pickers work a face of first-in pallets. Pull one and the next indexes forward automatically, so the pick aisle stays organized without anyone re-facing stock. Image: Pallet flow rack lanes with gravity rollers installed (https://detroitpalletrack.com/assets/pallet-flow-rack-2-IPjxgmn1.jpg) Image: Flow racking system loaded with pallets at the pick face (https://detroitpalletrack.com/assets/pallet-flow-hero-DopNMGK8.jpg) ## Why Detroit Warehouses Work With Us 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. ## Where It Fits Best Date-coded food, beverage, and pharmaceutical inventory High-volume SKUs with steady, predictable turns Cold storage where every cubic foot carries a cost Staging finished goods coming off a production line Operations that need FIFO documented, not just assumed ## What We Need to Design It - Do you need strict pallet-level FIFO, or is lane-level rotation enough? - How many pallets per SKU move through in a typical week? - What's the pallet weight range, and what condition are pallets usually in? - How deep can lanes run in your footprint? - Is the storage area ambient, cooler, or freezer? ## What a Project Includes Flow racking is engineered per lane, not pulled off a shelf. Pallet weight, deck condition, bottom-board orientation, and desired lane depth all drive the roller or wheel selection and the pitch calculation, so the first step is pinning down exactly what's moving through the lane. From there we set lane count and depth against your throughput. Fewer, deeper lanes maximize storage; more, shallower lanes give the pick face more SKU variety. Both versions get modeled with position counts so the tradeoff is visible before you buy, rather than after the order. The itemized quote covers frames, beams, rail and roller assemblies, brakes, entry and exit guides, and guarding. At installation the crew sets pitch, tests loaded travel in every lane, and tunes brakes before the system goes live. Afterward you have documented capacities, a lane map your team can hand to new hires, and a local contact for brake rollers and wheels as the system racks up cycles. 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. 1 Phone consultation 2 CAD layout 3 Itemized quote 4 Delivery & installation ## Recent Installations A sample of racking projects completed across the region. 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Prefer to talk? Call (313) 637-6214. ### What's Included: - Free warehouse consultation - CAD layout drawings - Itemized project quote - Rack type recommendations - Installation timeline ## Pallet Flow Rack Questions We Hear Most ### How deep should a pallet flow lane be? ### What keeps pallets from moving too fast down the lane? ### Can flow racking work in a freezer? ### How does pallet flow compare to pushback rack? ### Is pallet flow more expensive than selective racking? ## Pallet Flow Rack by Service Area Serving Detroit, Dearborn, Warren and the rest of Southeast Michigan. Detroit: https://detroitpalletrack.com/service-area/detroit/pallet-flow-rack Dearborn: https://detroitpalletrack.com/service-area/dearborn/pallet-flow-rack Warren: https://detroitpalletrack.com/service-area/warren/pallet-flow-rack Sterling Heights: https://detroitpalletrack.com/service-area/sterling-heights/pallet-flow-rack Livonia: https://detroitpalletrack.com/service-area/livonia/pallet-flow-rack Troy: https://detroitpalletrack.com/service-area/troy/pallet-flow-rack Southfield: https://detroitpalletrack.com/service-area/southfield/pallet-flow-rack Taylor: https://detroitpalletrack.com/service-area/taylor/pallet-flow-rack Pontiac: https://detroitpalletrack.com/service-area/pontiac/pallet-flow-rack Romulus: https://detroitpalletrack.com/service-area/romulus/pallet-flow-rack Novi: https://detroitpalletrack.com/service-area/novi/pallet-flow-rack Canton: https://detroitpalletrack.com/service-area/canton/pallet-flow-rack Ann Arbor: https://detroitpalletrack.com/service-area/ann-arbor/pallet-flow-rack Flat Rock: https://detroitpalletrack.com/service-area/flat-rock/pallet-flow-rack Plymouth: https://detroitpalletrack.com/service-area/plymouth/pallet-flow-rack ## Other Rack Systems We Supply ### Pallet Rack Every pallet reachable, every time. The baseline we size everything else against. https://detroitpalletrack.com/products/pallet-rack ### Pushback Rack Two to six pallets deep from one aisle, without giving up much reach. https://detroitpalletrack.com/products/pushback-rack ### Drive-In Rack Deep pallet lanes with forklift access inside the rack. A practical option for bulk quantities of a few SKUs. https://detroitpalletrack.com/products/drive-in-rack ### Cantilever Rack Arms with nothing in front of them, built for lumber, pipe, and anything a pallet can't hold. https://detroitpalletrack.com/products/cantilever-rack ### Carton Flow Rack Cases advance to the picker instead of the picker hunting for cases. https://detroitpalletrack.com/products/carton-flow-rack ### Warehouse Relocation Rack teardown, component labeling, transport coordination and reinstallation planned around the building you are moving into. https://detroitpalletrack.com/warehouse-relocation ## Contact Detroit Pallet Rack Located in Detroit, we serve the entire Greater Detroit area with industrial pallet racks and warehouse storage solutions. ### Detroit Pallet Rack #### Address 19120 Grand River Ave. Suite C Detroit, MI 48223 #### Phone (313) 637-6214 #### Business Hours Monday - Saturday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sunday: Closed ## Ready to Price Pallet Flow Rack? Call (313) 637-6214 or request a quote and we will start a layout. 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