Industrial Storage Systems

Learn about the latest technologies in warehouse racking. From flow racks or mezzanines to automated storage and retrieval systems to ensure all materials are safely stocked and handled.

  • Freezer warehouses for industrial frozen storage

    Freezer warehouses for industrial frozen storage

    Mecalux

    A freezer warehouse is a facility where goods are stored at a temperature below 0 °C for a long period. Automated storage systems ensure high productivity without the need for operators to work in such an extreme environment.

  • Storage systems: which one is right for your warehouse?

    Storage systems: which one is right for your warehouse?

    Mecalux

    A storage system is a solution for handling and storing a company’s goods in a safe, organized way. There are various storage systems available, offering direct access or compact storage, that meet all types of logistics needs.

  • Logistics hub: Dispatch and Shipping 4.0

    Logistics hub: Dispatch and Shipping 4.0

    Mecalux

    A logistics hub is a group of warehouses and logistics and administrative facilities tasked with streamlining goods dispatches and shipments. The structure of the logistics hub consists of multiple warehouses charged with managing order delivery logistics.

  • Smart packaging: the packaging provides the product info

    Smart packaging: the packaging provides the product info

    Mecalux

    Smart packaging constitutes an evolution of traditional packaging that, in addition to protecting the food inside it, monitors its condition. This packaging incorporates sensors to detect changes in the preservation of the food as well as useful visual indicators for consumers.

  • Pick and place: robots never tire

    Pick and place: robots never tire

    Mecalux

    Pick and place refers to the process of retrieving a product and putting it in another place, usually, to be packaged. This task, which tends to be slow and repetitive for operators, can be automated with the help of robots, making it faster and safer.

  • Cold store racking: all you need to know

    Cold store racking: all you need to know

    Mecalux

    Cold storage racks store goods at a controlled temperature to avoid breaking the cold chain. In cold stores, specific types of storage systems can optimise the available space, facilitating access to the goods and ensuring energy efficiency.

  • Multi-tier shelving: leveraging warehouse height

    Multi-tier shelving: leveraging warehouse height

    Mecalux

    Multi-tier shelving can double or triple storage capacity compared to single-level shelving. This solution is used when a company needs to multiply its useful storage area and enable direct access to all SKUs.

  • Block stacking: optimising warehouse space without racks

    Block stacking: optimising warehouse space without racks

    Mecalux

    Block stacking is the simplest and most cost-effective warehousing technique of all, as it doesn’t require racks. It consists of forming compact groups with the same type of SKU directly on the floor and stacking the goods one on top of the other.

  • Top content on the Mecalux website in 2022

    Top content on the Mecalux website in 2022

    Mecalux

    In this post, we run through our top content: the seven entries that have generated the most interest on the Mecalux website in 2022. It’s been a momentous year for Easy WMS: it was included in consulting firm Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems for the second year in a row.

  • High-density storage and the Pallet Shuttle: a winning combination

    High-density storage and the Pallet Shuttle: a winning combination

    Mecalux

    Discover the advantages of a unique combination of high-density pallet racking systems and the Pallet Shuttle. Hemosa, Didactic and Rockwool have managed to improve their company’s available storage capacity, while accelerating the overall operation of their facilities.

  • Industrial racking: the logistics choice

    Industrial racking: the logistics choice

    Mecalux

    What questions need asking before you chose the best industrial rack? Take our advice, and you’ll find the best storage solution that adapts to your company’s needs. Save yourself time, money and space.

  • Cold chain: never break the chain

    Cold chain: never break the chain

    Mecalux

    Cold chain logistics manages highly sensitive goods and, thus, faces unique challenges that evolve in line with Logistics 4.0. In our article, we break down the four essential work areas for effectively managing cold chain logistics.

  • Chemical warehousing: challenges and success stories

    Chemical warehousing: challenges and success stories

    Mecalux

    Chemical warehousing: installations that store chemicals have to comply with strict safety requirements. We’ll show you some storage projects we launched for businesses in this sector and the various solutions they chose.

  • Live racking systems: types and characteristics

    Live racking systems: types and characteristics

    Mecalux

    Live racking systems for pallets and boxes leverage the force of gravity to move loads. Read about the main types of live racks in our article. We’ll show you the warehouses and goods for which they’re recommended.

  • Outdoor warehouses: tips and solutions

    Outdoor warehouses: tips and solutions

    Mecalux

    There are situations in which companies turn to outdoor industrial storage spaces or open-air warehouses to house their products. Find out what you should take into account when choosing equipment for these types of installations.

  • Comparing compact storage systems

    Comparing compact storage systems

    Mecalux

    Within the compact storage category, you will find a series of subsystems with differentiating characteristics. Discover a complete comparative table of the main types in our article: drive-in, push-back, Pallet Shuttle, live pallet racking and mobile pallet racking.

  • Warehouse space purposing: tips and strategies

    Warehouse space purposing: tips and strategies

    Interlake Mecalux

    How to optimise warehouse space without needing a building project Here are some of the key strategies. Improve the effective storage capacity in your installation with our helpful tips and the experience of companies that have already worked with Interlake Mecalux.

  • How to store tires successfully

    How to store tires successfully

    Interlake Mecalux

    When it comes to storing tires, other special features are added to the already unavoidable challenges of any installation. We analyse the challenges faced by this type of warehouse and how they should be configured to ensure the best conservation and safety conditions.

  • Industrial rack types for warehouses

    Industrial rack types for warehouses

    Mecalux

    A huge variety of industrial racks are available to fit our your warehouse. Which are the main ones? What are their features? Here we show you, in general terms, which types of industrial racks are the most used in logistics facilities.