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Fixtures and Displays - Metal

Author: Steff Fritz
by Steff Fritz
Posted: Mar 18, 2014

Metal shelving become very popular and practical now a day, it become a part of facility equipment for office, warehouse, industrial and retail use, but also public institutions such as Museums, Hospitals, Libraries, Warehouse and any offices that require organized storage. Metal-Shelving is the best solution for storing the items in an organized way either medium and heavy weight object can be stored safely, easily accessed and restored here.

Although metal-shelving or metal-racking is very strong, long lasting and easy to maintain. It is also easy to fabricate, easy to install and reduce the cost if you are using any reusable metal. It is one of the requirements for better manufacturers of racking, pallets and other storage products. Mostly, the manufacturer will visit the site then design the storage system to save plenty of your valuable space. The dimensions of metal are easy to customize for storage unit to fit the user unique needs.

The costs of metal depend upon the specifications of the metal-sheets and metal-racking. Three basic types of metal-shelving system: heavy duty, medium duty and light duty metal-sheets and slotted angles. Heavy duty metal is made up of a thicker gauge of steel sheets and heavier steel angles that hold the shelves in place and are not only heavier item but sturdy and last a life time or more. These shelves are used to store heavy weight components and objects which can take up to 650 kg, because otherwise the shelving could collapse. That is not what you want!

The dimensions of heavy duty metal-shelving must have a wide span so that the object can be placed and easily to remove with ease. The wider span of the racks needs heavy-duty steel sheets to make the shelves thicker and stronger.

Medium and Lighter metal shelving is used for storing lighter and smaller objects. The height of the shelves could be less as the heavy duty metal-shelving, and since the span is not necessary be wide, the metal sheets need not be as thick and strong.

No matter what you are trying to display or store, remember metal shelves make an ideal solution. These shelves will remain sturdy for many years. Often they are designed for easy breakdown and set up. This means that the shelves can easily be moved from one location to another or placed in storage when not needed. They are often the ideal choice for businesses. Some people who are buying their metal shelving to help them keep an area organized find that a color co-ordinates system works really well for them.

All this means is that you have different color shelving for different items. For example, you can have green shelving for stock that has passed the quality assessment and red shelving for the items that have failed the quality assessment, because they are broken or faulty. This is really great for your business because it stops faulty goods being passed on to the customer. The last piece of advice is to make sure you have got the best price for your metal shelving, with hundreds of websites selling storage online there is absolutely no reason why you should be paying above the odds for any item, so just makes sure you do your research.

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TouchPoint Worldwide, a manufacturer of custom retail fixtures, store fixtures & display fixtures. We can produce all aspects of any retail environment from the most complex designs, constructed from a rich array of materials.

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Author: Steff Fritz

Steff Fritz

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