Warehouse Pallet Rack Safety Products Of Frame Portal Tie And Aisle Connector
In warehouses, storage racks are usually designed standing free with stable structure. To increase structural stability and safety, some safety products are commonly required for additional support.
Major rack safety products
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Rack safety products
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Applications | |
| Rack structural safety | Wall connector, row spacer, aisle connector, frame portal tie | |
| Rack protectors | Column protector, frame protector, foot guard | |
| Pallet load stops | Installed at the end of the beams, cantilever arm stops | |
| Pallet load supports | Cross bars, pallet supports | |
| Pallet load decks | Wire decks, steel panels, wooden panels | |
| Guide Rails | VNA guide rails, drive-in rack guide rails, entry guides | |
| Back protections | Back bracing, back netting, back wire boards | |
Aisle connector, also called frame portal tie or cross-aisle tie, though not as popular as rack protectors or row spacers, but still plays an essential role in some kind of storage solution systems.
Engineered with rectangular tubes or box beams, the horizontal portal tie can connect two top opposing rack frames together spanning across the racking aisle space. Providing extra strength and steadiness to the rack system, frame portal tie is often seen in the following situation.
1. In the VNA racking system, the upright frames are often very high with maximum height over 8 meters. For these high bay racks, frame portal ties are applied to the system connecting adjacent frames together for better overall performance.
2. In warehouses, pallet racks are usually configurated with back-to-back layout. However, in some circumstances, a single row racks can be spotted standing alone which may be not stable enough with relatively high frames. In this case, aisle connectors are helpful by joining the single row racks with the back-to-back row racks creating a steady entirety.
Design cases with frame portal tie
