Pushback Rack Upgrade Speeds Up Picking in a New Cold Storage Expansion

The client

The client operates a third-party freezer storage facility, receiving, storing, and shipping pallets of frozen goods on behalf of its customers.

An expansion called for a more efficient storage method

This was a new expansion to an existing building, giving the customer a chance to rethink how frozen pallets were stored. The facility had historically relied on drive-in rack and was looking for a more efficient solution for the new warehouse space.

Pushback rack designed around product flow and safety

Cisco-Eagle coordinated and installed Steel King pushback rack throughout the expansion. Product enters the facility by truck and is picked by a forklift operator from the dock, then placed into a specific product location within the pushback rack.

The racking layout was designed around several site-specific factors, including product flow optimization, overhead freezer unit locations, floor grade and drains, forklift tunnel aisles, and personnel egress tunnel aisles.

Product flow

Pallets arrive at the facility by truck and are picked by a forklift operator directly from the dock, then placed into a specific product location within the pushback rack for storage until they ship back out to the customer.

The results

Pushback rack lets the customer pick in a faster, safer manner by reducing forklift and rack interaction and cutting down on product movement during put-away and picking. The denser storage also makes for quicker inventory checks, giving the facility a more efficient way to manage frozen inventory in its new expansion.