Custom Parts Racks & Shelving
Custom parts racks seat each part on its bearing points and leave a clear path to load and pick it. K-Display makes the uprights, shelves, part supports, stops, and bay connection plates in carbon steel, stainless steel, or aluminum to your drawings.
Racks and shelving we build for stored parts
We build custom parts racks and shelving that store and stage parts, totes, and dunnage in floor bays, from one bay to a run. Frames and shelves are cut, formed, and welded in carbon steel, stainless steel, or aluminum, powder coated, and fitted with self-clinching nuts and studs where shelves and bays bolt together. A knocked-down rack ships with its bolts and connection hardware kitted.
A rack that rolls is built as an industrial carts & dollies frame, and racks that hold 19-inch equipment are built as server cabinets & rack frames.
The highlighted shelf spans only the width between two uprights, and its load runs down the uprights to the footplates and the floor. Widening the shelf lengthens that span, which is the distance the flange on the shelf edge has to stiffen.
Rack parts we make
- Rack and shelving frames
- Uprights, crossmembers, and rear bracing welded square on footplates.
- Shelves
- Formed shelves cut to the part or tote they carry.
- Part supports, stops, and dividers
- Supports, stops, and dividers that seat each part in its orientation.
- Bay connection plates
- Plates that bolt one bay to the next and to the floor.
Loading path, shelf span, and bay joints
- Loading path
- A part enters by hand, on a cart, or from a lift truck, and that fixes which faces of the bay stay open. Bracing in the path stops the part short, so we weld it behind the shelves.
- Shelf load and span
- A wide flat shelf sags across its span where a flanged one holds. We form a flange along the front and rear edges, which stiffens the span and leaves a folded edge where a hand reaches.
- Bay connections
- Two bays bolt together only if both plates carry the same hole pattern. We cut the plates for a run together, so no bay drifts from the pattern.
- Knock-down joints
- A rack that ships flat is bolted where it stands, and a bolt behind a shelf cannot be tightened once the shelf is in. We locate the bolts on faces a wrench reaches.
Bolted joints planned before the frame is welded
The plate faces and the bolt threads are masked before the powder coat, so the bay bolts seat on bare metal rather than on coating.
Cut the parts and form the flanges
We laser cut the uprights, shelves, and plates and press-brake form the shelf flanges, supports, and stops.
Weld the frame
We fit and weld the uprights, crossmembers, and rear bracing to the footplates, choosing MIG or TIG for each joint.
Press in hardware, coat, and kit
We press self-clinching nuts and studs in before coating and powder coat the rack. We then kit the bolts and hardware for a knocked-down rack.
Support the part where it needs support
A projecting boss or flange can become an unintended resting point on a flat shelf. In this example, two lined seats support the part at defined locations and leave the central projection clear. The useful view is the part seated in the rack, with its contact surfaces visible.
Include the liner in that view: its thickness changes where the part sits. Review the assembled contact against the approved support locations, including any separate stops needed to maintain orientation. Do not assume the liner alone maintains orientation.
The lined V supports carry the two round journals while the central projection stays clear of the shelf. Liner thickness changes that seated height, so it belongs in the assembled support geometry.
What to send for a parts rack quote
- Stored part
- Envelope, mass, orientation, and the surfaces that bear its weight.
- Loads
- Weight per shelf and per support.
- Loading method
- Hand, cart, or lift truck loading, and the clear opening each part needs.
- Bay layout
- Bay count, shelf elevations, and connection and anchor pattern.
- Color and quantity
- Powder coat color, bays per order, and delivery date.