How quickly can cantilever rack be delivered and installed in Des Plaines?

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

Does cantilever rack work in Des Plaines buildings near O'Hare cargo area?

Usually, yes. In Des Plaines, older industrial buildings near O'Hare with limited height, plus air-cargo space where every square foot is expensive. We plan the cantilever rack around your column grid, clear height, and dock layout so load positions land where the building allows, and we show you the position count before you order.

Which Des Plaines operations get the most out of cantilever rack?

We see it pay off most for air cargo & freight forwarding and manufacturing operations in Des Plaines, especially where bundle lengths that do not fit a standard pallet rack bay is the daily headache. During a free warehouse consultation we compare cantilever rack with other options for your SKUs so you can see whether it is the right fit.

How much weight can each arm carry?

Arm capacity is specified per arm and per column, based on your heaviest bundle and how far the load projects. Give us bundle dimensions and weights and we size arms, columns, and bracing to that with margin - then hand over the ratings for the finished run.

How far apart should the columns be?

Close enough that the load doesn't sag between arms. A common starting point puts arm spacing at roughly half the load length, with the remainder overhanging each end evenly. We check that math against your heaviest bundle before finalizing spacing.

Will our forklift or side loader work with a cantilever layout?

Aisle width and arm clearance are matched to whatever is moving material - standard forks, a side loader, or an overhead crane. Tell us the equipment and its turning or reach dimensions and the layout gets built around it.

Can arms or levels be added later?

Yes. Arms mount at set increments up the column, so levels can be added or repositioned as your product mix shifts, as long as total load stays within the rated capacity of the column and base.

Cantilever Rack system inside a Illinois warehouse

Des Plaines, Illinois

Cantilever Warehouse Racking in Des Plaines, Illinois

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

A lot of the calls we get from Des Plaines start the same way: air freight landing at O'Hare and sitting on the floor of an expensive building near the airport because there is nowhere to put it. Underneath that is usually bundle lengths that do not fit a standard pallet rack bay, and it gets worse every month the layout stays the same.

Cantilever rack holds lumber, pipe, tubing, and sheet goods on arms with no front column in the way, so long loads come off the floor and onto rated levels. We size the cantilever rack to your loads, your forklifts, and the clear height you already lease, then send a CAD layout with load positions counted and an itemized quote. Call (312) 815-2445 and tell us what you store in Des Plaines.

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Why Des Plaines Warehouses Work With Us

We have worked Des Plaines buildings from the O'Hare cargo area to the Oakton Street industrial strip for years, and they are rarely alike. Around here, older industrial buildings near O'Hare with limited height, plus air-cargo space where every square foot is expensive. A cantilever rack layout copied from another building almost always wastes load positions.

As a division of Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co., we have designed storage for air cargo & freight forwarding and manufacturing operators across Chicagoland since 1997. For cantilever rack, the fit question is usually arm length and capacity set by the bundles you handle, and we answer it during a free warehouse consultation before you commit.

Our Westmont warehouse is about 30 minutes from Des Plaines by way of I-90, I-294, and Mannheim Road, so deliveries are short, parts are close, and our own crews do the installation. One contact handles the layout, quote, schedule, and service afterward.

Free warehouse consultation

CAD layout with position counts

Installation by our own crews

Cantilever warehouse racking holding steel tubing

Cantilever rack storing lumber and wood products

Operations We Rack Around Here

Nearby areas we work in regularly include the O'Hare cargo area, the Oakton Street industrial strip, the Mannheim Road corridor, the Touhy Avenue business parks.

Air cargo & freight forwarding

Manufacturing

Distribution

Aviation parts

How Cantilever Rack Works

Arms with nothing in front of them, built for lumber, pipe, and anything a pallet can't hold.

Columns and anchored bases

Upright columns sit on anchored bases. Base depth is set by load and arm length so the run stays stable even under an off-center pick.

Arms at adjustable heights

Arms bolt or pin into the column at set increments and move as your product mix changes. Straight arms suit boxed goods; inclined arms with a lip hold round or loose stock in place.

Column spacing against sag

Spacing between columns is set so bundles don't sag between arms. A common starting rule places arms about half the load length apart, with the ends overhanging evenly.

Single-sided or double-sided

Single-sided runs go against a wall. Double-sided runs stand in open floor and load from both faces, doubling capacity per base without doubling the footprint.

What a Cantilever Rack Project Includes

Every cantilever rack project in Des Plaines 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.

You get a cantilever rack drawing for your building with every position counted, every level rated, and an itemized price by frame, beam, and accessory. Because this system turns on arms repositioned as your product lengths change, we usually include an alternative layout on the same plan so you can compare storage against access.

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

Lumber, plywood, and sheet goods

Pipe, tube, conduit, and bar stock

Steel service center inventory

Furniture, doors, and windows

Long or awkward loads currently sitting on the floor

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Westmont, IL 60559

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