Industries
Consumer Food & Packaged Goods
Built Around the Production Line
High-density storage systems engineered for the pallet variety, volume, and throughput demands of food and packaged goods manufacturing and distribution.
Pallet Flow
Pushback
Carton Flow
The Storage Challenge
Food and packaged goods manufacturing and distribution presents its own storage demands, non-standard pallet types like slaveboards, high-volume single-SKU production runs, and sanitation requirements that standard systems aren't built around.
Non-Standard Pallets, Including Slaveboards
Slaveboards and other flat, fork-pocket-free load boards require specially engineered load and unload sections that standard storage systems don't accommodate.
High-Volume, Single-SKU Production Runs
Manufacturing environments producing large volumes of the same item benefit from deep lane storage that matches production pace.
Sanitation and Cleaning Access
Food and beverage environments often require the ability to clean underneath storage components, a need standard fixed racking doesn't address.
Explore the Systems
The systems most commonly specified for food and packaged goods applications across North America.
Pallet Flow Racking
Well-suited to high-volume, single-SKU manufacturing environments, and adaptable to non-standard loads like slaveboards through custom load and unload track configurations.
Why it fits
High-volume single-SKU production, configurable lane depth, proven adaptability for non-standard pallet types.
Pushback Racking
A proven fit for food and beverage distribution, handling multiple SKUs at high density from a single aisle.
Why it fits
Multi-SKU density, increased occupancy, efficient bottom-level case picking.
Carton Flow Racking
For case-level picking in packaged goods distribution. Tiltable roller track options allow the floor underneath to be cleaned, a real advantage in food and beverage environments with strict sanitation requirements.
Why it fits
Case-level picking, compact pick face, cleanable floor access beneath the track.
Interamerican Foods
Pushback Racking
Consumer Food & Packaged Goods
Pushback Clearance for Awkward GMA Pallets
Interamerican Foods recently opened a new 150,000 square foot plant and distribution facility in Cleburne, Texas – the first in the United States for Mexico’s largest pasta manufacturer.
The Challenge
Interamerican wanted to store and ship their GMA pallets on the 48” face which meant picking up the pallet through the cutouts in the stringer versus the much higher openings on the 40” face. They also wanted to layout their warehouse utilizing pushback racks. This presented a problem because no standard pushback system has the clearances needed to get the forks into position without prematurely moving the carts – thus making it almost impossible to unload.
The Solution
Crown lift trucks of Dallas, Texas reached out to 3D Storage Systems to see if we could develop a new 5 deep pushback design specifically for this application. Using our Solidworks modeling software, 3D’s designers created fabrication drawings for a prototype. This prototype created carts with lower front ties that allowed over 4” of clearance for the forks. After building and testing a single lane at 3D’s facilities, the lane was sent down to the Crown Dealership for testing with the customer’s pallets to ensure that the design worked as specified. A few minor tweaks were added, and 3D was given the go-ahead to produce over 600 lanes for the new warehouse.
3,000+
Pallet positions
614
lanes of 5-deep pushback
150,000 sq ft
plant and production facility
Product Specifications
- 614 lanes of 5-deep pushback
- 70 lanes of 2-deep pushback
- 684 total pushback lanes installed
- Over 3,000 pallet positions
- Over 4" of fork clearance from the dropped front tie carts
- 150,000 square foot plant and distribution facility
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