VAN RACKING SYSTEMS & CONVERSIONS

However, designing in ultra-high strength steel is not as easy as it might sound. To get good rigidity with thinner steel, it normally requires modifying the shape.

For example, the Modul-System shelves have a rolled edge that counteracts flexure (bending). This patent-pending design allows for a weight reduction of up to 40% compared with the equivalent shelf in mild steel.

MATERIAL COMPARISON

Are you struggling with payload? Considering switching to another material to reduce the weight of the racking system? If so, you might want to reconsider.

We have carried out a direct comparison between the current Modul-System racking and what the equivalent modules would weigh if produced in another material. Sustained load capacity was a prerequisite.

In conclusion, the system would weigh approximately the same if produced in aluminium, and would be considerably heavier if produced in plastic / composite or mild steel.

_{All steel, regardless of strength, has identical density and e-modulus. This means that products of the same size and shape, whatever the grade of steel, will weigh as much and bend as much when loaded. The difference between them is their strength, where an ultra-high strength steel can bear up to 6 times the load of an equivalent product of aluminium.}