--- title: "Carton Flow Rack in Glen Burnie, MD | Wholesale Picking" url: https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/glen-burnie/carton-flow-rack description: "Carton flow rack in Glen Burnie, MD for wholesale and building-products case picking near Ritchie Highway. Free layout: (410) 305-9766." lang: en --- Image: Carton Flow Rack system inside a Maryland warehouse (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/assets/carton-flow-hero-y0vnsglk.jpg) Glen Burnie, Maryland # Carton Flow Rack in Glen Burnie, Maryland Carton flow rack in Glen Burnie usually starts with a wholesale distributor on Ritchie Highway or Ordnance Road whose order pickers are spending the morning walking long aisles of static shelving. Gravity lanes pull that inventory into a compact face. Cases feed forward as they are picked; refills enter at the rear. (410) 305-9766 ## Wholesale Order Picking With Carton Flow Racking Wholesale orders mix many items in small quantities. When each item sits on its own shelf down a long aisle, a single order can mean a long walk. Carton flow racking groups the busiest items in a few bays. Pickers work a short face, and restockers handle the back. The two jobs stop colliding. Light assembly shops toward Marley Neck use the same arrangement to stage components at a workbench. Training is simple, which matters for seasonal staff. Image: Carton flow rack with gravity wheel beds and case lanes (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/assets/carton-flow-rack-DfuFYV4P.jpg) Image: Carton flow shelving in use on a warehouse pick line (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/assets/carton-flow-hero-y0vnsglk.jpg) ## How Each Lane Is Built A lane is a set of wheel rails or a roller bed pitched toward the picker. The lane is sized to the case it holds, with dividers on either side so it tracks straight. Building-products cases can be heavy: tile adhesive, fasteners, fittings. Those shelves get steeper braking and stronger wheels than shelves holding light boxes. Mixing both on one shelf invites problems. Expect a short adjustment period. Pickers used to static shelving sometimes reach past the front case at first; within a few days the habit of taking only the front carton sets in, and the lanes stay in order. ## Glen Burnie Buildings and Case Flow Rack Height Glen Burnie has a large stock of older, lower-clear warehouses alongside newer space toward MD-100 and I-97. Case flow rack works in both because picking stays at reachable height. In taller buildings, reserve pallets fill the beam levels above the flow shelves, so restock trips are short. ## Lane Counts and Pick Faces We assign lanes using picks per item on your heaviest days. A fast item may need two lanes so it does not run dry between restocks. A slow item may not belong in flow at all. The CAD drawing shows every lane, its item and its level, so your team can review the face before anything is ordered. ## Converting Existing Pallet Rack Bays to Carton Flow Rack Most Glen Burnie wholesalers already own selective rack. Carton flow rack shelves usually bolt between existing uprights at the lower levels. Send a photo of the upright face and a beam end, and we match the shelf to the frame. This is often the least disruptive way to add a pick line, since the rack itself stays where it is. ## Reserve Storage Options Pallets that need strict rotation fit a Glen Burnie pallet flow layout (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/glen-burnie/pallet-flow-rack). Matching pallets stored several deep fit pushback rack in Glen Burnie (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/glen-burnie/pushback-rack). Either keeps reserve close to the case lanes. ## Restock Trips and Lane Depth A lane that empties three times a shift costs three restock trips. Deeper lanes hold more cases and reduce trips, but take more floor behind the face. We show both options in the drawing so you can weigh floor against labor. For the busiest wholesale items, a deeper lane usually wins. In older Ordnance Road buildings with narrow bays, depth is often limited by the column line behind the rack, which we measure before choosing. ## Next Steps in Glen Burnie Ours is a division of Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co., a company supplying and installing storage equipment since 1997. Look over the carton flow rack guide (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/products/carton-flow-rack) and the Glen Burnie service area page (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/glen-burnie), then send case sizes and pick counts. We draw a free layout for your carton flow racking with line-item pricing. Call (410) 305-9766: (410) 305-9766 ## Recent Pallet Rack Projects Racking projects completed for warehouses across the Baltimore metro. Image: Pallet rack project (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/__l5e/assets-v1/9e6d591a-1b42-4328-8d0c-3ff129072082/project-orange-blue-rack.jpg) Image: Pallet rack project (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/__l5e/assets-v1/e271d582-2fce-4cff-97da-462ddab27097/project-blue-tall-rack.jpg) Image: Pallet rack project (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/__l5e/assets-v1/ec5ca081-4183-457a-914c-fb74a5815fa2/project-dc-aisle.jpg) Image: Pallet rack project (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/__l5e/assets-v1/9bee7a3e-6b3b-4d2b-8863-c37f0e1dd966/project-distribution-center.jpg) Image: Pallet rack project (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/__l5e/assets-v1/880d5178-c293-49a2-82ae-3365f0c1628c/project-drive-in.jpg) Image: Pallet rack project (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/__l5e/assets-v1/91e4b43a-9eb0-4105-9d30-657028a00c91/project-loaded-aisle.jpg) Image: Pallet rack project (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/__l5e/assets-v1/e1312ce4-7800-4267-82fd-dd273b917f2a/project-igt-install.jpg) Image: Pallet rack project (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/__l5e/assets-v1/259a43d6-5be8-4f8e-920d-5c0dcdcf44a4/project-wire-deck.jpg) Image: Pallet rack project (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/__l5e/assets-v1/aa0a820f-d334-4983-9a3f-a2435e8bb4aa/project-shelving-bays.jpg) Image: Pallet rack project (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/__l5e/assets-v1/b572c5bc-8d66-4163-afa0-d13a2eb10eef/project-green-orange-rack.jpg) View More Projects: https://baltimorepalletracks.com/projects ## Get a Carton Flow Rack Quote for Your Glen Burnie Warehouse Send the basics and we will follow up with a layout and pricing. Prefer to talk it through? Call (410) 305-9766. ### Baltimore Pallet Racks 1400 W. Lombard St. Unit #687 Baltimore, MD 21223 (410) 305-9766 Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM ## Glen Burnie Carton Flow Questions ### Will carton flow cut walking for wholesale pickers in Glen Burnie? ### Can heavy building-products cases run on carton flow? ### Can carton flow shelves be added to my existing rack near Ritchie Highway? ### How do you decide which items go into carton flow? ## Other Storage Systems & Services in Glen Burnie ### Pallet Rack Every pallet reachable, every time. The baseline we size everything else against. View details https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/glen-burnie ### Pushback Rack Two to six pallets deep from one aisle, without giving up much reach. View details https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/glen-burnie/pushback-rack ### Cantilever Rack Arms with nothing in front of them, built for lumber, pipe, and anything a pallet can't hold. View details https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/glen-burnie/cantilever-rack ### Pallet Flow Rack Load one side, pick the other, and let gravity enforce first in, first out. View details https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/glen-burnie/pallet-flow-rack ### Drive-In Rack No aisles. The lift truck enters the structure, and the floor holds more pallets in the allotted storage footprint. View details https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/glen-burnie/drive-in-rack ### Warehouse Relocation Teardown, labeling, transport coordination, and reinstallation of pallet rack and warehouse storage systems at your next building. View details https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/glen-burnie/warehouse-relocation ## Nearby Areas We Also Serve Our delivery and installation territory covers the Baltimore metro, with a coordinated plan for companies operating several buildings. Carton Flow Rack in Baltimore: https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/baltimore/carton-flow-rack Carton Flow Rack in Dundalk: https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/dundalk/carton-flow-rack Carton Flow Rack in Essex: https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/essex/carton-flow-rack Carton Flow Rack in Halethorpe: https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/halethorpe/carton-flow-rack Carton Flow Rack in Sparrows Point: https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/sparrows-point/carton-flow-rack Carton Flow Rack in Hanover: https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/hanover/carton-flow-rack View All Service Areas: https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area ## Where We Work Located in Baltimore, we serve the entire Baltimore metro with industrial pallet racks and warehouse storage solutions. ### Baltimore Pallet Racks #### Address 1400 W. Lombard St. Unit #687 Baltimore, MD 21223 #### Phone (410) 305-9766 #### Business Hours Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed ## Need Carton Flow Rack in Glen Burnie? Call (410) 305-9766 or request a quote and we will get a layout started. (410) 305-9766 Tap to Call: (410) 305-9766 ## Structured data ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "LocalBusiness", "@id": "https://baltimorepalletracks.com/#business", "name": "Baltimore Pallet Racks", "url": "https://baltimorepalletracks.com", "telephone": "(410) 305-9766", "parentOrganization": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co.", "url": "https://www.warehouseequipmentsite.com" }, "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1400 W. 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