Pallet Rack Wire Decking for 36", 42", 44", 48" Deep

Description

Pallet Rack Wire Decking, or Wire Mesh Deck, provides a safe surface to support pallets for pallet racking. Pallet rack wire decking increases the safety and versatility of your pallet rack system by allowing you to store more than just standard pallets. Bins, boxes, and other products are commonly stored on wire decking.

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• Waterfall style rests on top of the beams
• 2&#; x 4&#; grid pattern
• Powder coated gray for highly durable finish
• 3 U-channel supports designed for standard 1 5/8&#; step beams
• Wire thickness: 6 ga.
• Capacity: lbs. (uniform distributed load, and only lb. capacity for 60&#; deep style)

What Size of Pallet Rack Wire Decking Do I Need?

Depth: The depth of the wire decking must match the depth of the pallet rack frames. Common depths are 36&#;, 42&#;, 44&#; and 48&#; (and now offering 60&#; deep).

Width: The width of the wire decking depends on the length of the beams.

• 46&#; Width: Used with 4 ft, 8 ft, and 12 ft beams (most common)
• 52&#; Width: Used with 9 ft beams
• 58&#; Width: Used with 10ft beams

If you are looking to purchase a new pallet racking system, use our handy pallet rack builder on our pallet racks and racking systems page.

How Many Wire Decks Decks Do I Need?

The number of wire decks needed depends on the length of your beams.

• 8ft, 9ft or 10ft beams: 2 decks per beam level
• 12ft beams: 3 decks per beam level

Here&#;s one quick way to think of this: For 8-10ft beams, you need the same number of decks as you have beams. For 12ft beams, you need 1.5 times as many decks as you have beams.

Pallet Rack Wire Decking Quantities

96&#;   beams = order (2) 46&#; wide decks per level
108&#; beams = order (2) 52&#; wide decks per level
120&#; beams = order (2) 58&#; wide decks per level
144&#; beams = order (3) 46&#; wide decks per level

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Pallet Rack Wire Decking vs Wood Decking

Wire decking is much better than wood decking. In an effort to save money, some people consider using wood like 2×4&#;s or plywood instead of wire decking for their pallet rack. There are several reasons why you should consider wire decking instead of a wood decking alternative.

• Safety &#; Wire decks use a 2&#; x 4&#; grid, which prevents most products from falling through. Using wood 2×4&#;s leaves large gaps for products to fall through the racking.
• Cost Savings &#; The primary reason people consider wood is that they think it will save them money. But when you really do the math on the cost of the wood, plus the labor and hassle to go get it and cut it to size, most people find that the minimal cost savings are not worth the effort.
• Fire Safety &#; Wood burns, and if you&#;re using your pallet racking in a business, your fire marshal would much prefer (and may even require) that you use wire decking instead of wood. The wire grids also allow water to flow through, which is better for putting out a fire.
• Capacity Ratings &#; Wire decking comes with manufacturer rated capacity ratings. Wood has no such rating, so can&#;t you really be sure that what you are loading on your wood decking is safe.
• Accidental Shifting &#; Wood decking often shifts when loading or unloading a pallet, and can easily fall through the decking, which has obvious safety issues (imagine a 2×4 falling from 15ft high), in addition to the time and effort required to reinstall the wood. Wire decking waterfalls over the front and back edge of the pallet rack beam to mitigate shifting for increased safety.

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Placed on pallet rack beams, rack decking spans the distance between them. The decking, fabricated from welded wire mesh with a support structure of reinforcing channels (or support wires), provides added support to items stored on a pallet. It also prevents loose items from falling through the racking and potentially striking personnel on the floor below. Further, wire decking can help guide forklift operators as they align a pallet into its storage position prior to lowering it onto the rack beams.

To ensure its safe use, it&#;s important that rack owners only use welded wire rack decking specifically engineered for a given application in accordance with RMI&#;s ANSI MH26.2: Design, Fabrication, Testing and Utilization of Welded Wire Rack Decking. The specification states that a buyer must submit the dimensional information and load capacity rating of the rack to the wire deck manufacturer prior to design and production. Because the load calculations for wire decking are different than those used to design and engineer a storage rack structure, sharing that information ensures that the decking will fit the system, and that the deck capacity matches the application.

Three types of welded wire rack decking are most commonly offered. They include:

• Decking with a waterfall edge that overlaps the outer edge of the beams
• Decking designed with an instep that fits inside a step-ledge in the beams
• Decking with a straight, non-waterfall edge that spans the distance of the beams

In addition to only using wire decking that has been engineered and manufactured to match a specific racking application, there are several other best practices recommended by the members of RMI to ensure the safety and integrity of the accessory. Among them:

1. Always distribute a static load evenly across decking. These uniformly distributed loads cover the entire surface of the rack decking, independent of the pallet rack beams, to prevent a concentration of weight &#; known as a point load. Unless the decking has been engineered to accommodate a concentrated point load, it could bow, buckle, sag or otherwise fail, ultimately increasing the risk of the load falling.
2. Always secure decking with fasteners recommended by the manufacturer. To prevent the decking from slipping side-to-side or falling off the beams while product is being placed or removed, self-tapping screws or other fasteners should be used to secure each panel placed in the rack. Doing so also prevents beam spread.
3. Never walk on wire decking. Wire decking is not engineered or constructed to be stood upon or walked across; it should never be used for anything other than uniformly distributed load storage. If the decking is intended for use in a hand stacking or point loading application, a wire deck manufacturer can help design a deck to accommodate that specific use.

Looking for more information about the safe design and use of welded wire rack decking? Purchase the RMI&#;s ANSI MH26.2: Design, Fabrication, Testing and Utilization of Welded Wire Rack Decking specification.

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