--- title: "Pallet Flow Rack in Somerville, MA | Boston Rack" url: https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/somerville/pallet-flow-rack description: "Pallet flow rack for Somerville last-mile and food production space near Assembly Square and Inner Belt. Call (617) 404-1171." lang: en --- Image: Pallet Flow Rack storage system inside a warehouse (https://bostonpalletrack.com/assets/pallet-flow-hero-DopNMGK8.jpg) Somerville, Massachusetts # Pallet Flow Rack in Somerville, MA Pallet flow rack in Somerville is usually about squeezing rotation into urban space. Last-mile hubs near Assembly Square and food producers around Inner Belt and Brickbottom operate in compact buildings where every aisle counts. (617) 404-1171 Gravity lanes let those operations keep dated stock moving in order while freeing the pick face from replenishment traffic. Assembly Square operators also tend to run late-evening dispatch for next-morning deliveries. A pallet flow rack block lets the night crew pick from one face while the day crew restocks the other, so neither shift waits on the other. Handoffs become simpler because the oldest product is always at the front. ## Urban Fulfillment and Gravity Flow Rack Urban sites also face tight delivery windows on narrow streets. A flow lane can absorb a whole inbound truck quickly, because the receiver simply feeds pallets into the charge end without hunting for open slots. Faster unloading means the truck leaves the curb sooner, which matters in neighborhoods where double-parking draws attention. That benefit alone can justify flow for some Somerville operators. Last-mile operators restock the same items constantly. A flow lane holds several pallets of a fast mover behind a single face, so a picker sees the oldest stock while a driver reloads behind. In a small building that separation matters. A shared aisle quickly becomes the bottleneck of the whole shift. ## Measuring Somerville Space Before Choosing Flow Somerville rooms often look bigger than they work. A loading door off one street and a pick area off another can make two aisles easy, or impossible. We check both faces before recommending any flow lane. Floor load is another question. Older Brickbottom floors may limit how much weight a deep lane can concentrate, so we ask your landlord or engineer for floor ratings when the building is old. Next we confirm forklift access. Narrow doors and low beams near Boynton Yards sometimes mean walkie stackers instead of sit-down trucks, which changes how high we place the charge end. Since 1997, Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co. has supplied and installed storage equipment, and we operate as one of its divisions. Our Somerville quotes include a CAD drawing, a component list and an installation sequence matched to your street access. Once lanes are in, we roll test pallets with your crew and adjust labels so receiving and picking teams read the same lane map. ## Pallet Flow Racking for Food Production Maker and food production spaces near Union Square and Boynton Yards handle ingredients with dates. Feeding production from a flow lane uses ingredients in receipt order automatically. Cooler rooms need temperature-rated components, and washdown areas may favor a coated finish. ## Pallet Flow Rack Lane Design in Lower Inner Belt Buildings Somerville's industrial pockets are mostly older, lower buildings. We measure clear height, overhead obstructions such as ducts and lights, and column spacing, then fit lanes accordingly. Two flow levels are common. Brakes and separators are chosen for your weight range, and pallets are checked for damaged boards before loading. ## When Pushback or Carton Flow Suits Somerville Better Undated reserve can sit in Somerville pushback rack (https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/somerville/pushback-rack) with one aisle. Each-picking often moves to carton flow rack in Somerville (https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/somerville/carton-flow-rack). Learn more on our pallet flow rack page (https://bostonpalletrack.com/products/pallet-flow-rack) or the Somerville service area page (https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/somerville). 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 Somerville 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 an Assembly Square last-mile hub use pallet flow rack? ### Does flow rack work for Union Square food producers? ### How many levels fit in an Inner Belt building? ### Can you install in a tight Somerville building without closing it? ## Other Rack Types We Supply in Somerville ### Pallet Rack Every pallet reachable, every time. The baseline we size everything else against. View details https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/somerville ### Pushback Rack Two to six pallets deep from one aisle, without giving up much reach. View details https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/somerville/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/somerville/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/somerville/cantilever-rack ### Carton Flow Rack Cases advance to the picker instead of the picker hunting for cases. View details https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/somerville/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/somerville/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 Cambridge: https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/cambridge/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 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 Somerville? Call (617) 404-1171 or request a quote and we will get a layout started. 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