--- title: "Cantilever Rack in Cascade, MI" url: https://grandrapidspalletrack.com/service-area/cascade/cantilever-rack description: "Plan open-front profile storage in Cascade with material and truck checks. Call (616) 344-5683 to review the arrangement." lang: en --- Image: Cantilever Rack warehouse storage equipment serving Cascade, Michigan (https://grandrapidspalletrack.com/assets/cantilever-hero-3ef0AkpP.jpg) Cascade, Michigan # Cantilever Rack in Cascade, MI Cantilever rack in Cascade provides open-front storage for long profiles that need more support than a floor pile or improvised pallet bay. Projecting arms carry the material back to uprights, with no front columns blocking placement. For aviation-related supply or mixed distribution, the useful question is how each profile enters, rests and leaves the storage face. Near Patterson Avenue and the airport, a bundle route can compete with freight staging even when the rack itself fits. Layout work should include those movements from the beginning. Grand Rapids Pallet Rack is the storage-focused division of Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co., whose supplying and installing work dates to 1997. (616) 344-5683 ## Build a Cantilever Rack Plan Around Handling 1 ### Document the profiles Measure tube, bar and extrusions with their actual packaging. Note loose pieces, uneven bundle ends and surfaces that require a specific bearing arrangement during storage. 2 ### Establish the supports Set upright spacing around allowable material deflection, then select arm projection for load depth. Check capacity for each arm and the complete loaded column arrangement. 3 ### Trace truck movement Show where a forklift turns with the longest load and where a side-loader could travel lengthwise. Include space to raise material clear of the arms before backing away. 4 ### Agree on work boundaries We manage and schedule experienced installation crews, coordinating staging and access with your site contact. The installation sequence should leave clearly identified routes for the operations continuing nearby. ## Use Cantilever Racking Without Reorganizing Every Pallet An aviation supplier may handle long sections alongside small boxed components. Those goods have different support and selection needs. Keeping profiles on arms can free pallet bays for loads that fit them, rather than allowing overlength stock to project into neighboring positions. The arrangement should follow inventory shape, not assume that every item benefits from the same structure. Selective pallet rack remains useful for standardized unit loads with direct pallet access. The open face of an arm system is the distinguishing feature for bulky material, including lumber and suitably supported sheet packs. It gives the handling equipment room at the load face but does not remove the need for planned aisle width or careful bundle separation. Profiles separated from boxed components Load-face access without front posts Support and surface requirements reviewed Image: Cantilever warehouse racking holding steel tubing (https://grandrapidspalletrack.com/assets/cantilever-2b-G7pQApUm.jpg) Image: Cantilever rack storing lumber and wood products (https://grandrapidspalletrack.com/assets/cantilever-3b-HMeRbmPP.jpg) ### Airport-Area Access Starts Inside the Building Around Patterson Avenue South and 28th Street East, airport-linked freight and production supply can share receiving space. In Cascade buildings serving aviation suppliers, long profiles should have an assigned path that does not consume the area used to assemble outgoing shipments. I-96 access supports regional movement, but internal turns still determine row placement. Winter delivery planning should review the unloading surface, snow accumulation areas and covered staging needs before coordinating the arrival of new material. Aviation and aerospace supply Consumer-product distribution support Mixed production warehousing ## Specify Cantilever Storage Rack for Its Location Single-sided configurations may suit the edge of a storage zone; double-sided rows can offer two working faces around one upright line. Compare the entire footprint, including bases and both approaches. A row placed too close to outbound staging can be difficult to serve even though its nominal aisle looks adequate on a drawing. Indoor storage helps protect material whose finish or packaging should stay dry. Outdoor use calls for a suitable equipment specification, exposure-related finish selection and a workable unloading surface. Review load distribution rather than dividing total bundle weight by the number of arms and assuming equal sharing. Uneven contact can change which support carries the greatest demand. Cascade storage services: https://grandrapidspalletrack.com/service-area/cascade See long-load systems: https://grandrapidspalletrack.com/products/cantilever-rack Cascade gravity-fed pallets: https://grandrapidspalletrack.com/service-area/cascade/pallet-flow-rack Cascade deep-lane reserves: https://grandrapidspalletrack.com/service-area/cascade/drive-in-rack Long extrusions with repeat access Pipe and tube beside boxed parts Bulky profiles requiring several supports Call (616) 344-5683: (616) 344-5683 ## Recent Installations Racking projects completed for warehouses across West Michigan. 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A cantilever rack proposal should explain both the support arrangement and the travel space it requires, so your team can compare it with its current receiving routine. (616) 344-5683. ### Grand Rapids Pallet Rack 5355 Northland Dr. NE Ste C #3102 Grand Rapids, MI 49525 (616) 344-5683 Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM ## Questions Before Choosing Long-Load Storage ### Can a Cascade freight building use a perimeter row? ### Do thin profiles need closer supports? ### Can arms accommodate sheet material? ### What should be decided before installation is scheduled? ## Rack Systems & Warehouse Services in Cascade ### Pallet Rack Every pallet reachable, every time. The baseline we size everything else against. View details https://grandrapidspalletrack.com/service-area/cascade ### Pushback Rack Two to six pallets deep from one aisle, without giving up much reach. View details https://grandrapidspalletrack.com/service-area/cascade/pushback-rack ### Pallet Flow Rack Load one side, pick the other, and let gravity enforce first in, first out. View details https://grandrapidspalletrack.com/service-area/cascade/pallet-flow-rack ### Drive-In Rack No aisles. The forklift enters the structure, and the floor holds more pallets per square foot than any other system. View details https://grandrapidspalletrack.com/service-area/cascade/drive-in-rack ### Carton Flow Rack Cases advance to the picker instead of the picker hunting for cases. View details https://grandrapidspalletrack.com/service-area/cascade/carton-flow-rack ### Warehouse Relocation Tear down, label, transfer and reinstall warehouse rack with a plan for the next building. View details https://grandrapidspalletrack.com/service-area/cascade/warehouse-relocation ## Nearby Areas We Also Serve Our delivery and installation territory covers West Michigan, so one team can handle multiple buildings for the same company. Cantilever Rack in Grand Rapids: https://grandrapidspalletrack.com/service-area/grand-rapids/cantilever-rack Cantilever Rack in Kentwood: https://grandrapidspalletrack.com/service-area/kentwood/cantilever-rack Cantilever Rack in Wyoming: https://grandrapidspalletrack.com/service-area/wyoming/cantilever-rack Cantilever Rack in Walker: https://grandrapidspalletrack.com/service-area/walker/cantilever-rack Cantilever Rack in Grandville: https://grandrapidspalletrack.com/service-area/grandville/cantilever-rack Cantilever Rack in Caledonia: https://grandrapidspalletrack.com/service-area/caledonia/cantilever-rack View All Service Areas: https://grandrapidspalletrack.com/service-area ## Where We Work Located in Grand Rapids, we serve the entire West Michigan market with industrial pallet racks and warehouse storage solutions. ### Grand Rapids Pallet Rack #### Address 5355 Northland Dr. NE Ste C #3102 Grand Rapids, MI 49525 #### Phone (616) 344-5683 #### Business Hours Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed ## Need Cantilever Rack in Cascade? Call (616) 344-5683 or request a quote and we will get a layout started. 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