Heavy Duty Narrow Aisle (VNA) Racking for Warehouse Storage

Very Narrow Aisle Pallet Racking, also known as VNA Pallet Racking, is a development over selective pallet racking. Utilizing specialized forklift truck equipment, the system is operated. The VNA truck may pick up pallets from the aisle without turning by rotating its mast or fork from left to right. In comparison to conventional trucks, VNA trucks can operate in aisles with margined width and larger height.

The width of the aisle varies between 1700 and 2000mm depending on the reach height and pallet depth. The optimal choice for high-density storage has a floor utilization of 50% and 100% selectivity. The system is made to handle typical palletized items. For quick movement of the VNA truck inside the aisle, the rack system comprises of a ground beam and guiding rail. The maximum height of a rack beam is 15 meters.

Product Specification

Basic Characteristics

First-In-First-Out/First-In-Last-Out (FIFO/FILO) is the basis on which the system operates, making it appropriate for inventory that needs to be cycled often. To put it another way, because the first items to be deposited are also the first to be retrieved, this sort of storage may accommodate products with a short shelf life. The system provides 100% selective access to each pallet, therefore it works for items that need FILO inventory management.

Narrow racks can minimize the amount of clear space needed each aisle from the standard 3 to 4.5 meters to only 1.8 meters (or just under 6ft). As a result, there is a sizable amount of space that may be saved, but the cost is that specialized vehicles are required to load and unload goods.

VNA Racking: Uses and Advantages

♦ Best Use of the Space Available

Purchasing narrow racks might be much less expensive when you are short on space than building an additional warehouse or extending an existing one. If your warehouse roof permits it, narrow aisle racking basically forces racks closer together for maximum space efficiency. It can be installed up to 14m (or 45ft).

♦ Unregulated Access to Single Pallets

A turret truck operator may quickly access any pallet at any time, on a FIFO basis, thanks to the characteristics of narrow aisle pallet racking, which mimic those of selective racking. However, narrow racks utilize the available space more effectively than selective systems, enabling you to store an even greater range of SKUs (stock keeping units).

♦ Beautiful Order Picking

Employees may pick orders from pallets significantly more quickly using narrow aisle racking than with traditional storage systems, especially when combined with turret trucks. In addition to lifting operators to any bay so they can pick and remove merchandise directly, turret trucks can be used to load and unload pallets.

Overall, all warehouses that choose a selected system with FIFO access but are constrained by capacity can benefit from narrow aisle pallet racking. The most benefit from this form of storage comes from warehouses with a large diversity of items (or a low number of pallets per SKU) that value high selectivity and exact retrieval of products above entire pallets.

Pallet Racking From Ironstone in A Narrow Aisle

All different kinds of warehouse storage systems have been our specialty at Ironstone for many years. In order to help you develop and plan the ideal narrow aisle racking solution for your space, we are best suited to do so.

Contact us right away to go through the particulars of your project and determine whether narrow racking is the best solution for your storage requirements.