Herochu Horizontal Racks Storage System for Metal Sheet Plates – Precision Engineered for the Workshop That Never Stops
When every square metre of floor space carries a premium and every minute of machine uptime is booked weeks in advance, storage ceases to be a background issue; it becomes a profit centre. The Herochu Horizontal Rack System is built for fabricators who view material handling not as a necessary evil, but as the next competitive edge. Starting at USD 2,280 and fully configurable to the width, length and load rating of your workshop, this CE-, EU- and ISO 9001-certified solution lets you reclaim aisles, protect surface-critical sheets and feed laser, plasma or punch presses at the speed the schedule demands—without hiring extra hands.
Why Horizontal Matters
Vertical towers may look dramatic on trade-show floors, yet they force operators to wait while a single elevator shuttles up and down. Herochu keeps every gauge, every grade, every colour-coded job flat, visible and reachable in seconds. Fork-trucks stay outside the production cell; crane suction cups or magnetic beams glide in, pick the exact sheet, and place it directly onto the shuttle table—no double handling, no edge dents, no PVC film scratches. The result is a 40–60 % reduction in average retrieval time documented across 120 installations in Europe, North America and the GCC.
Built for Tonnes, Designed for Millimetres
Each level is formed from two 6 mm laser-cut, 280 mm-deep C-channels, continuously welded to 100 × 100 mm closed-box uprights. Levels are shim-adjustable on a 50 mm pitch so that yesterday’s 3 mm mild-steel nest can be today’s 25 mm Hardox job without dismantling a single bolt. Rated loads begin at 2 t per shelf and scale to 10 t; overall rack length extends from 2 m to 12 m in 500 mm increments. Hot-rolled steel is shot-blasted to Sa 2.5, finished with two-part epoxy (80 µm) and oven-cured at 180 °C for chemical resistance that survives cutting fluid overspray and alkaline wash-downs.
Modular, Movable, Future-Proof
Bolt-together construction means a two-man crew can add or relocate a bay in under 45 minutes. Anchor plates are optional; many customers leave racks freestanding so they can reconfigure the shop around a new fibre laser or automated deburring line overnight. Optional beneath-rack skates let 20 t of material roll aside for aisle maintenance or ISO audits—no forklifts, no floor damage.
Safety That Pays for Itself
Traditional A-frame racks store sheets at an angle; the bottom package carries the entire stack weight and the first pull risks a domino collapse. Herochu stores plates dead-flat on replaceable PE glide strips that reduce friction by 35 %, eliminating the “sheet suck” that strains crane brakes. Side-stops and spring-loaded anti-swing arms prevent telescoping during high-speed crane manoeuvres. Every weld is ultrasonic tested; every unit leaves Jinan with a unique traceable serial number and a 5-year structural warranty.
Integration Ready
The rack profile is pre-drilled for retro-fitting LED job lights, barcode holders or RFID antennae. Pair it with Herochu’s own vacuum beam (capacities 250 kg–3 000 kg) or plug into your existing crane bus via standard ProfiNet. Within two hours the system knows which sheet is on which shelf and feeds that data to your MRP dashboard in real time.
Real-World Numbers
A 6 m, eight-level Herochu bank stores 240 t of 2 m × 1 m sheets in 36 m²—roughly half the footprint of stacked pallets. Users report:
- 28 % increase in laser bed utilisation (no operator hunting for material)
- 1.5 fewer forklift hours per shift (≈ €18 000 annual saving at German labour rates)
- 0.3 % scrap reduction from edge lift damage on painted or polished faces
Payback averages 9–11 months in high-throughput job shops running two shifts.
Customisable Down to the Last Divider
Need 4.2 m shelves for 1.5 m remnants? Want the first level at 400 mm so your AGV can top-load? Require acid-proof 316L stainless for offshore wind tower plating? Jinan Constant Storage’s 8 000 m² fabrication hall and 100-plus workforce turn around bespoke configurations in 15–20 calendar days. DXF upload, shelf spacing, divider colour and company logo laser-etched on end-plates are all part of the base price.
Certified, Patented, Trusted
Jinan Constant Storage Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is not a reseller; every upright, beam and pin is cut, drilled, welded and painted on site. The plant is ISO 9001:2015 audited by TÜV and CE marked for structural steel and machinery directive compliance. Three utility patents cover the self-locking shelf lug and the integrated anti-telescoping arm—hardware you will not find on lower-cost copies. The company holds AAA credit status and counts military subcontractors, white-goods OEMs and Tier-1 automotive suppliers across four continents among its repeat clients.
