Storage Capabilities.(Tool Storage)
Publication Date: 01-DEC-07
Publication Title: Aircraft Maintenance Technology
Format: Online

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Storage Capabilities

Drawer cabinets vs. traditional shelving

By John Alfieri

The time has come to make a decision about your storage capabilities. While you have many options, one decision you may face is whether to go with drawer storage cabinets or traditional shelving. Although there are items that are well served by industrial shelves, for most items, and under most circumstances, drawer storage cabinets can provide effective storage capabilities.

A CASE FOR FULL CUBIC SPACE

It's likely that there are limitations to the amount of space you can devote to storage at your maintenance facility, so you certainly want to make the most of the space you do have. The fact is, drawer storage cabinets are much better at making full use of your available cubic space than shelves, particularly if you are storing small-to-medium size items of irregular shape and size.

Shelving is suitable for big, bulky, regularly shaped items -- items larger than a shoebox. For example, stackable rectangular boxes can often be a nice fit for shelf space. Irregularly shaped boxes, or items...



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