Pallet Rack Style Guide

Teardrop StYLE

Teardrop, also known as Interlake Old-Style, is the most common style of racking in the USA. You will be able to identify this style of racking by looking at the pin connector on the load beam or the slot connector on the upright. The slots on the upright look like an inverted teardrop, making this style very easy to identify on uprights. The load beams have circular pins that are sized to fit in the upper part of the teardrop, dropping down and locking into the upright with ease. You can confirm if a load beam is teardrop style if the pins are spaced 2” or 4” apart center-to-center. Teardrop style racking is most commonly found with orange load beams and blue uprights. The largest manufacturer of Teardrop style racking is Interlake Mecalux.

NEW STYLE

Sammons, is commonly found on the West Coast due to geographical proximity to former plants. Although the hole pattern is similar to the teardrop design upon first glance, the hole pattern sits on 4” centers vertically. The teardrop shape is only compatible with Sammons mushroom-shaped connector pins. Teardrop style racking is most commonly found with grey load beams and grey uprights. The largest manufacturer of Teardrop style racking is Hannibal Industries. We occasionally have this style in stock since we acquire used rack.


STRUCTURAL STYLE

Newstyle, also known as Interlake "New Style", is also one of the most common styles of racking. Newstyle is compatible with Teardrop style rack, allowing you to connect Newstyle load beams with Teardrop (Interlake Old Style) uprights. This could be beneficial when in search of used material. To identify New Style uprights, look at the slot connector on the upright, it has a rectangular shape with a slight inward slant towards the bottom. The New Style beams are offered in a shaved pin style or tooth pin style as well. The pins are spaced 2” or 4” apart center-to-center. Newstyle racking is most commonly found with Orange load beams and Green uprights.



SPEEDRACK Style

Speedrack is another unique style of racking, easily identified by its unique hole pattern and beams that have no pins or hooks. The beams attach to the uprights utilizing a bracket connection, requiring installation of a U-shaped bracket to secure the beams to the uprights. The hole pattern on the upright consists of ½” circular holes located directly on both edges of the face of the column and are spaced vertically 4” apart center-to-center. U-shaped brackets pass through these holes from one side to another and are secured with a J-hook to lock in the load beam to the upright.



RIDGE-U-Rak Style

Ridg-U-Rak style racking uses a hook & slot connection. You can identify this style by the unique rectangular slots located on the uprights. These slots are spaced vertically 4” apart center-to-center. Ridg-U-Rak uprights also feature a unique outward bend on each internal side of the column. Ridg-U-Rak beams feature hooked flanges, resting against the ridge of the upright. The beams are more thin than your other beam styles and feature hooked connections. Ridg-U-Rak also use a spring component with two pins as a lock that is installed inside the upright column.  This is the text area for this paragraph. To change it, simply click here and start typing. Once you've added your content you can customize the design by choosing various colors, fonts, font sizes and bullets. 



Keystone Style
(also known as Republic)

Keystone (aka Republic) racking utilize a hook & slot connection. Keystone style is unique and easily identified by the trapezoidal hole pattern on the upright. These slots are located on the center of the face of the column and are spaced vertically 3” apart center-to-center. The beams are roll formed and feature hooks that slide into the slots on the uprights. The beams are secured to the uprights with J-hooks or a removable steel clip.


PENCO STYLE

Penco style racking also utilize a hook & slot connection. Penco style uprights are identified by the side by side slanted narrow slots. The Penco style beams feature slanted hooks that fit snuggly into the slots on the face of the uprights. The beams also have a tapered look to them when you look at the cross section. These beams are locked into place with a sliding lock incorporated into the beam. 


T-BOLT StYLE

T-Bolt style racking is another popular variety of racking that can be identified by the rectangular slots on the columns and the similar slots on the load beams. T-Bolt beams are attached to the uprights with large bolts that have to be tightened properly. The standard T-Bolt connection has a bolt on each end which holds the beam in place. T-Bolt load beam connections are available with 6″ to 12″ connection clips for high seismic design areas. T-Bolt rack typically comes with Blue uprights and Yellow load beams.



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