After receiving hundreds of overseas rack orders every year, our team finds that many importers suffer economic losses due to wrong purchasing logic. Below are six common mistakes and corresponding solutions from professional manufacturer Gansu Sanyang.
Mistake 1: Judge bearing capacity merely by steel thickness
Many buyers believe thicker steel means stronger load performance. In fact, the actual bearing capacity depends on column cross-section design, beam lock structure and welding technology. Small workshops use thin columns with thick surface steel, leading to bending deformation under heavy weight. We provide official load test reports for all customized projects to guarantee safety.
Mistake 2: Place orders without measuring warehouse basic data
Skipping warehouse survey (ceiling height, floor load, forklift lifting height and aisle width) often results in unmountable racks after shipment, bringing huge return and rework costs. Our engineers offer free remote site evaluation and layout design after clients provide warehouse drawings.
Mistake 3: Choose cheap racks without complete export certificates
Low-price racks from small factories lack CE, RoHS and ISO documents. Customs will detain goods during clearance, and local safety authorities may force warehouse renovation. Sanyang can supply full certification sets for all products to pass global inspection smoothly.
Mistake 4: Blindly adopt high-density racks for multi-SKU fast-moving goods
Drive-in or shuttle racks improve storage density but limit direct access to every pallet. If your warehouse has hundreds of SKUs with frequent picking, high-density racks will extend picking routes and raise labor expenditure. Our designers balance storage density and operational efficiency according to your SKU turnover data.
Mistake 5: Ignore anti-rust treatment for humid, coastal or cold storage
Ordinary paint racks rust quickly in high-humidity coastal areas and cold warehouses within 1–2 years. Sanyang adopts 100μm thick epoxy powder spraying as standard, and provides hot galvanizing customization for corrosive environments to extend anti-rust service life over 15 years.
Mistake 6. Source goods from trading companies instead of direct manufacturers
Traders cannot offer technical drawing revision, load test data, long-term spare parts supply or professional after-sales guidance. As an integrated R&D and production factory, we maintain full technical support throughout order production, shipment and post-installation stages.
Final Suggestion
Send your warehouse drawings, cargo specifications and local certification requirements to our team before order confirmation. We will conduct a free professional assessment to avoid unnecessary procurement risks and extra costs.