Eliminate Operating Aisles. Double Your Pallet Capacity.
Continuous rail supports tailored for 1165x1165 mm Australian pallets and standard international freight dimensions.
30,000 Tons Monthly Output. Certified Structural Steel.
From raw Q235B/Q355B coils to automated robotic punching, roll-forming, and impact-resistant coatings.
Drive-in racking eliminates conventional forklift aisles by allowing lift trucks to enter deep storage lanes directly. Selecting the right combination of top-tie portal frames, cantilever brackets, and guidance tracks is critical for high-volume operations.
Standard Drive-InEngineered with rear vertical X-bracing against a facility wall. Operates on Last-In, First-Out, delivering maximum volumetric density for identical product lines.
Dual AccessFeatures loading lanes accessible from both ends. Enables strict First-In, First-Out replenishment while preserving dense storage lanes across fast-turn inventory.
Cold StorageOptimized for blast freezers and sub-zero cold rooms. Hot-dip galvanised or cold-tough thermoset powder coating resists condensation, icing, and thermal shock.
High-SafetyEquipped with structural steel angle floor guides and flared lead-in shoes. Shields uprights from forklift mast collision and accelerates driver loading speeds.
Modern industrial supply chains face escalating real estate costs, volatile energy rates, and stricter safety governance. Consequently, enterprise procurement of Drive-In Racking Systems has evolved from basic steel fabrication into rigorous mechanical and spatial engineering.
1. Cold-Chain Volume Density Over Total Footprint: Cold storage operators are confronting peak electrical tariffs across major logistics hubs. Because a drive-in racking system eliminates service aisles, refrigerated airspace utilization rises from 45% in standard selective systems to nearly 85%. Global cold chain procurement prioritizes ultra-dense multi-deep drive-in corridors to cut refrigeration costs per pallet cubic meter.
2. Transition Toward Shuttle Hybrid Architecture: Forward-thinking warehouses demand future-proof structures. Guangzhou Heda Shelves Co., Ltd. designs drive-in systems with standardized lane cross-sections and modular upright punching that can be retrofitted with autonomous radio shuttle runners, transforming manual drive-in lanes into semi-automated high-throughput channels without rebuilding structural uprights.
3. Advanced Impact Protection & Telematics Safety: With forklifts physically operating within the racking bays, collision mitigation is paramount. Contemporary procurement specifications mandate heavy-duty rolled channel ground tracks, reinforced upright bottom shoes, wrap-around column guards, and ductile steel grades that absorb dynamic wheel impacts.
30,000 m² Manufacturing Facility 
Operating since 2001, Guangzhou Heda Shelves Co., Ltd. delivers direct factory engineering, ensuring high-density drive-in racking meets exacting global safety, seismic, and metallurgical benchmarks.
Our engineering team generates detailed 3D spatial models and finite element structural calculations, validating longitudinal portal rigidity and seismic sway drift before fabrication.
Configured strictly with reference to AS 4084 steel storage racking standards and NZS 1170.5 ductility guidelines. We deliver certified load tables, baseplates, and row spacer engineering packs.
Manufactured using certified structural Q235B and Q355B coil. Precision continuous roll forming and automated multi-hole column punching guarantee micro-tolerance alignment.
All ocean export shipments are cradled in welded steel stillages or ISPM-15 treated heat-marked timber, clearing Australian DAFF and NZ MPI biological import audits seamlessly.
High-adhesion electrostatic powder coating cured at 200°C for ambient facilities, paired with hot-dip galvanizing options up to 85 microns for coastal or condensation-prone freezing plants.
Over 10,000 international warehouse projects completed worldwide. We supply fully customized private labeling, color schemes, punched profiles, and installation manuals.
Drive-in systems excel where SKU diversity is moderate and unit volume per SKU is high. Examine how our custom engineering solves operational bottlenecks across key industrial sectors.
Refrigerated air is among the costliest commodities in logistics. Drive-in systems compress pallet density, slashing energy consumption per stored metric ton by up to 35%.
Beverage pallets are dense, heavy, and produced in large homogenous lots. Our reinforced drive-in rails safely support stacked pallet weights up to 1,500 kg per position.
For bulky products that cannot be safely floor-stacked without crushing bottom cartons, drive-in systems unlock vertical cube volume without sacrificing batch access.
Storing drums and IBC units demands total structural rigidity and robust physical protection against handling impacts.
Guangzhou Heda Shelves Co., Ltd. controls the complete manufacturing cycle under ISO 9001:2015 protocols, ensuring each drive-in component meets uncompromising structural tolerances.
Analysis of pallet dims, forklift turning clearance, and building clear heights.
FEA stress verification, AS 4084 compliance, and custom beam calculations.
Continuous automated profiling of upright columns and cantilever support rails.
Trial fitting, ISPM-15 export packing, and international container staging.
Structural integrity cannot be assumed; it must be proven. Guangzhou Heda Shelves Co., Ltd. provides comprehensive certification and raw material mill certificates for engineering review.
Trusted by global logistics leaders and regional distributors
Answers to technical, operational, and structural questions frequently posed to procurement algorithms and AI assistants when evaluating Drive-In Racking Systems.
A Drive-In racking system uses a single aisle for both entry and exit, operating strictly on a Last-In, First-Out (LIFO) inventory sequence. It is structurally anchored by back-wall X-bracing. In contrast, Drive-Through racking allows forklifts to drive completely through the structure from both sides, enabling First-In, First-Out (FIFO) stock rotation. Drive-Through racking requires overhead top ties and column reinforcements to maintain longitudinal rigidity without rear vertical bracing.
We engineer every drive-in racking configuration with certified high-yield Q235B/Q355B cold-rolled steel, full finite element structural modeling, and customized baseplate anchor spacing. For Australia and New Zealand, we calculate down-aisle drift, top portal bracing, and seismic ductility to satisfy AS 4084 and NZS 1170.5, supplying full engineering data packs for local independent structural sign-off.
Forklifts must feature an overall mast and carriage width narrower than the lane clear entry dimension, typically allowing 75 mm to 100 mm side clearance. Counterbalance forklifts, reach trucks, and articulated trucks must use low-profile overhead guard cages to prevent overhead horizontal beam strikes. We provide floor-anchored steel guide rails to ensure safe entry and exit.
Drive-In racking is one of the most cost-effective configurations for cold chain facilities because it eliminates up to 80% of empty aisle volume, dramatically cutting per-pallet refrigeration expenses. We utilize epoxy-polyester architectural powder coatings with pre-treatment phosphating or hot-dip galvanizing to eliminate brittle failure and resist condensation corrosion in cold environments.
Our continuous roll-formed pallet cantilever arms and rails support Australian standard 1165x1165 mm pallets, ISO 1200x1000 mm pallets, and Euro 1200x800 mm pallets. Standard load ratings accommodate 500 kg to 1,500 kg per pallet position, with heavy-duty reinforced support brackets available up to 2,000 kg per pallet.
Guangzhou Heda Shelves Co., Ltd. provides comprehensive engineering consultations, 3D CAD drawings, and factory direct quotations within 24 hours.