--- title: "Pallet Flow Rack in Cambridge, MA | Boston Rack" url: https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/cambridge/pallet-flow-rack description: "Pallet flow rack for Kendall Square and Alewife lab-supply rooms. Lot-friendly FIFO lanes in compact spaces. Call (617) 404-1171." lang: en --- Image: Pallet Flow Rack storage system inside a warehouse (https://bostonpalletrack.com/assets/pallet-flow-hero-DopNMGK8.jpg) Cambridge, Massachusetts # Pallet Flow Rack in Cambridge, MA Pallet flow rack in Cambridge tends to live in small rooms with strict rules. Lab-supply storage behind Kendall Square or near Alewife rarely has bulk-warehouse dimensions, yet the reagents and consumables stored there carry lot numbers and expiration dates that cannot be ignored. (617) 404-1171 A gravity flow lane presents the earliest lot first, every time, without asking a busy technician to dig for it. Some Cambridge teams worry that gravity lanes are noisy. In practice, a well-braked lane makes a low rumble as the pallet settles, quieter than a forklift horn. Placing lane blocks away from office walls handles any remaining concern. ## Pallet Flow Rack Basics for Cambridge Facilities Teams Cambridge rooms also tend to hold expensive inventory. A jammed lane is more than an inconvenience when the stuck pallet carries reagents due at a lab bench that afternoon. That is why we spend time on roller spacing, brake choice and how your team should handle damaged pallets before they ever reach the charge end of a lane. Facilities managers near Kendall often inherit storage rather than plan it. In plain terms, pallet flow lanes are inclined conveyors without motors. The pallet rides on rollers, brakes keep it slow, and a stop at the front holds it for retrieval. Because there are no motors, maintenance is mostly visual: look for bent tracks, seized rollers and debris. A quick monthly walk catches most issues before a lane jams. ## Why Life-Science Inventory Suits Gravity Flow Rack Dated media, gloves, pipette tips and buffer stock often arrive in full pallets and leave in partial ones. In static rack, the newest pallet usually lands in front. In a flow lane, it lands behind and waits its turn. Lot segregation still needs a plan. One SKU per lane is the usual rule, and lanes can be labeled at both the load face and pick face so receiving and dispensing teams read the same identity. ## Short Lanes for Tight East Cambridge Rooms Cambridge storage rooms near NorthPoint or East Cambridge can be only a few pallets deep. That is fine. A three- or four-pallet lane still gives you rotation and frees one face for picking. Clear heights in these mixed-use buildings vary a lot. We measure ductwork, lighting and door headers before choosing level count, because a lab building's ceiling is rarely as open as the drawing suggests. ## Pallet Flow Racking Details: Rollers, Brakes and Pallets Roller spacing follows the pallet's bottom deck. Plastic pallets common in life-science supply chains roll well but can be slick, so brake placement is checked carefully. Speed controllers stop a full pallet from reaching the exit too fast. We also look at load overhang. Shrink-wrapped cartons that bulge past the deck can rub uprights, and in a gravity lane that rubbing becomes a stall. ## Pushback, Carton Flow and Other Cambridge Options When dates are not an issue, pushback rack in Cambridge (https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/cambridge/pushback-rack) saves an aisle. Each-picking of tubes and consumables often goes to Cambridge carton flow rack (https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/cambridge/carton-flow-rack). Our pallet flow rack product page (https://bostonpalletrack.com/products/pallet-flow-rack) explains the system in depth, and the Cambridge service area hub (https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/cambridge) covers everything else we install locally. Call (617) 404-1171: (617) 404-1171 ## Warehouse Racking Systems Image: Pallet flow rack lanes with gravity rollers installed (https://bostonpalletrack.com/assets/pallet-flow-rack-2-IPjxgmn1.jpg) Image: Flow racking system loaded with pallets at the pick face (https://bostonpalletrack.com/assets/pallet-flow-hero-DopNMGK8.jpg) Image: Pallet flow rack system inside a distribution center (https://bostonpalletrack.com/assets/pallet-flow-hero-DopNMGK8.jpg) ## Get a Pallet Flow Rack Quote for Your Cambridge Warehouse Send the basics and we will follow up with a layout and pricing. Prefer to talk it through? Call (617) 404-1171. ### Boston Pallet Rack 535 Albany St. Ste #5C Boston, MA 02118 (617) 404-1171 Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM ## Pallet Flow Rack Questions We Hear Most ### Can a small Kendall Square storage room use pallet flow rack? ### How do you keep lots separated in a flow lane? ### Do plastic pallets work on gravity rollers? ### Can installation happen around Alewife building access rules? ## Other Rack Types We Supply in Cambridge ### Pallet Rack Every pallet reachable, every time. The baseline we size everything else against. View details https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/cambridge ### Pushback Rack Two to six pallets deep from one aisle, without giving up much reach. View details https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/cambridge/pushback-rack ### Drive-In Rack No aisles. The forklift enters the structure, and the floor holds more pallets per square foot than any other system. View details https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/cambridge/drive-in-rack ### Cantilever Rack Arms with nothing in front of them, built for lumber, pipe, and anything a pallet can't hold. View details https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/cambridge/cantilever-rack ### Carton Flow Rack Cases advance to the picker instead of the picker hunting for cases. View details https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/cambridge/carton-flow-rack ### Warehouse Relocation Teardown, labeling and reinstallation planned around the day your new warehouse needs to ship. View details https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/cambridge/warehouse-relocation ## Nearby Areas We Also Serve Our delivery and installation territory covers Greater Boston and surrounding Massachusetts cities, so one team can handle multiple buildings for the same company. Pallet Flow Rack in Boston: https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/boston/pallet-flow-rack Pallet Flow Rack in Worcester: https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/worcester/pallet-flow-rack Pallet Flow Rack in Lowell: https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/lowell/pallet-flow-rack Pallet Flow Rack in Quincy: https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/quincy/pallet-flow-rack Pallet Flow Rack in Newton: https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/newton/pallet-flow-rack Pallet Flow Rack in Somerville: https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/somerville/pallet-flow-rack View All Service Areas: https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area ## Where We Work Located in downtown Boston, we serve all of Greater Boston with industrial pallet racks and warehouse storage solutions. ### Boston Pallet Rack #### Address 535 Albany St. Ste #5C Boston, MA 02118 #### Phone (617) 404-1171 #### Business Hours Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed ## Need Pallet Flow Rack in Cambridge? 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