What to Know Before You Specify This Unit
A mobile roller track flow rack exists to enforce rotation — first in, first out — without anyone policing it. Load from the back, pick from the front, and the newest item physically cannot be picked first. Almost every failure of this design is a slope problem.
Points that decide whether it works on your floor
- Slope is everything. Too shallow and cartons stall halfway; too steep and they arrive at the pick face hard enough to scatter contents and bruise the operator's knuckles.
- Deck height at the pick face should sit in the operator's comfortable reach band; every pick that requires a bend is a future back complaint.
- Boxes matter more than the rack. A scuffed or soft base will not slide consistently regardless of how good the rail is.
- Roller type should suit the container bottom. Smooth hard bottoms work on almost anything; soft or ribbed bottoms need more aggressive rollers.
- Label both ends of every lane. It sounds trivial and it is the difference between FIFO working and FIFO being a slogan.
- Leave room above the lane for lifting cartons out vertically. Operators should not have to tilt a full box out of a tight opening.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many lanes do we need?
One lane per SKU in the pick face. The practical error is building too few lanes and spending years shuffling stock between them.
What slope should a mobile roller track flow rack be set to?
Enough that cartons travel the full lane steadily, and no more. Reality depends heavily on carton weight and base condition, so it is set during commissioning rather than calculated once — build in adjustability.
Will it work with our existing cartons?
Base condition decides. Flat, rigid bases flow well; soft, scuffed or bulged bases stall unpredictably. Send carton dimensions and the flow rack can be matched to them.