Carton Flow Rack in Cincinnati, OH
Carton flow rack uses sloped wheel or roller beds to feed cases toward the picker. Stock loads from the back, the pick face stays full, and the person picking never shares an aisle with the person restocking.
With a DHL global superhub and an Amazon Air hub at CVG, Hebron, Florence and Erlanger have become a center for e-commerce fulfillment. Carton flow shelving is the backbone of those pick modules, and auto and truck parts distributors in Mason, Blue Ash and Sharonville use it for small-part picking.
Built Around How Your Orders Get Picked
Carton flow works when you pick by the case or by the each. We look at order lines, how many SKUs are active each day and how fast each one moves, then put the fastest movers at waist height.
Slow movers can sit on standard shelving or higher levels. There is no reason to pay for flow lanes on items that barely move.
Fitting Pick Modules into Local Buildings
In a 32 to 40 ft clear building in Hebron or Florence, carton flow often fills the lower levels with reserve pallets stored above. In older buildings around Blue Ash or Evendale with lower ceilings, freestanding carton flow units usually make more sense.
Pick paths and restock aisles are drawn around your lift trucks and order carts, so replenishment never blocks a picker.
Lane Width, Carton Weight and Pitch
Carton size
Lane width and wheel spacing come from your smallest and largest cartons.
Weight and pitch
Light cartons need a different slope than heavy cases of parts. Too steep and cases slam forward; too flat and they stall.
Inside pallet rack
Flow beds can mount into pallet rack bays, which keeps pallet storage overhead and the pick module below.
Carton Flow for Auto Parts and Fulfillment Pickers
Parts distributors along I-71 in Mason and Blue Ash carry thousands of small SKUs that ship same day to dealers and repair shops. Carton flow keeps the fast movers in front of the picker and pushes restocking to a separate aisle behind the module.
Fulfillment operations near the CVG cargo hubs work on tight cutoff times for air shipments. Shorter walking paths and full pick faces are what let a shift meet those cutoffs without adding people.
We often pair carton flow lanes with a pallet flow or selective rack level directly above, so replenishment cases sit within a few feet of the lane they feed.
Installing Before Peak Season
Fulfillment buildings here build toward a fall and holiday peak, so we try to have pick modules installed and running before volume climbs.
When pallet storage sits above the pick lanes, we size beams for both loads and keep enough clearance for forklifts to reach the highest level. Lanes can be re-spaced later as your SKUs change.
Plan a Carton Flow Pick Module
Send the basics and we will come back with a layout and pricing. Prefer to talk? Call (513) 957-3017.
What's Included:
- Free warehouse consultation
- CAD layout drawings
- Itemized project quote
- Rack type recommendations
- Installation timeline
Carton Flow Questions We Hear
Where We Install Carton Flow Rack
Delivery and installation across Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky.
Other Rack Systems We Supply
Pallet Rack
Every pallet reachable, every time. The baseline we size everything else against.
Pushback Rack
Two to six pallets deep from one aisle, without giving up much reach.
Pallet Flow Rack
Load one side, pick the other, and let gravity enforce first in, first out.
Drive-In Rack
No aisles. The forklift enters the structure, and the floor holds more pallets per square foot than any other system.
Cantilever Rack
Arms with nothing in front of them, built for lumber, pipe, and anything a pallet can't hold.
Where We Work
Located in Cincinnati, we serve the entire Greater Cincinnati area with industrial pallet racks and warehouse storage solutions.
Cincinnati Pallet Racks
Address
2345 Ashland Ave.
Unit #584
Cincinnati, OH 45206
Phone
(513) 957-3017Business Hours
Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Speed Up Case Picking on Your Floor
Call (513) 957-3017 or request a quote and we will start a layout.