--- title: "Pallet Flow Rack in New Kensington, PA" url: https://pittsburghpalletracks.com/service-area/new-kensington/pallet-flow-rack description: "Assess New Kensington FIFO lanes around production access, load behavior, and existing rack connections. Call (412) 866-1406." lang: en --- Image: Pallet Flow Rack system inside a Pennsylvania warehouse (https://pittsburghpalletracks.com/assets/pallet-flow-hero-DopNMGK8.jpg) New Kensington, Pennsylvania # Pallet Flow Rack in New Kensington, PA Pallet flow rack in New Kensington gives production and shipping teams distinct loading and picking faces, with gravity rollers carrying pallets between them. That arrangement favors dated materials and high-volume finished SKUs whose sequence matters. It is less suited to irregular maintenance inventory that needs unrestricted access to individual items throughout the day. The New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park and the PA-28 connection reflect an active manufacturing setting, not a single standard warehouse layout. Along the Allegheny River corridor, check how incoming production material reaches its storage position and how finished loads leave. Avoid placing a discharge aisle across an established transfer route merely to gain another lane. (412) 866-1406 ## Surveying gravity flow rack for manufacturing Begin with the building and the load together. Older factory space can have uneven clear height, closely spaced columns, or crane bays that interrupt a rectangular storage block. Treat these as survey questions, not assumptions about a particular property. Confirm the working envelope before selecting track length or the number of levels. Keep pallet flow rack inspection records beside operator instructions. Review pallet flow rack lane assignments whenever the production mix changes. 1 ### Separate material families List dated inputs, repeat finished goods, and intermittent parts. Identify which products can occupy dedicated FIFO lanes without restricting access needed by production. 2 ### Inspect pallet contact Document representative pallet condition and underside construction. Check runners, missing contact areas, distortion, and packaging overhang against the proposed roller arrangement. 3 ### Run the weight range Test light and heavy loads across the intended depth and slope. Include consecutive releases to expose hesitation, skewing, or excessive approach speed. 4 ### Set release behavior Evaluate speed controllers, brakes, and the discharge arrangement together. Record acceptable movement and stopping behavior before agreeing on the operational specification. ## Pallet flow rack support and access checks A conversion requires verified beam and frame ratings, not a visual judgment about steel size. Review existing connections and the way track supports transfer concentrated reactions into the structure. Different beam elevations or lane loads can change the assessment. Establish the configuration that will actually be installed before accepting a stated capacity. PA-56 access can be useful for planning deliveries, but internal movement still sets the operating aisle requirement. Allow room for a square approach at replenishment and a clean withdrawal at picking. Where columns divide the footprint, a shorter run may preserve production access better than forcing the same lane depth into every bay. Date-coded food, beverage, and pharmaceutical inventory High-volume SKUs with steady, predictable turns Cold storage where every cubic foot carries a cost Staging finished goods coming off a production line Operations that need FIFO documented, not just assumed Call (412) 866-1406: (412) 866-1406 ## Choosing pallet flow racking over shared-face storage Opposite-end loading and picking maintains FIFO only when operators put the right stock into the assigned lane. Keep lot identification visible and establish what happens when a partial receipt arrives. Deeper lanes suit sustained demand; shallow lanes or multiple lanes per SKU may be preferable when batches change frequently or stock levels fluctuate. Pushback generally follows LIFO from one working face, so it can fit reserve stock where retrieval sequence is secondary. Compare that tradeoff against dated production inputs rather than assuming all dense storage serves the same purpose. Leave intermittent tooling and unusual fabrication loads outside the flow proposal unless their handling has been specifically evaluated. Supplying and installing since 1997, our operation is a division within Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co. We arrange experienced installation crews in stages agreed with production staff. Establish material laydown space, access boundaries, and the order of work before installation begins; these decisions belong in the project plan rather than an improvised shift change. Free warehouse consultation CAD layout with position counts Installation by trusted installation partners Image: Pallet flow rack lanes with gravity rollers installed (https://pittsburghpalletracks.com/assets/pallet-flow-rack-2-IPjxgmn1.jpg) Image: Flow racking system loaded with pallets at the pick face (https://pittsburghpalletracks.com/assets/pallet-flow-hero-DopNMGK8.jpg) ### Operations We Rack Around Here Around New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park and PA-56, industrial parts storage must preserve production access. Locate finished-pallet lanes apart from fabrication and maintenance retrieval. Advanced manufacturing Industrial parts Fabrication Review flow lanes alongside pushback and selective configurations for production inputs and finished pallets. Pallet rack in New Kensington: https://pittsburghpalletracks.com/service-area/new-kensington Pallet flow system overview: https://pittsburghpalletracks.com/products/pallet-flow-rack Pushback storage in New Kensington: https://pittsburghpalletracks.com/service-area/new-kensington/pushback-rack Carton flow in New Kensington: https://pittsburghpalletracks.com/service-area/new-kensington/carton-flow-rack ## Warehouse Rack Systems Storage configurations for pallet handling, long material, and case picking. Image: Rows of industrial pallet racks loaded with pallets in a Pittsburgh warehouse (https://pittsburghpalletracks.com/assets/pallet-rack-2-je9-WSvK.jpg) Image: High-density pushback rack lanes loaded with pallets (https://pittsburghpalletracks.com/assets/pushback-2-ChZwIk2o.jpg) Image: Carton flow rack with gravity wheel beds and case lanes (https://pittsburghpalletracks.com/assets/carton-flow-rack-DfuFYV4P.jpg) Image: Cantilever warehouse racking holding steel tubing (https://pittsburghpalletracks.com/assets/cantilever-2b-G7pQApUm.jpg) Image: Drive-in pallet rack lanes fitted with continuous rails (https://pittsburghpalletracks.com/assets/drive-in-pallet-rack-Cg418ibV.jpg) ## Get a Pallet Flow Rack Quote for Your New Kensington Warehouse Describe the New Kensington production loads that need FIFO and send representative pallet photos. Building dimensions and forklift details complete the starting information for a layout. Call (412) 866-1406. ### Pittsburgh Pallet Racks 2681 Sidney St. Suite D Pittsburgh, PA 15203 (412) 866-1406 Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM ## Production-focused flow storage questions ### Can our production pallets run without changes? ### How do we size lanes for changing batches? ### Is FIFO better than pushback for finished goods? ### Does an existing beam rating approve the addition? ## Other Storage Services in New Kensington ### Pallet Rack Every pallet reachable, every time. The baseline we size everything else against. View details https://pittsburghpalletracks.com/service-area/new-kensington ### Pushback Rack Two to six pallets deep from one aisle, without giving up much reach. View details https://pittsburghpalletracks.com/service-area/new-kensington/pushback-rack ### Carton Flow Rack Cases advance to the picker instead of the picker hunting for cases. View details https://pittsburghpalletracks.com/service-area/new-kensington/carton-flow-rack ### Cantilever Rack Arms with nothing in front of them, built for lumber, pipe, and anything a pallet can't hold. View details https://pittsburghpalletracks.com/service-area/new-kensington/cantilever-rack ### Drive-In Rack Forklifts enter deep storage lanes, trading individual pallet access for bulk storage capacity. View details https://pittsburghpalletracks.com/service-area/new-kensington/drive-in-rack ### Warehouse Relocation Teardown, component labeling, transport coordination, and reinstallation planned around your move. View details https://pittsburghpalletracks.com/service-area/new-kensington/warehouse-relocation ## Nearby Areas We Also Serve Allegheny Valley facilities need their own load-path checks. A multi-building plan accounts for each production footprint rather than transferring the same rack elevations. 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