How quickly can carton flow rack be delivered and installed in Bolingbrook?

Our Westmont warehouse is about 20 minutes from Bolingbrook, so standard components often arrive within 48 hours of an approved order. Engineered carton flow rack parts can take longer, and we put the real lead time in writing with your quote. Most Bolingbrook installations run one to four weeks depending on size.

Does carton flow rack work in Bolingbrook buildings near I-55 Boughton Road interchange?

Usually, yes. In Bolingbrook, modern cross-dock and big-box distribution buildings off I-55 built for high throughput and tall rack. We plan the carton flow rack around your column grid, clear height, and dock layout so pick faces land where the building allows, and we show you the position count before you order.

Which Bolingbrook operations get the most out of carton flow rack?

We see it pay off most for retail distribution and third-party logistics operations in Bolingbrook, especially where restockers and pickers sharing the same aisle is the daily headache. During a free warehouse consultation we compare carton flow rack with other options for your SKUs so you can see whether it is the right fit.

What is carton flow rack actually used for?

Case and piece picking. Cartons ride gravity wheel beds so the next unit advances to the pick face automatically, cutting walking time and keeping the line organized as SKU counts climb.

Do soft or lightweight cartons flow well?

Full-width wheel beds handle mixed and flimsy cartons far better than spaced roller tracks. If your cases vary in stiffness, that's the specification we'll recommend, and we test travel with your actual cartons at installation.

Can carton flow drop into racking we already own?

Frequently. Wheel beds and track can go into existing bays when frame depth and beam spacing allow it. We verify your current profile first and convert only the bays that fit.

How many lanes should each SKU get?

Fast movers often earn two or more lanes so the face doesn't run dry between replenishments, while slow movers can share a level. We assign lanes from pick data, not by splitting the bay evenly.

Carton Flow Rack system inside a Illinois warehouse

Bolingbrook, Illinois

Carton Flow Shelving Systems in Bolingbrook, IL

Name: Chicago Pallet Racks - Bolingbrook
Address: 36 N. Cass Ave., Westmont, IL, 60559, US
Telephone: (312) 815-2445
Price range: $$

A lot of the calls we get from Bolingbrook start the same way: a high-volume distribution building off I-55 where receiving outruns put-away every peak season. Underneath that is usually restockers and pickers sharing the same aisle, and it gets worse every month the layout stays the same.

Carton flow rack feeds cases down sloped wheel beds to a pick face, restocked from the back, so pickers stop waiting on replenishment and stop walking past empty slots. We size the carton flow rack to your loads, your forklifts, and the clear height you already lease, then send a CAD layout with pick faces counted and an itemized quote. Call (312) 815-2445 and tell us what you store in Bolingbrook.

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Why Bolingbrook Warehouses Work With Us

Warehouses near the Internationale Centre business park and the Route 53 industrial area each come with their own limits: usable height, column spacing, dock count. In Bolingbrook, modern cross-dock and big-box distribution buildings off I-55 built for high throughput and tall rack, so we draw every carton flow rack layout to the actual building.

As a division of Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co., we have designed storage for retail distribution and third-party logistics operators across Chicagoland since 1997. For carton flow rack, the fit question is usually lane widths set from your case list, not a standard bay, and we answer it during a free warehouse consultation before you commit.

Being about 20 minutes away in Westmont, with I-55, I-355, and Route 53 between us, keeps delivery windows tight and replacement parts on hand. Installation is done by our own crews, and your Bolingbrook layout stays on file for the next expansion.

Free warehouse consultation

CAD layout with position counts

Installation by our own crews

Carton flow rack with gravity wheel beds and case lanes

Carton flow shelving in use on a warehouse pick line

Operations We Rack Around Here

Nearby areas we work in regularly include the I-55 Boughton Road interchange, the Internationale Centre business park, the Remington Boulevard distribution parks, the Route 53 industrial area.

Retail distribution

Third-party logistics

Consumer products

Food & beverage

How Carton Flow Rack Works

Cases advance to the picker instead of the picker hunting for cases.

Inclined wheel beds

A full-width wheel bed or roller track sits on a slight incline inside a standard bay, so cases move forward under their own weight without power.

Pick from a fixed position

The picker always reaches for the same forward spot in the lane. Travel time drops, and so does the time spent searching for the next case.

Restock from behind

Replenishment loads the high end of the lane from a separate aisle, so restocking never blocks or slows the pick line, and rotation stays first in, first out automatically.

One lane per SKU

Lane dividers set the width for each case size, giving every SKU its own face - a width that can be resized as your product mix shifts.

What a Carton Flow Rack Project Includes

Every carton flow rack project in Bolingbrook 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.

Our design team then builds a CAD layout showing pick faces, level elevations, and aisle widths, with load ratings for each level noted on the drawing. The quote is itemized by component, so you see cost per position instead of a lump sum. Where it helps, we price a second option on the same floor plan, with restocking from the back aisle so the pick line keeps moving, so the tradeoff is a number instead of an opinion.

Once you approve the layout, steel is scheduled and delivered in drops that fit your dock. Our installation crews build the carton flow rack exactly as drawn, confirm it performs loaded, and tag every bay. The job is phased so your Bolingbrook operation keeps running, and later additions go through the same team.

Case and each picking operations

Order fulfillment lines carrying many active SKUs

Grocery, beverage, and consumer goods distribution

Kitting and light assembly feed lines

Bays that need reserve pallets stacked above the pick face

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Recent Installations

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

Carton flow rack installation in a warehouse

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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

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Westmont, IL 60559

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