Heavy duty Storage racks for steel profiles

Pipe racking system

The rack begins with a single column: hot-rolled I-beam, 360 mm deep, 9 mm web, shot-blasted Sa 2.5 and finished with epoxy-polyester powder at 80 µm. Bolted to a 12 mm base plate and anchored with four M20 chemical studs, that column can handle 42 t in a single tower without a tremor. Arms slot into punched holes at 100 mm pitch and lock with a 25 mm grade 8.8 bolt; taper-pin option for rapid height swaps. The result is a front edge that is literally air—no cross-bar, no lip, nothing to snag the forks or the product.

Category Heavy Duty Cantilever Racking System Tag Pipe racking system

Herochu Pipe Racking System
Steel that lets the long stuff breathe—starting under five thousand dollars, CE/UE/ISO 9001 steel, cut to the shape of your workshop.

Long stock hates ordinary pallet rack. Tubes, bar, rebar, ductwork, plastic extrusions, even 12 m offshore casing all end up leaning like tired fence posts, blocking aisles and hiding the label you need at 7:30 a.m. Herochu cantilever pipe racking removes the front upright entirely so every bundle, every odd length, every last off-cut has daylight in front and a numbered arm underneath. Load from one side, pick from the other, or run a double-sided island down the centre of the bay—no wood blocks, no straps, no second forklift to steady the load.

Capacity talk is only useful when it is believable. We rate arms by the most conservative formula in the business: total load divided by the number of arms, then halved again to cover shock, uneven placement and the occasional weekend operator. A 1 200 mm arm marked 3 t therefore carries 6 t in perfect lab conditions, but we let you plan for 3 t and sleep at night. Column capacity is the sum of all arm loads plus 25 % dynamic buffer. If your pack of 150 × 150 mm SHS weighs 4.8 t and sits on four arms, each arm is tagged 1.5 t and the upright is specced 20 t. Simple, traceable, documented.

Spacing follows the sag rule, not guesswork. Half the bundle length should be supported, leaving a quarter cantilever at each end. For 6 m pipe that means arms 3 m apart; for 12 m beam, 6 m centres. When the product starts to grin in the middle, the gap is too wide. Our free calculator plots deflection against safe stress so you can see the curve before the steel is ordered. Aluminium extrusions get tighter centres, thick-walled carbon steel can stretch further—optimise once and the rack never argues back.

Single-sided racks hug the wall, double-sided racks become islands, and both can grow taller or longer without a torch. Add a column, slide on another arm, done. Heights range from 2 m—low enough to clear overhead doors—to 6 m for high-bay installations served by reach trucks. Arms can be straight for flat bundles or inclined 20° to stop round bar from taking a slow-motion stroll. End-stops, removable pins, or full-width steel mesh are clipped on in seconds; no welding on site, no hot-work permit, no fire watch.

Standard models ship in fifteen days, but the word “standard” is loose. HC-G6053S gives you a 6 m single-sided tower, three load levels plus a top rest, 2 t per arm, 8 t total. Step up to HC-G9055D and the same tower becomes double-sided, 9 m wide, 5 t per arm, 35 t overall. Need to park 12 m offshore risers? HC-B6020-66 delivers 6 t per arm, 42 t per rack, 1 200 mm clear between levels so the sling can drop out. Every dimension—arm length, column height, base width, powder-coat colour—is a blank field until you hit save.

Steel grade is not marketing fluff. Light-duty bundles of PVC conduit live happily on 4 mm roll-formed arms. Carbon-steel pipe or rebar moves to 6 mm structural grade. For 15 m stainless bar that arrives at 250 °C from the mill we switch to 8 mm web, 355 MPa yield, fully normalised. Each arm is stamped on the underside with heat number, capacity and inspection date; traceability survives longer than the paint.

Forklift interaction is where cheap racks die. Herochu arms are tapered front-to-back so the tine glides past without hammering the edge. Column faces receive a 10 mm rub rail that sacrifices itself instead of the beam; replace four bolts and the rail is new again. Base plates are slotted east-west and north-south so you can shim or relocate without re-drilling the slab—handy when the lease changes or production flows evolve.

Safety is engineered, not laminated to the post. Arm locks are positive mechanical wedges, not gravity hooks that vibrate loose. Each column ships with a removable nylon strap rated 5 t for interim stability during loading. For seismic zones we add knee braces and base tie-bars that transfer shear into the floor; calculations are signed off by a registered structural engineer and delivered as part of the hand-over pack. Inspectors see paperwork first, steel second—both arrive together.

The rack plays well with automation. Bolt-on sensor plates let AGVs know the arm is occupied; reflector tape guides vision systems to the exact pick point. We have fitted racks with RFID antennas embedded in the arm lip so every bundle is scanned the moment it lands—inventory updated before the driver reaches the break room. Retrofit is painless; the antenna sits in a 6 mm groove and is protected by a replaceable UHMW strip.

Cost conversations usually end when the floor-space invoice arrives. A single 25 t Herochu island replaces roughly 120 m² of traditional block-stacking. At €10 per square metre per month that is €14 400 per year in rent you no longer pay—enough to buy the rack outright and still bank savings before the first paint scratch. Add the labour hours no longer spent restacking fallen bars and the pay-back clock drops under eight months in every audit we have tracked.

Yet price itself starts at five thousand dollars for a 6 m single-sided starter—less than the cost of two replacement saw blades lost when operators trip over misplaced stock. From there the menu is à la carte: longer arms, heavier columns, double-sided islands, seismic bracing, mesh decks, special colours, nylon liners, RFID, integrated lifting beams. You pay only for the steel you need, cut to the millimetre, welded once, delivered ready to bolt down.

Environmental math is quieter but just as real. When pipe no longer lies in unordered piles the forklift drives 30 % fewer kilometres per shift. Over a year that is several thousand litres of diesel not burned and several tonnes of CO₂ not vented—numbers your sustainability report is already asking for. Steel is 30 % recycled content and 100 % recyclable at end-of-life; take it down, sell it as scrap, buy new arms if the next generation of product is heavier or longer.

Choosing the right configuration takes ten minutes with the data sheet and the free online calculator, but our engineers still answer the phone. Send a napkin sketch, a spreadsheet, or a photo of the current chaos; we return a 3D model, load table, anchor layout and firm quote within one working day. Approval drawings are stamped and locked; production starts the same afternoon. By the time your freight forwarder books the slot the rack is already welded, shot-blasted, painted, wrapped and sitting in the loading bay.

Long products never get shorter, but the space they occupy can shrink. Herochu cantilever pipe racking hands that square footage back to production, keeps every bundle visible and reachable, and grows or shrinks as business dictates. Bolt it down today, load it this afternoon, and tomorrow morning the only thing left on the floor will be clean concrete and a forklift driver who actually smiles at the start of shift.

Q1: What steps should I take to start the procurement process?

You may get in touch with our backend technical staff first. Based on your specific parameters, we will formulate a suitable technical solution and provide a quotation. Alternatively, you can leave your contact details—such as WhatsApp, WeChat, or email address—and our professional sales team will reach out to you proactively.

Q2: How can I inform you of my need for suitable shelves?

You can share key information with us, including the type of items you plan to store on the shelves, the dimensions of those items, the quantity of shelves required, and any other specific details you have. With this information, we will develop a professional solution tailored to your needs. If you prefer, you can also leave your contact information, and our specialized team will contact you to address your questions.

Q3: Should I choose a loading robotic arm or an integrated loading and unloading system?

To determine the right option, two key factors need to be considered first:

The table size of your laser cutting machine must meet the matching requirements for the equipment.
We need to know your specific loading method—whether it is a board rack, exchange platform, or material warehouse.

For a more accurate recommendation based on your specific needs, please leave your contact information, and we will provide targeted service.

Q4: Do you offer on-site installation and debugging services?

Yes, we do. We can dispatch professional technicians to your factory to carry out on-site installation and debugging of the robotic arm, and we will continue working until the equipment completes a successful trial operation. Our team has provided such services in many countries, including South Africa, the United States, Russia, South Korea, Qatar, Egypt, Lebanon, and Mexico.

Q5: What measures do you take to ensure product quality?

We have a comprehensive quality assurance system, supported by the following key measures:

A team of over 40 technical engineers, with professional mechanical engineers responsible for debugging equipment and resolving any technical concerns.
A dedicated quality inspection department that strictly adheres to ISO9001 quality standards, ensuring all products meet the required quality specifications.
Professional CE certification, which guarantees smooth export procedures for our products to global markets.
Mandatory load testing for all equipment before shipment, ensuring the structural safety and operational stability of each product.

Q6: Where is your factory situated?

Our factory is located in Jinan, Shandong Province, China, specifically at No. 10 Industrial Park, Jiyang Street. It features a modern, standard workshop covering an area of 10,000 square meters.

Q7: How can I verify your company’s strength?

We offer two convenient ways for you to assess our company’s capabilities:

We can arrange a video tour of our factory, allowing you to remotely view our production environment and facilities.
We warmly welcome you to visit our factory in person for an on-site inspection.

Q8: What type of company are you?

We are Jinan Constant Storage Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd., a high-tech enterprise that integrates research and development, production, sales, installation, and after-sales service. Our core product range includes intelligent sheet metal material warehouses, drawer-type sheet metal shelves, telescopic cantilever shelves, servo swing arm manipulators, gantry loading and unloading manipulators, fully automatic loading and unloading systems, and heavy-duty sheet metal and pipe storage shelves. Equipped with a professional technical team and advanced production equipment, we are committed to providing high-quality, high-performance mechanical products and customized solutions to customers around the world.