How quickly can pallet flow rack be delivered and installed in Aurora?

Our Westmont warehouse is about 30 minutes from Aurora, so standard components often arrive within 48 hours of an approved order. Engineered pallet flow rack parts can take longer, and we put the real lead time in writing with your quote. Most Aurora installations run one to four weeks depending on size.

Does pallet flow rack work in Aurora buildings near I-88 Reagan Tollway corridor?

Usually, yes. In Aurora, tilt-wall distribution buildings along I-88 share the market with older manufacturing plants near the Fox River. We plan the pallet flow rack around your column grid, clear height, and dock layout so pallet positions land where the building allows, and we show you the position count before you order.

Which Aurora operations get the most out of pallet flow rack?

We see it pay off most for manufacturing and food processing operations in Aurora, especially where high-turn SKUs that need a constant pick face is the daily headache. During a free warehouse consultation we compare pallet flow rack with other options for your SKUs so you can see whether it is the right fit.

How deep should our flow lanes run?

Five to twenty pallets is typical. Depth should match how much of one SKU moves through in a cycle - a lane that never fills is wasting a pick face. We size depth from your actual movement data, not a rule of thumb.

Our pallet pool is rough. Will that jam the lanes?

Broken bottom boards and heavy overhang cause most hang-ups in flow lanes. If your pallets vary, full-width rollers are the safer specification, and we say so up front rather than after installation.

How is pallet flow laid out in a freezer building?

Cold changes the layout, not just the hardware. Freezer buildings here concentrate storage to shrink the refrigerated envelope, so lanes often run deeper than they would in ambient space. Components are specified for the temperature so bearings and brakes behave in the cold.

How much aisle space do our forklifts need at each end?

The load aisle and pick aisle each need enough room for the trucks using them, including the pallet's length and turning space. We check your forklift dimensions and loaded reach before fixing lane depth. In older Bedford Park buildings, a shallower lane may leave the working room your drivers need without sacrificing access to the pick face.

Pallet Flow Rack system inside a Illinois warehouse

Aurora, Illinois

Pallet Flow Rack for Aurora, Illinois Warehouses

A growing distribution floor along I-88 where every new SKU lands on the floor because the rack runs are already full is one of the most common problems we see in Aurora right now. Look closer and the real issue tends to be high-turn SKUs that need a constant pick face.

Pallet flow rack loads from one aisle and picks from another on gravity rollers, so the oldest pallet is always the next one out and nobody hand-rotates stock. We work out the storage math for your Aurora footprint first, then hand you a CAD layout and itemized quote before a single beam ships. Call (312) 646-4538 to get started.

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Why Aurora Warehouses Work With Us

Warehouses near the Butterfield Road business parks and the Fox River east side each come with their own limits: usable height, column spacing, dock count. In Aurora, tilt-wall distribution buildings along I-88 share the market with older manufacturing plants near the Fox River, so we draw every pallet flow rack layout to the actual building.

Our team has quoted and installed racking for manufacturing and food processing work in Aurora for decades. With pallet flow rack, the deciding factor is normally five to twenty pallets deep behind a single pick face, and we put the numbers for that in front of you up front.

Being about 30 minutes away in Westmont, with I-88, Route 59, and Route 34 between us, keeps delivery windows tight and replacement parts on hand. Installation is done by our own crews, and your Aurora layout stays on file for the next expansion.

Free warehouse consultation

CAD layout with position counts

Installation by our own crews

Pallet flow rack lanes with gravity rollers installed

Flow racking system loaded with pallets at the pick face

Operations We Rack Around Here

Nearby areas we work in regularly include the I-88 Reagan Tollway corridor, the Butterfield Road business parks, the Eola Road industrial area, the Fox River east side.

Manufacturing

Food processing

Third-party logistics

Building materials

How Pallet Flow Rack Works

Load one side, pick the other, and let gravity enforce first in, first out.

Load end

Pallets enter at the high end of the lane. Each new pallet stages behind the one before it, so put-away is a single move made from the load-side aisle.

Gravity conveyor

Full-width rollers or skate-wheel tracks, set on a pitch calculated for the pallet weight, carry loads forward under control rather than free rolling.

Braking and separation

Brake rollers and pallet separators regulate travel and stop pallets from bunching, protecting both the product and the structure underneath it.

Pick end

Pickers work a face of first-in pallets. Pull one and the next indexes forward automatically, so the pick aisle stays organized without anyone re-facing stock.

What a Pallet Flow Rack Project Includes

Every pallet flow rack project in Aurora begins with the numbers: what you store, how heavy it is, what lifts it, and how tall the usable space is. We collect those during a free warehouse consultation by phone, along with a floor plan or a few photos if you have them.

The deliverable is a CAD layout and a priced bill of material: positions, elevations, aisle widths, and capacities. Since FIFO rotation your team can document, not just intend drives the design, we often model the same Aurora footprint two ways so you can weigh density against picking speed with real figures.

Common pallet flow rack parts move from our Westmont stock within days. Our crews install to the approved drawing, anchor every frame, and work around your shifts so food processing production does not stop. Your layout stays on file, so adding a bay next year or replacing a damaged upright starts from where the system already is.

Date-coded food, beverage, and pharmaceutical inventory

High-volume SKUs with steady, predictable turns

Cold storage where every cubic foot carries a cost

Staging finished goods coming off a production line

Operations that need FIFO documented, not just assumed

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Recent Installations

Racking projects completed for warehouses across Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.

Carton flow rack installation in a warehouse

Drive-in pallet rack installation in a high-bay warehouse

Pallet rack installation reaching the ceiling of a distribution center

Selective pallet rack aisle with wire decking

Warehouse pallet racking aisles with a forklift

Rows of pallet racking in a distribution facility

Warehouse pallet rack system spanning a large storage area

Pallet racking rows under warehouse skylights

Cantilever rack arms mounted along a warehouse wall

Push back pallet rack carts on inclined rails

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36 N. Cass Ave.

Unit #5170

Westmont, IL 60559

(312) 646-4538

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