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Stacking empty pallets in a warehouse: straight, stable and in one place
You get straight, stable stacks of empty pallets in a warehouse with a pallet straightener: a free-standing steel frame in which you press a crooked stack straight with your forklift. Then you put the straight stack where it is needed. Palletframe is made for a pallet width of 800, 1,000 or 1,200 mm.
Empty pallets in the warehouse: the problem
In a warehouse, empty pallets are left over every day: when incoming goods are unpacked, after order picking or when goods are repacked. Without a fixed place, people put them down wherever there is space. That is how loose stacks appear in different places around the building.
Stacks of empty pallets are often crooked, with pallets sticking out on the left and right. A crooked stack is unstable and can topple over, and it does not fit in an automated warehouse or a palletiser. Loose stacks also sometimes stand in a walkway or next to a traffic route, and nobody can see at a glance how many empty pallets there are. How to stack empty pallets straight and stable is explained in Stacking empty pallets.
Pressing stacks straight with a pallet straightener
A pallet straightener is a free-standing steel frame for stacks of empty pallets. The forklift driver places a crooked stack of empty pallets in the frame and pushes it in with the forklift, which presses the stack straight. The driver then takes the straight stack out and puts it where it is needed: in storage, on the conveyor into the automated warehouse or at the palletiser. You can also leave the stack in the frame for a while; several frames side by side give each type of pallet its own place in the warehouse.
The frame is not racking and it carries no goods. Nothing goes in it except empty pallets, and it is not meant for loaded pallets.
Palletframe Basic
Palletframe Basic is the standard model: a free-standing frame in which you press the stack straight with your forklift, 2,350 mm high, for a pallet width of 800, 1,000 or 1,200 mm.
Palletframe Auto: with a lead-in funnel
Palletframe Auto has a deeper lead-in funnel at the entry side, which makes the stack straighter. The Auto is also 2,350 mm high and made for a pallet width of 800, 1,000 or 1,200 mm.
What a pallet straightener does in the warehouse
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Straight stacks
You press the stack straight with your forklift, so it stands stable and fits in storage, on a lorry or in a palletiser.
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One fixed place
Empty pallets stand in a designated place, not scattered around the building.
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Clear walkways and traffic routes
Empty pallets stand in the frame, not in walkways or next to traffic routes.
Which model fits?
You choose the model by the pallet width of your pallets: 800, 1,000 or 1,200 mm. The number in the model code is the pallet width. On Pallet sizes you can see all models by pallet width side by side. If you need a lower frame, look at the Specials; if your pallets are a different size, every line is also available made to measure.
Basic or Auto? We are happy to discuss which version suits your warehouse. Describe your situation in the quote request and we will help you choose.
Frequently asked questions about empty pallets in the warehouse
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How do you stack pallets in a warehouse?
Follow your company’s instructions, which are based on its risk assessment. Stack only whole pallets of the same size in a level, fixed place away from walkways and set each pallet squarely on the one below. In a pallet straightener, you press the stack straight with your forklift. Read more in Stacking empty pallets.
How high can you stack pallets in a warehouse?
Your company sets that in its risk assessment and work instructions for each storage place. Read more in How high can you stack empty pallets?
Which pallet straightener fits my pallets?
That depends on the size of your pallets: Palletframe Basic and Palletframe Auto are made for a pallet width of 800, 1,000 or 1,200 mm. Measure the length and the width of your pallets and enter them in the quote request; we will then advise you which model fits. See also Pallet sizes.
Want straight stacks in your warehouse?
Tell us which pallets you use and how many frames you need. You will receive a no-obligation quote.