Cantilever Rack in Essex, Maryland

Marine suppliers near Back River Neck stock items that refuse to fit a pallet: masts and spars, trailer bunks, rails, long hose coils and decking boards. Leaning them against a wall invites damage.

Cantilever racking organizes that stock by length and type. Each level holds one kind of material, labeled at the arm, so staff find it quickly.

Shops along Eastern Boulevard often share a building with a small office and a loading area, so the run usually goes along the longest clear wall. Measure that wall and the door you bring material through before anything else.

Light manufacturers in the Rossville area cut parts from bar and tube. Material near the saw saves walking; a cantilever rack run beside the cutting area keeps full lengths close.

Drops and remnants can go on a lower level or a separate short run.

Older Essex buildings along Pulaski Highway often have lower clear heights. That rarely matters for long goods, since most material is handled at forklift height anyway.

A cantilever storage rack with three or four arm levels usually fits. Arms adjust along the upright, so levels follow your material instead of a fixed grid.

Steel bar is heavy and stiff; aluminum tube is light and flexible. The heavy stock drives upright and arm capacity. The flexible stock drives upright spacing, since it sags between supports.

We size for the toughest case on each level and keep overhang past the end arms within limits.

Some Essex stock lives outside. Outdoor cantilever rack uses galvanized or coated parts, and a roof deck can protect lumber or finished parts from rain.

Cold winters and humid summers affect outdoor installation, so we schedule yard work with weather in mind.

A forklift with fork extensions handles moderate lengths; very long material is easier with a side-loader. In tight Essex buildings, aisle width usually decides which truck works.

Machine shops often lose time moving bar from storage to the saw. Placing the cantilever storage rack so full lengths feed the saw infeed directly, with remnants returning to a short rack nearby, cuts handling to a minimum.

We sketch the saw, infeed and rack together so lengths line up.

Every arm should seat fully and lock to its upright. Inclined arms, which tilt slightly back, help round stock like tube and pipe stay put.

Operators should load evenly across the arms and never set a bundle on a single arm. Posting the rated load on each level helps new staff learn the limits on their first day. A quick walk along the run each week catches a loose lock or bent arm early.

Rotation-sensitive pallets fit an Essex pallet flow layout; reserve pallets of one or two items stored very deep fit drive-in rack in Essex.

Ours is a division of Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co., a company supplying and installing storage since 1997. See the Essex service area page or the cantilever rack page, then tell us your stock sizes and we will sketch a plan at no charge.

Baltimore Pallet Racks

1400 W. Lombard St.

Unit #687

Baltimore, MD 21223

Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Can cantilever rack organize marine supply stock in Essex?

Should bar stock sit near the saw?

Does cantilever fit low-clear buildings on Pulaski Highway?

What sets upright spacing for mixed bar and tube?