Flow Rail Push Back vs Conventional Push Back

The flow rail push back system offers several benefits over conventional push back racking. To begin, Push Back manufacturers typically offer systems that are up to 6 pallets deep. Flow Rail can hold up to 10 pallets.Contrary to Push-Back, Flow-Rail systems are not inclined which reduces overall system height.Sometimes, an entire storage level may be lost because of angled rails in Push-Back systems. The accumulation of carts also increases the height of Push-Back structures. In some cases, a client’s current lift trucks would be unable to extend high-enough to place or retrieve pallets at the top level.In most Push-Back systems, pallets sit at an angle. Notice below the point of contact between the horizontal pallet on the lift truck and the angled pallet inside this Push-Back system. Goods or packaging may be damaged due to excess pressure at the top of the pallets.With Flow-Rail, goods are always in a horizontal position. There is also a much lower risk individual boxes will drift or fall while pallets are in movement. The system allows pallets to be double-stacked.Flow-Rail tracks can be placed at an angle for pallet picking. When front pallet is removed, pallets in back automatically slide to the front. Flow-Rail is an effective system to store any type of material regardless of shape or physical form. For extra large sizes, multiple tracks can be used. A third rail can be added if necessary for weak pallets or heavy loads. Push-Back carts can occasionally derail or block. Flow-Rail is a different type of system that cannot derail and will not block. Since Flow-Rail has no slope, existing standard racking components such as uprights & beams can be re-used as part of the system.