Herochu Honeycomb Rack – engineered for workshops that refuse to waste an inch of aisle or a minute of handling time. From the moment the first steel tube is loaded, the system turns vertical air into profit: every drawer becomes an independent lane, every lane becomes an instant pick point, and every pick point becomes a cost-saving transaction. Whether you store six-metre stainless, five-metre aluminium, or three-metre bronze bar, the rack expands sideways, upwards, or downwards to match the exact footprint you grant it. Starting at USD 3,099 for a four-bay starter module, the investment pays for itself in months simply by releasing the floor space you once rented or earmarked for expansion.
The core is a cold-rolled, laser-cut chassis that carries CE, EU, and ISO 9001 markings. Each bay is rated 3 t static and 2.5 t dynamic, yet the extruded drawer slides keep fingertip initiation below 22 N pull force. That means one operator, one overhead crane or one counter-balanced truck, and one uninterrupted motion to present a full bundle to the aisle. No second helper, no fork juggling, no PVC pipe protectors scraping along painted surfaces. The telescopic rail extends 100 %, drops the centre of gravity inside the rack footprint, and locks positively in both directions so shock loads cannot wander back into the building column.
Modularity is not a marketing phrase here; it is pure mathematics. Starter bays bolt to adder bays through a single M16 fish-plate. Height increments of 400 mm let you jump from 2 000 mm to 6 000 mm without re-ordering a different upright. Beam pitches at 50 mm give millimetre-perfect shelf pitch for thin-walled copper, yet the same beam accepts a 300 mm pocket for scaffold tube. Should your contract mix change next quarter, unbolt, slide, re-bolt, and re-commission in under forty minutes—no hot work, no certified welder, no production freeze.
Drawers are not simple flat bars. Each is a formed trough with a replaceable UHMW liner rated –40 °C to 80 °C. The liner prevents galvanic corrosion between dissimilar metals and eliminates the nylon webbing normally wrapped around polished shaft. A pressed rib every 200 mm stops round stock from ovalising under self-weight, while the front lip is chamfered so a sling can exit without cutting. Need to store 12 m drill pipe? Bolt two racks back-to-back, remove the shared rear panel, and create a 12 m through-lane that still retains independent extension on both faces.
Safety details are invisible until the day they save a shift. A mechanical latch auto-engages when the drawer closes; a visual indicator protrudes 30 mm so a crane driver can confirm engagement from twenty metres. Optional laser curtain cuts hoist power if a drawer stands open beyond the aisle line. Earth straps bond every moving part to the upright, preventing stray current that might etch precision rod. If you operate inside an ATEX zone, we supply stainless runners and spark-proof cams as a documented option.
Integration with existing ERP is plug-and-play. Each drawer face accepts a laser-etched data plate plus an RFID pocket. Scan the coil number during put-away; the WMS writes the physical address back to the cloud. When the saw centre requests bar DN80 × 5 mm, the system lights the exact drawer, records tare weight, and decrements inventory before the fork truck arrives. Cycle-count variance drops below 0.3 %, and traceability for PED or ABS audits becomes a one-click report.
Lead time for a standard four-bay starter is fifteen working days from approved drawing. Custom colours, load ratings, or seismic Zone 4 anchoring add five days. Every shipment leaves our Jiangsu plant in knock-down form: two pallets, 1.2 t total, stackable inside a 20 GP container or the bed of a flat-deck lorry. Assembly drawings are pictorial; no Mandarin-to-English translation risk on the shop floor. A single Torque-Allen key is included; the only other tool is a 19 mm spanner you already own.
We do not sell steel; we sell cubic metres released, labour minutes eliminated, and paint scratches avoided. Book a virtual layout session today: send us your stock list, aisle width, and hoist hook height. Within twenty-four hours you receive a 3-D PDF, load plan, and ROI calculator that shows payback in square metres saved, not jargon. Herochu Honeycomb Rack—customisable today, expandable tomorrow, certified forever.
