Herochu Draw-Out Heavy-Duty Sheet Metal Storage Racks
Turn every square metre of your workshop into a profit centre—starting at $4,399, CE/UE/ISO 9001 certified, fully customizable.
If you still store stainless, aluminium or mild-steel sheets in leaning stacks on the floor, you are paying a hidden “chaos tax” every single day: forklift hours lost hunting for the right gauge, labour hours spent restacking dented blanks, and the constant risk of hand injuries or toppling plates. Herochu’s HC-B3015 series ends that tax overnight. Instead of adapting your workflow to static cantilever arms, you get six roll-out drawers that bring the exact sheet you need to you—at a safe, ergonomic height—with 100 % selectivity and zero manual prying.
Built for 6,000–18,000 kg total payloads and engineered for 24/7 tool-room duty, these racks are already the quiet backbone of aerospace job-shops, white-goods OEM plants and high-speed laser-cutting cells across three continents. Now they’re ready for yours.
DRAW-OUT TECHNOLOGY: WHY IT OUTRUNS EVERYTHING ELSE
- Instant access: One pull (or crank) extends a 3 m × 1.5 m drawer fully, exposing every sheet without disturbing the stack above or below.
- Single-operator safety: A sealed planetary gearbox lets one person glide 3 tonnes out with two fingers—no buddy-system, no strained backs.
- Damage-free handling: Polyamide glide strips isolate the drawer bed from the frame, eliminating metal-to-metal scuffing that turns premium plate into expensive scrap.
- Future-proof modularity: Add extra levels, swap cranks for motor drives, or bolt side-by-side bays together as volume grows—no cutting, no welding.
MODEL LINE-UP (ALL PANEL SIZE 3 m × 1.5 m)
HC-B3015-61 – 1,000 kg per drawer, 6,000 kg total, 1.6 t self-weight
HC-B3015-62 – 2,000 kg per drawer, 12,000 kg total, 1.8 t self-weight
HC-B3015-63 – 3,000 kg per drawer, 18,000 kg total, 2.2 t self-weight
Need 10,000 lb (4,536 kg) per level? We’ll upsize the slides, reinforce the uprights and still deliver in 4–5 weeks. Prefer 8 drawers instead of 6? We’ll recalculate the storey height and keep every label facing the operator. Your material list, not ours, dictates the final spec.
CUSTOMISATION MENU (NO MOQ)
- Drawer faces: solid plate, laser-cut window or barcode-ready tag strip.
- Surface finish: epoxy grey, safety yellow or hot-dip galvanised for coastal plants.
- Mobility: bolt-down, top-braced or heavy-duty castor base for temporary cells.
- Load interface: replaceable PU wear strips, nylon rollers or full-length forklift tunnels.
- Automation prep: pre-drilled for servo drive, laser sensor notches and central PLC bracket.
Tell us the maximum sheet your overhead crane can handle, the aisle width you can spare, and the crane hook height you must stay under—our engineers will return a 3-step concept drawing within 24 hours.
SAFETY & COMPLIANCE BUILT-IN
- CE mark covers Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and EN 13105-2 static steel storage.
- UE Declaration of Conformity filed with TÜV Nord.
- ISO 9001:2015 quality system audited annually—traceable mill test reports on every beam.
- Each drawer is cycle-tested 5,000 times at 1.25 × rated load before shipment.
- Lock-out cam prevents accidental extension during forklift impact; integrated anti-tilt foot keeps the bay stable when fully loaded.
REAL-WORLD PAYBACK MATH
Customer: 30-kW fibre-laser job shop, 2-shift operation.
Before: 45 min average change-over, 3 operators, 2 % scrap from double handling.
After Herochu HC-B3015-62: 8 min change-over, 1 operator, 0.3 % scrap.
Result: 312 extra productive hours per year, $87,000 saved labour + $24,000 salvaged material. ROI: 7.3 months.
INSTALL & FORGET
Shipped as pre-welded modules on export-certified stillage, the rack bolts together with 24 M16 bolts—no on-site drilling, no certified welder required. A two-person crew can assemble a 6-level bay in under 90 minutes using only an impact wrench. Leveling feet compensate for up to 15 mm floor deviation, so you can plant it directly on existing concrete without a special foundation.
MAINTENANCE? ALMOST ZERO
Sealed bearings are greased for life; only a 30-second quarterly wipe of the induction-hardened slide rails is recommended. Should a drawer ever need re-calibration, the external cam adjusters are exposed and tool-free.
FAQ—THE QUESTIONS SMART BUYERS ASK
Q: My ceiling is only 3.2 m high; can I still store 6 tonnes of 6-mm plate?
A: Yes. We reduce storey height to 190 mm and fit eight shallower drawers. You lose zero capacity, gain 100 % selectivity and stay 150 mm below your lowest sprinkler head.
Q: Will the drawers drift open if a forklift brushes them?
A: No. Each drawer has a spring-loaded detent that requires 12 kg pull force to release—enough to resist accidental nudges, light enough for an operator wearing gloves.
Q: Can I switch from hand-crank to electric drive later?
A: Absolutely. The side housing is pre-machined for a 0.75 kW brake motor. Swap four bolts, plug into 110 V or 230 V, and you’re automated in 20 minutes.
Q: Do you ship to the US/Canada?
A: Weekly consolidated containers to Houston, Toronto and Los Angeles. Import duty under HTS 7308.90.9590 is zero for most provinces/states. We supply stamped structural calculations for state building inspectors on request.
Q: What is the warranty?
A: 10 years on the frame, 5 years on slide mechanism, lifetime phone support. Spare parts kept in stock for minimum 20 years after last serial number.
ORDER PATHWAY
- Upload your sheet inventory (size, weight, throughput) via the configurator on hero-chu.com.
- Receive a 3-D PDF + fixed-price quotation in 12 hours.
- Approve drawing; 30 % deposit locks production slot.
- Rack ships in 25–30 calendar days; balance due on B/L copy.
- Track installation with our WhatsApp video support team.
Stop treating storage as dead floor space. Turn it into a fast-access, damage-free, safety-first extension of your cutting centres. Herochu heavy-duty sheet metal storage racks are ready to be customised for your workshop—starting today at $4,399.
