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The live carton storage APR12 industrial racking offers the most effective solution to the need for a dynamic storage system for small-medium sized load units that are not particularly heavy, such as boxes, plastic or metal containers. The live carton storage racking permits deposit and retrieval of the items stored according to the FIFO (first in – first out) system. The live carton storage industrial racking is part of the Armes APR12 range of industrial racking. APR12 stands for "Armes Pallet Rack" with 12 folds (the upright features 12 roll forming folds). Within the APR12 range, Armes has developed various types of racking for light, medium and heavy loads. They all have the same upright design, with different dimensions and thicknesses in order to offer the most appropriate solution each time. he upright profile is provided with a central stiffening rib. The beam brackets are provided at the front with lugs which fit into the upright holes and, via their U-shaped profile which envelops the upright, fitting into the central rib, guarantee perfect hooking.. The live carton storage APR12 racking consists mainly of sides, beams, spacers and roller units. The sides form the vertical structure and the beams and roller units form the horizontal structure for supporting and sliding the load units. The structure of the live carton storage APR12 racking is often provided, in the upper part of the racks, with pairs of beams for storing the material required for refilling the gravity-fed shelves. In a particularly advanced solution, the live carton storage racking is used as "interface” between an automatic storage system and the personnel assigned to retrieval. The wide range of accessories available permits customisation of the racking to suit many different needs. Armes designs and produces racking for installation in seismic areas, or for use in cold rooms, or for outdoor applications, in addition to self-supporting warehouses, automatic storage systems and all other types of storage systems.

TECHNICAL SHEET AND ACCESSORIES

accessories	lateral guides, dividers
available finishing	Powder painting: uprights and pair of beams. Sendzimir galvanising: uprights, link bars, diagonals, foot plates and spacers
upright thickness	from 1,5 mm to 2,5 mm
frame load capacity	up to 140 kN (14.000 kg)
rack height	from 2.000 mm to 12.000 mm (bigger dimensions on demand)

CALCULATION
The load capacities of the various parts of the structure take into account the weight of the structure itself and the effective load and are based on the hypothesis of a uniformly distributed load (u.d.l.). Calculation of the load capacity of the frames takes account of the relative working conditions, considering the number, position and height of the load levels, the presence or absence of vertical bracing and the ground anchorage characteristics. These capacities are calculated with the aid of an automatic code developed expressly for the evaluation of pallet racking. The relevant S.I.C.S. software ("Sistema Integrato Calcolo Scaffali" – integrated shelving calculation system) was developed by the industrial shelving section of A.C.A.I. (Associazione fra i Costruttori in Acciao Italiani - Italian Steel Constructors Association). Deflections of the beams are within 1/200 of the span.

The tests carried out and the entire set of algorithms used for the procedure comply with the most authoritative framework of standards and recommendations applicable in Italy and on a European level, including:
• A.C.A.I. CISI Technical Norm for the heavy pallet racks type of 28/06/2002;
• UNI ENV 1993-1-1:1994 and UNI ENV 1993-1-3: 2000 (Eurocode 3 – Steel structures design);
• CNR-UNI 10011:1997 (Steel constructions: instructions for the calculation, the execution, the test and the maintenance);
• CNR 10022:1998 (Cold profiles: instructions for the use in the constructions);
• D.M. 09/01/1996 (Technical Norms for the calculation, the execution and the test of the normal, pre-compressed concrete structures and for the metal structures);
• F.E.M. (Fédération Européenne de la Manutention) recommendations 10-2-02..
Application of the automatic code was supported by a prior series of experimental tests performed at university laboratories and designed to assess the principle geometric and physical parameters.