Gravity Flow provides high density storage while reducing the need for inventory rotation
Store the same merchandise in half the space required by static shelving or bulk racks
A Gravity Flow Rack system accommodates everything from the fastest-moving items to slow movers to odd-shaped merchandise. As importantly, you can store the same amount of merchandise in half the space required by static shelving. A typical flow rack system integrates components into a series of bays, so you can arrange all your goods in family groupings in their natural picking sequence.
For
hospital central supply organizations, this can be significant because space
seems to always be in short supply. Consolidating static storage into dynamic
high density storage can allow you to operate better, yet occupy less square
footage.
Gravity rack can also be configured so that it fits into standard pallet racking. For a warehouse, the ability to change a standard pallet rack into flow storage (a bay at a time, if need be) provides instant flexibility that hospital supply operations so often need.
Cisco-Eagle's gravity flow center provides in depth information on the styles of flow storage available to you. It ranges from carton flow rack to span track rails to heavy duty gravity skatewheel racks. You can read up on all of it.
For the best explanation of racking styles, contact the CEI healthcare team.