Warehouse Storage
and Optimization

Because the stocking and picking aisles are separate, carton flow adds efficiency by eliminating conflict between stockers and pickers. The high visibility of the pick faces prevents out-of-stock situations and the first-in, first-out rotation assures food distributors of product freshness. We can show you how to use a carton flow system with your industrial storage racks.

Carton Flow may be the solution to your warehouse problem if you:

• Need to quickly pick and ship individual cartons
• Have high SKU traffic
• Want rapid order picking
• Need to reduce labor costs

Almost always part of a pick module system, carton flow can add value, save time, and reduce costs even when implemented in a single bay. This storage system is ideal for a wide range of sectors from warehouses storing mass consumer goods to pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, computer components and more.

Although the initial investment can be high, companies can benefit from an automatic Pallet Shuttle system when:

• High throughput is required.
• High product rotation exists
• Limited space is available and vertical space can be utilized
• You have a high number of stock counts and varying consumption SKUs
• Large number of pallets per SKU

A Pallet Shuttle system is a 24/7, 365-day operator and can in many cases eliminate traditional labor costs and costs associated with labor including, training, lift trucks and maintenance which can drive a relatively short term ROI.

Easy to install, move and expand, Work Platforms install in days rather than weeks or months and reduce the disruption of your busines. Since work platforms function in conjunction with your warehouse racking system, you could end up gaining a great deal of usable space without moving your business. Work Platforms can be free-standing, building-supported, rack-supported or shelving-supported and offer solutions for everything from records storage to shelving systems or pre-engineered offices.

A work platform may solve your warehouse problem if you:

• Want additional space
• Don’t want to move to a larger facility
• Need to add an in-plant office without losing valuable floor space
• Want storage for slow moving items or archived files
• Need a conveyor support platform

Adding work platform levels can be a fast and easy way to double your space and can cost up to 80% less than a building addition. Along with being less expensive initially, work platforms can also qualify for accelerated depreciation similar to capital equipment, saving you money at both ends of the expansion.

Our Work Platforms, and all components, are precisely engineered to meet or exceed the standards of major national building and design codes for industrial applications, including AISC, UBC, BOCA, SBCCI, and ACI. The systems can also be designed to meet or exceed the requirements of your local municipal building codes.

Unfortunately, because it’s in the middle of the action, making the time and space for construction can often be difficult, particularly for stick-built enclosures. A Pre-Engineered Modular Office can go up in a quarter of the time of permanent construction. In fact, modular construction can often be completed in a weekend. An additional advantage is that they are quickly and easily moved when your needs change.

A pre-engineered office may solve your warehouse problem if you would like any of the following:

• A staff lunch and break room
• Quality Assurance or Testing space
• Management or staff offices
• A clean room
• A dedicated area for parts distribution

Perhaps the greatest benefit in choosing pre-engineered offices is the tax savings involved when compared to stick-built. Because modular products are considered “tangible property” instead of “real property” like conventional construction, they are depreciated over 7 years instead of 39. This results in a tax savings of over $5,000 for cost-comparable buildings.

In addition to providing protection from falling inventory, wire decking can improve air circulation and prevent dust build-up. Wire decks can also help increase overhead sprinkler effectiveness, and many local fire codes require them instead of particle board or plywood. DAK can source a wide range of options, configurations and applications to serve your pallet racking needs. We stock much of our wire decking, which results in shorter lead times.

Wire Deck may solve your warehouse problem if you would like:

• Flexibility to store cartons, drums, and multiple pallet sizes
• A solution that is easy to install
• To improve fire safety in your facility
• Extra protection for employees and products
• To improve inventory visibility and brightens your facility
• A self-cleaning / maintenance free solution

Wire deck comes in many styles:

• Inside waterfall
• Flat flush
• Inverted flare
• Inverted U-channel
• Standard U-channel
• Flared channel
• Galvanized or powder-coated

Talk to a DAK Project Manager to find out the best application for your system