Open arm support
Cantilever columns and projecting arms keep the loading face clear, so long goods can be lifted without front beams blocking the product path.
Cantilever Racking
Cantilever Racking System
Open-front arms for long, bundled or irregular goods such as pipe, profiles, timber and bar stock.
Quick Answer
What is Cantilever Racking System?
Cantilever Racking System stores long or irregular goods on projecting arms fixed to upright columns, leaving the front open for loading and inspection. It suits pipe, timber, bar stock and profiles handled by forklift, side loader or crane. Load length, support spacing, bundle stability, stops and aisle approach should be confirmed.
Typical applications
Where This System Fits
- Long-load stores and manufacturing yards with known load units.
- Projects where load length, support points and handling equipment can be checked before layout approval.
- Teams needing a clearer alternative to generic storage for pipe, timber, bars and long profiles.
- Operations that can maintain labels, replenishment rules and housekeeping.
Operating logic
How This Product Works
Review the operating principle, load movement and main configuration checkpoints before comparing a system for the application.
Long load interface
Pipe, timber, bars and profiles need arm spacing that supports the load at stable points instead of relying on a single generic bay size.
Forklift loading path
Operators approach the open face with a forklift or other handling method, then place bundles across arms according to length and weight distribution.
Cantilever inputs
Confirm product length, bundle depth, weight range, single- or double-sided access, arm spacing, indoor or outdoor finish and handling equipment.
Technical notes
- Cantilever Racking System is selected for long-load access. Columns, bases, projecting arms and optional stops should be arranged around bundle length, sag risk, handling approach and the number of support points each material needs.
- The handled unit is pipe, timber, bars and long profiles. That unit should be reviewed with photos or samples because footprint, base shape, edge condition, packaging strength and loaded weight change the rack selection more than a generic product name.
- Access is specific to the application: the operating face, replenishment side, aisle width, reach height and handling equipment have to match the real workflow. Cantilever Racking System should therefore be quoted from a site and load brief, not from an unsupported capacity claim.
- Rotation is process-led unless the selected mechanism physically advances the load. Labels, batch rules, min-max triggers, kanban cards or job paperwork must be aligned with the rack so operators know what to pick and what to refill.
- Upright stops, side-loader aisle, bundle sag, long-load dunnage are useful terms for internal selection because they describe the practical interface. They should not be turned into unsupported performance claims, published capacities or promises about availability.
- Arm spacing and bundle stability are the main conditions to check. Ignoring these points leaves the drawing apparently correct but fails to address awkward picking, replenishment, load protection and safe daily handling.
- Cantilever Racking System should be compared with sheet metal storage rack and coil storage rack because buyers often group these systems together. The difference is the load unit, access face and confirmation input, not only the visible steelwork.
- For quotation, Runda Rack should receive load photos, sample dimensions, access constraints, expected stock rotation, environmental conditions and future change expectations. Those details allow a product-specific configuration without adding unsupported dimensions or engineering statements.
- Cantilever layout should group loads by length and stiffness. Pipe bundles, timber packs, aluminium extrusion and steel sections sag differently, so arm centres and end stops should be selected from the longest, most flexible and most awkward bundle rather than the neat sample load.
- Handling clearance is often the real constraint. Side-loader approach, forklift mast tilt, crane sling angle, bundle banding and aisle turning radius can make a theoretically compact arm pattern difficult to operate safely.
- Long goods also need retrieval sequencing. If a short bundle sits behind a longer one or a mixed profile stack hides the desired section, the sequence forces operators to disturb several products to pick one line item.
System strengths
Advantages
- Matches the storage interface to pipe, timber, bars and long profiles rather than forcing a generic bay.
- Makes access method, replenishment side and operator contact points explicit.
- Creates concrete confirmation points for quotation and layout review.
- Helps separate this product from similar storage systems during selection.
Conditions to check
Limitations and Trade-Offs
- Arm spacing and bundle stability must be resolved before final configuration.
- Unsuitable when the load unit varies beyond the selected support or lane arrangement.
- Stock rotation and traceability still need operating procedures and labels.
- Project-specific safety, floor, fire and handling constraints require confirmation.
Configuration brief
Technical specifications available on request
Final specifications for Cantilever Racking System are confirmed from the actual load, site and operating requirements.
- Load length, support points and handling equipment.
- Actual samples or photos of pipe, timber, bars and long profiles.
- Operating face, replenishment route, aisle width and reach height.
- Label, batch, FIFO, kanban or job-control rule.
- Handling equipment, trolley, crane, lift truck or manual process.
- Floor, anchoring, fire, inspection and environmental constraints.
Standards and compliance
Applicable Standards and Project Requirements
RUNDA RACK products are designed, manufactured, supplied and installed in accordance with applicable international standards, project specifications and destination-market requirements. The engineering package aligns the product family, load data, site conditions, fire strategy, equipment interfaces and required documentation.
Review the standards framework →FEM 10.2.09
Design of cantilever racking
Current listed editionAuthoritative source ↗ANSI MH16.3
Design, testing and utilization of industrial steel cantilevered storage racks
2025Authoritative source ↗EN 15620
Steel static storage systems — Tolerances, deformations and clearances
2021Authoritative source ↗EN 15635
Steel static storage systems — Application and maintenance of storage equipment
2008Authoritative source ↗Practical comparison
Compare Common Alternatives
- Sheet Metal Storage Rack
- Cantilever Racking System is selected for pipe, timber, bars and long profiles; sheet metal storage rack should be reviewed when its load unit or access method is a closer match.
- Coil Storage Rack
- Compare coil storage rack when arm spacing and bundle stability cannot be resolved within the Cantilever Racking System arrangement.
Configuration inputs
What to Confirm Before Selection
- Load length, support points and handling equipment.
- Actual samples or photos of pipe, timber, bars and long profiles.
- Operating face, replenishment route, aisle width and reach height.
- Label, batch, FIFO, kanban or job-control rule.
- Handling equipment, trolley, crane, lift truck or manual process.
- Floor, anchoring, fire, inspection and environmental constraints.
Product questions
Frequently Asked Questions
- When should Cantilever Racking System be considered?
- Consider it for long-load stores and manufacturing yards when the load unit is pipe, timber, bars and long profiles and the access method can be confirmed before quotation.
- What is the main limitation of Cantilever Racking System?
- The main limitation is arm spacing and bundle stability. This should be checked with samples, site details and the intended handling process.
- What information is needed before configuration?
- Provide load length, support points and handling equipment, sample dimensions, access route, handling equipment, rotation rule, environment and any safety or inspection constraints.
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