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    Pallet Flow Rack system in an industrial warehouse

    Pallet Flow Rack Systems in Greater Louisville

    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. Lanes commonly run five to twenty pallets deep, 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.

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    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.

    Pallet flow rack lanes with gravity rollers installed
    Flow racking system loaded with pallets at the pick face

    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, not learned after installation.

    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 one contact for future additions.

    1

    Phone consultation

    2

    CAD layout

    3

    Itemized quote

    4

    Delivery & installation

    Recent Installations

    A sample of racking projects completed across the region.

    Carton flow rack lanes installed beneath pallet rack bays
    Drive-in pallet rack system installed in a warehouse
    Tall selective pallet rack rows with wire decking
    Selective pallet rack aisle with wire decking in a distribution center
    New pallet rack rows installed in an open warehouse
    Green and orange selective pallet rack rows along a warehouse wall
    Multiple rows of selective pallet rack with wire decking
    Pallet rack rows installed across a warehouse floor
    Cantilever rack columns with orange arms installed against a wall
    Push back pallet rack carts and rails in a cold storage room

    Get a Pallet Flow Rack Quote

    Send the basics and we will come back with a layout and pricing. Prefer to talk? Call (502) 521-1485.

    What's Included:

    • Free warehouse consultation
    • CAD layout drawings
    • Itemized project quote
    • Rack type recommendations
    • Installation timeline

    We respect your privacy. Your information will never be shared.

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    Pallet Flow Rack by Service Area

    Delivery and installation across Greater Louisville and Southern Indiana.

    Other Rack Systems We Supply

    Where We Work

    Located in Louisville, we serve the entire Greater Louisville region with industrial pallet racks and warehouse storage solutions.

    Louisville Pallet Racks

    Address

    6844 Bardstown Rd.
    Unit #2687
    Louisville, KY 40291

    Business Hours

    Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Saturday: Closed
    Sunday: Closed

    Ready to Price Pallet Flow Rack?

    Call (502) 521-1485 or request a quote and we will start a layout.

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