Coal-fired power generating plant.


Main facility warehouse. Operational component storage.


Inventory was difficult to manage. Material was stored inside and outside of the main building. Due to the large aisles required for forklifts the building storage capacity was severely under used.


Conventional fork lifts and standard pallet racking were currently being used.


One (1) 2,000 lb. Capacity double aisle Prostak system #P2C-330-172.5-4848-14 & nine (9) Rapistak modular cabinets.


The Prostak System created additional storage space in an existing area. One way this is accomplished is with narrow aisles. The aisles were reduced from 12’-0” down to 7’-10”. This allowed two additional rows of rack to be installed. The Prostak now utilizes an area of only 1,920 square feet.

A second way it did this is through increased storage density. The original pallet racking used fixed storage levels. There was a tremendous amount of wasted space due to the variety of product stored in the rack. While some material was only a few inches tall, other items were as tall as 36”-48”. The standard pallet rack was not capable of maximum storage density. The Prostak system solves this problem with captive steel pallets which are removable and adjustable on 4” vertical increments. Now, rack openings & storage levels are custom made with the placement of each pallet load. The rack systems fluid design allows for constant change in material size without compromising storage density.

This Prostak system utilizes (136) standard 48” x 48” flat steel pallets, (136) flow-thru 48” x 48” steel pallets & (48) 48” x 48” floor placement steel pallets. The flow-thru pallets were provided to meet federal regulations regarding fire control in warehousing. The floor pallets were used to reduce the overall rack loading on the floor. A back lip feature is used on all pallets to insure operators do not push material off the back of the pallet.

A double aisle Prostak system was chosen to eliminate the up front cost of purchasing two single aisle stackers. Maintaining only one stacker instead of two reduces long term miantenance costs as well. Navigation of the double aisle system is improved with a center and end of aisle crossover allowing the stacker to move between aisles.

Many smaller components such as nuts, bolts, fuses, etc. Are stored in (9) modular storage cabinets. The cabinets were chosen with a variety of customizable drawer layouts. This allows the customer flexibility in selecting the best storage layout for their material.