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News Release from: Wickens Engineering | Subject: Cantilever racking system
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 02 March 2007
Large cantilever racking system for MCM
A large cantilever racking system for aluminium extrusions firm MCM in Avonmouth was supplied by Wickens Engineering.
Wickens Engineering has supplied a large cantilever racking system to MCM in Avonmouth MCM supply custom aluminium extrusions and when a new central distribution centre was opened the equipment from some of its smaller sites needed to be relocated
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 1 May 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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This existing storage equipment needed reconfiguring and extra storage added to it to cope with additional aluminium extrusions and cold roll formed stainless steel.
Company director Shaun Heard contacted Wickens Engineering to facilitate with the move and to provide further equipment.
Wickens cantilever racking is designed for the safe and organised storage of long and heavy loads and they proposed a cantilever system on which to store the aluminium extrusions.
It was important that as part of the project the existing equipment was reconfigured to fit with the additional racking.
As a Combilift truck was to be used to access the racking Wickens proposed installing a guide rail system to protect the racking from the truck.
Further protection of the equipment was ensured through the installation of a Wickens barrier system.
Wickens not only manufactured and installed the required equipment but also relocated the existing racking to their new site.
Wickens worked with the installers to fit the timescale of MCM, which involved working around the building work and relocation.
The job required several site visits from the design stage to the installation of the guide rail and barriers.
The job went smoothly, with Shaun Heard stating that 'the service from my initial meeting with Alan [Wickens sales director] to installation was superb'.
Wickens cantilever racking system delivered a reliable and cost effective storage solution for the heavy application.
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