--- title: "Carton Flow Rack in Earth City | STL Pallet Racks" url: https://stlouispalletracks.com/service-area/earth-city/carton-flow-rack description: "Carton Flow Rack in Earth City, MO. Free layout consultation, clear scope and installation planning. Call (314) 338-4815." lang: en --- Image: Carton Flow Rack warehouse system (https://stlouispalletracks.com/assets/carton-flow-hero-y0vnsglk.jpg) Earth City, Missouri # Carton Flow Rack in Earth City, MO Case picking in a large Earth City distribution center suffers from long travel between fast movers. Reserve capacity is not the shortage; compact accessible case faces and an uninterrupted replenishment path are the missing pieces. Carton flow rack presents cases at a fixed picking position on inclined wheel beds or roller tracks. Replenishment takes place behind the pick face, and lane widths follow the carton list rather than an arbitrary equal split. We review carton stiffness, weight, demand, and refill intervals to establish useful face count and lane depth. Group high-frequency cases and allocate lane depth from replenishment intervals. Start with your building drawing and current load information so the proposal addresses the immediate bottleneck rather than selling capacity you cannot use. (314) 338-4815: 3143384815 ## Why Earth City Warehouses Work With Us Planning around Earth City Industrial Park, Rider Trail, and Riverport Drive starts with how the local operation handles material, not with a standard rack diagram. Large distribution footprints can conceal poorly utilized rows until peak inventory arrives. Regional distribution, food-service supply, industrial products, and furniture inventory need different access strategies. Storage density should be evaluated against filled lanes and available pick faces, not the size of the building or the apparent number of empty bays. For this project, the central decision is straightforward: group high-frequency cases and allocate lane depth from replenishment intervals. Carton flow shelving needs a good replenishment plan as well as an accessible pick face. We place frequently handled cases within practical reach and check reserve pallet loads separately when storage is proposed above the flow levels. Sample-carton testing helps establish track style, incline, dividers, and front stops before the new lanes are put into service. As a division of Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co., St. Louis Pallet Racks gives you a single point of contact for the free warehouse consultation, layout revisions, component questions, and installation planning. We explain what is included, identify unresolved measurements, and keep changes visible in an itemized quote. If your operating priorities change, the drawing is reviewed before material is released rather than leaving your team to work around a surprise. - Free warehouse consultation - CAD layout with storage counts - One contact for layout, delivery, and installation Image: Carton flow rack with gravity wheel beds and case lanes (https://stlouispalletracks.com/assets/carton-flow-rack-DfuFYV4P.jpg) Image: Carton flow shelving in use on a warehouse pick line (https://stlouispalletracks.com/assets/carton-flow-hero-y0vnsglk.jpg) ### Local Project Context Earth City Industrial Park, Riverport Drive area, Rider Trail corridor. Planning around the Earth City Expressway at I-70 and I-270. ### Operations We Support Regional distribution centers · Food service supply · Industrial supply · Furniture and fixtures ## How Carton Flow Rack Works Cases advance to the picker instead of the picker hunting for cases. 1 ### Inclined wheel beds A full-width wheel bed or roller track sits on a slight incline inside a standard bay, so cases move forward under their own weight without power. 2 ### Pick from a fixed position The picker always reaches for the same forward spot in the lane. Travel time drops, and so does the time spent searching for the next case. 3 ### Restock from behind Replenishment loads the high end of the lane from a separate aisle, so restocking never blocks or slows the pick line, and rotation stays first in, first out automatically. 4 ### One lane per SKU Lane dividers set the width for each case size, giving every SKU its own face - a width that can be resized as your product mix shifts. ## What Your Carton Flow Rack Project Includes The drawing includes the restocking route and the space needed to remove empty cartons without interrupting the next order. We compare lane capacity against the time between replenishments, because an undersized fast-moving face can create more refill work than it saves in picking. Any reserve pallets above the case levels are checked as a separate load condition, with their ratings and access recorded in the final configuration. The project starts with the case list: dimensions, weight, whether the carton bottom is stiff or soft, and picks per SKU per day. Those numbers decide wheel bed style, lane width, and how much face each SKU is worth giving up. From there we lay out the bay - how many flow levels, at what incline, and what sits above them. In most designs, the fastest movers get the golden zone at waist height, slower SKUs move to the upper or lower levels, and reserve pallets stack overhead in the same footprint. The quote itemizes frames, beams, wheel bed or track, lane dividers, front stops, and shelf-level accessories, with the layout showing lane assignments by SKU. Installation sets the incline, tests case travel with your actual cartons, and adjusts before the line goes live. The payoff is a pick line where cases present themselves, restocking stays out of the way, and lane widths can be reset whenever SKUs come and go. ### What We Need to Plan It - What are your case dimensions and weights? - How many SKUs need a dedicated pick face? - How many picks per SKU on a busy day? - Is there a separate aisle available for restocking? - Are reserve pallets going above the pick levels? ### Where This Service Fits - Case and each picking operations - Order fulfillment lines carrying many active SKUs - Grocery, beverage, and consumer goods distribution - Kitting and light assembly feed lines - Bays that need reserve pallets stacked above the pick face ## Recent Installations A look at pallet rack installations our crews have completed for warehouses across the St. Louis metro area. 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Prefer to talk? Call (314) 338-4815. ### St. Louis Pallet Racks 1118 Hampton Ave Ste 219 St. Louis, MO 63139 Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sunday: Closed ## Carton Flow Rack Questions We Hear Most ### How do you assign carton flow lanes for large-format distribution in Earth City? ### Can carton flow keep replenishment separate near Earth City Industrial Park? ### What cartons should a Earth City operation test before using flow shelving? ### What is carton flow rack actually used for? ### How is it different from static shelving? ### Do soft or lightweight cartons flow consistently? ## Other Storage Services in Earth City ### Pallet Rack Also called selective pallet rack Every pallet reachable, every time. The baseline we size everything else against. View details https://stlouispalletracks.com/service-area/earth-city ### Pushback Rack Also called push back pallet rack system Two to six pallets deep from one aisle, without giving up much reach. View details https://stlouispalletracks.com/service-area/earth-city/pushback-rack ### Pallet Flow Rack Also called flow through racking Load one side, pick the other, and let gravity enforce first in, first out. View details https://stlouispalletracks.com/service-area/earth-city/pallet-flow-rack ### Drive-In Rack Also called drive through pallet racking Deep storage lanes for bulk inventory, with forklift access inside the rack structure. View details https://stlouispalletracks.com/service-area/earth-city/drive-in-rack ### Cantilever Rack Also called cantilever warehouse racking Arms with nothing in front of them, built for lumber, pipe, and anything a pallet can't hold. View details https://stlouispalletracks.com/service-area/earth-city/cantilever-rack ### Warehouse Relocation Teardown, labeling, transport coordination, and rack reinstallation planned around your move. View details https://stlouispalletracks.com/service-area/earth-city/warehouse-relocation ## Carton Flow Rack Service Areas Earth City is surrounded by Bridgeton, Maryland Heights, and St. Charles, all of which we serve on the same schedule. 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