Vertical sheet storage for metal fabrication

Reclaim Your Workshop Floor: The Herochu Vertical Sheet Storage Revolution

For fabricators, by design. The Herochu Vertical Sheet Storage System isn’t just another piece of workshop equipment; it’s a fundamental re-imagining of material flow, space utilization, and operational efficiency. If you’re wrestling with the daily chaos of leaning steel sheets, lost remnant pieces, and the significant safety hazards and labor hours they entail, you’ve found your solution. We understand that in metal fabrication, time spent searching for or maneuvering a sheet is time lost from cutting, bending, and welding. Our mission is to give you that time back.

Move beyond the traditional horizontal pallets and cumbersome A-frame racks that monopolize your valuable floor space. The Herochu system leverages the most underutilized dimension in any workshop: vertical height. By storing sheets upright in a compact, intelligent tower, we transform cluttered, dangerous areas into organized, high-density storage hubs that can be positioned right where you need them—next to your laser cutter, plasma table, or press brake.

The Core Philosophy: Access, Not Just Storage

Anyone can stack metal. The challenge is retrieving it efficiently, safely, and without damaging the material or injuring personnel. The Herochu Vertical Rack is engineered around a single, powerful principle: 100% direct access.

The Full-Pullout Drawer: A Game-Changer in Material Handling

Imagine a filing cabinet, but built to industrial-grade standards and designed for one-ton sheets of steel, aluminum, or stainless steel. The heart of our system is its unique, fully-extending drawer mechanism.

• 100% Clear Access: Every single drawer in the Herochu rack pulls out completely, clear of the rack’s structure. This is not a partial extension; it’s full, unobstructed access to the entire sheet. No more awkward angling, prying, or struggling to get a grip on a tightly packed plate.

• Immediate Visual Inventory: The moment a drawer is opened, the entire sheet or remnant is visible and accessible. This eliminates the guesswork and “digging” associated with horizontal stacks, where identifying a specific piece often means moving several others.

• Non-Skid Security: Each drawer is fitted with integrated non-skid strips. This crucial feature prevents sheets from sliding or shifting during the pull-out process, a common cause of material damage and a significant safety risk. Your valuable raw materials and your team are protected.

Engineered for the Real World: Customization is Standard

We know that no two fabrication shops are identical. Your sheet sizes, material mix, and floor plan are unique. That’s why the Herochu Vertical Storage System is built on a platform of deep customization, starting at an accessible $5,000.

Our standard models provide a robust foundation:

• Model HC-V2010-15: Ideal for sheets up to 2000x1000mm.

• Model HC-V2513-15: Designed for larger formats up to 2500x1500mm.

• Model HC-V3015-15: Our high-capacity model for sheets up to 3000x1500mm.

Each standard model features 15 individual layers, with a consistent 50mm of available height per partition and a formidable 1-ton load capacity per drawer. But your needs might demand more.

Your Workshop, Your Rack: The Customization Spectrum

Our “Customized” column in the spec sheet isn’t an afterthought; it’s a promise. We can engineer a solution tailored precisely to your workflow.

• Tailored Dimensions: Need to store sheets longer than 3000mm? We can engineer systems to accommodate lengths up to and beyond 6000mm. The external dimensions of the rack can be tailored to fit that specific, awkward corner of your shop you thought was unusable.

• Variable Load Capacity: While our standard models offer a 1t per drawer capacity, we understand that needs vary. We offer heavy-duty versions capable of handling 2000kg per drawer for dense materials, or lighter configurations for aluminum or thinner gauges.

• Layer Configuration: The number of drawers is not fixed. Whether you need 6 high-capacity drawers for full sheets or 25 smaller-partition drawers for a high-volume remnant operation, we can configure the layer count and spacing to match your inventory profile.

The Tangible Return on Investment: More Than Just a Rack

Investing in a Herochu system pays daily dividends across your entire operation.

1. Radical Space Savings & Strategic Placement:
Our vertical design has a remarkably small footprint. A single unit holding 15 tons of material occupies a fraction of the space required by horizontal storage. This “compact storage method” allows you to place the rack directly adjacent to your primary processing machines. The result? The journey from storage to machine is reduced from minutes to mere steps. This proximity drastically cuts down on intra-facility material handling, one of the most persistent and costly forms of waste in manufacturing.

2. The One-Person Operation Revolution:
Gone are the days when retrieving a sheet required a two-person team, a forklift, and a coordinated effort. With the Herochu system, a single operator can safely and effortlessly pull out the required drawer, identify the correct sheet, and transport it to the machine. This liberation of labor is transformative. It means your skilled fabricators can spend their time fabricating, not performing logistics. The time saved on every single retrieval compounds into hundreds of recovered labor hours per year.

3. Unprecedented Inventory Clarity & Waste Reduction:
A cluttered storage area is a black hole for expensive remnant pieces. Out of sight, out of mind, these valuable leftovers are often re-ordered as new material, inflating your raw material costs. The Herochu system provides a crystal-clear, visual overview of every single sheet and remnant you own. This organized transparency encourages the use of off-cuts for smaller jobs, directly reducing material waste and boosting your bottom line. You stop losing money to lost inventory.

4. Enhanced Safety as a Standard Feature:
Safety is not a bolt-on; it’s engineered into the DNA of our product. Vertical storage eliminates the risk of sheets toppling over. The full-pullout drawers prevent the straining and awkward postures associated with pulling sheets from the middle of a stack. The non-skid drawer surfaces prevent sudden, dangerous shifts. By creating an orderly environment, we significantly reduce the trip, slip, and cut hazards endemic to disorganized metal storage.

Built to Endure, Certified for Confidence

Herochu stands behind the quality and safety of our products. Our manufacturing processes are ISO 9001 certified, ensuring consistent, high-quality production and reliable performance. Furthermore, our Vertical Sheet Storage Racks are CE and UE certified, meaning they meet the rigorous health, safety, and environmental protection standards required for the European and UK markets. You can invest with the confidence that you are receiving a world-class, compliant product.

Is Your Workshop Ready for the Herochu Transformation?

Stop accepting chaos as a part of the job. The clutter, the wasted time, the safety near-misses, and the lost remnants are not inevitable; they are solvable problems.

The Herochu Vertical Sheet Storage System is the solution. It’s more than a rack; it’s a strategic tool for a leaner, safer, and more profitable fabrication operation.

Take the next step in optimizing your workshop. Contact the Herochu team today for a no-obligation consultation. Let’s discuss your specific sheet sizes, capacity needs, and floor plan to design a customized vertical storage solution that will start paying for itself from the very first day.