Warehouse Racking FAQ

The right configuration depends directly on SKU count, pallet dimensions, turnover velocity, and building height clearance. Selective Pallet Racking provides 100% direct accessibility for dynamic distribution centers. For high-volume single-SKU storage with limited floor space, Drive-In, Push-Back, or Radio Shuttle systems maximize cubic efficiency. Hand-stacked order picking operates best on Industrial Longspan Shelving, while Rack-Supported Mezzanines double your usable square footage vertically without leasing additional facility footprint.

Yes. Guangzhou Heda Shelves Co., Ltd. specifically manufactures beam step profiles, upright frame depths (standard 42-inch or 48-inch depths), and galvanized wire mesh decking engineered to securely hold North American standard 48" x 40" Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) pallets, skid containers, and custom plastic tubs.

Forklift turning radius, collapsed mast height, and reach depth dictate your operational aisle widths. Standard counterbalanced forklifts demand 12 to 13-foot aisles; narrow-aisle reach trucks operate within 8.5 to 9.5 feet; and Very Narrow Aisle (VNA) turret trucks function efficiently within 5.5 to 6-foot corridors with wire or rail floor guidance. We integrate your specific mast and chassis dimensions directly into our layout CAD files.

Yes. Many projects combine lower-level carton flow or selective rack beams for active piece picking with heavy-duty overhead pallet reserves. Mezzanine floors can be combined with underlying selective racking or longspan shelving, allowing comprehensive fulfillment facilities to operate under one integrated structural design.

Our monthly steel processing capacity reaches 30,000 metric tons. Standard selective pallet racking typically ships within 15 to 30 days post-drawing approval; customized structural mezzanine platforms typically require 25 to 45 days. Minimum order quantity (MOQ) is generally one 20ft or 40ft ocean container to ensure cost-efficient sea freight per pound.

Guangzhou Heda Shelves Co., Ltd. operates under an audited ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (Cert #18624Q00169R0M). Our structural steel fabrication adheres to CE marking (EN 1090-1 execution standards) and RoHS testing. Steel mechanical properties meet ASTM A1011 / SS400 standards, featuring certified yield strengths suitable for seismic zone calculations.

Beams, uprights, and braces are wrapped in protective polyethylene bubble film, bundled with high-tensile steel banding, and fitted with heavy-duty corner dunnage. Components are systematically packed into 40ft HQ ocean containers for convenient forklift offloading at North American logistics depots and distribution yards.

Yes. We welcome customer visits to our manufacturing plants and Guangzhou facility. Furthermore, pre-shipment quality audits by third-party inspection firms such as SGS, TÜV, or Bureau Veritas can be coordinated to verify coating thickness, hole punching alignment, and weld integrity prior to container departure.

We provide full structural package documentation, including beam load capacity tables, column baseplate loading values, slab anchor reaction data, and certified mill test reports. All documentation is prepared in imperial measurements (lbs, in, ft) to streamline structural review and PE stamp certification by your domestic Engineer of Record (EOR).

Every delivered project is accompanied by detailed shop drawings, part numbering diagrams, bolt torque specifications, and step-by-step assembly guides. In addition, our engineering support team offers technical consultation to answer questions from your installation crew during anchor installation and plumbing.