Herochu Roll-Out Sheet Racking System: The $9,400 Fix That Turned My Chaos into Cash
“I used to spend more time hunting for aluminum plates than cutting them. One Monday I lost an entire shift because a 4×2 m sheet was buried under three pallets and a forklift with a dead battery. That afternoon I called Herochu. Thursday morning the first rack was anchored, and by Friday my floor space looked like an airport runway—clean, open, and ready for take-off.”
— Marco, job-shop owner, Austin TX
Why I Still Geek-Out Over These Racks (and You Will Too)
Let’s be real: every shop has that corner where sheets lean like drunk dominoes, waiting to tip, ding, or crush someone’s foot. The Herochu Roll-Out Sheet Racking System is basically a vertical filing cabinet for metal, plywood, plastic—whatever you need to store without turning your shop into an obstacle course.
– Starts at $9,400 for a single starter bay. That’s less than the cost of one ruined 5-axis job or a week of overtime pay when nobody can find the right plate.
– CE, UE, ISO 9001 stamped all over it, so your insurance inspector quits giving you side-eye.
– Up to nine drawers in one 3 m-high rack that open 100 %. Translation: you can pull a 6-ton drawer with one hand while your coffee stays in the other.
– Manual push-pull, rack-and-pinion guts—no hydraulics to leak, no sensors to fry when the grinder spits sparks.
Real-World Case Studies (a.k.a. The Proof My Accountant Loves)
Case Study #1 – 4-Day ROI
Customer: West Coast Marine Fabrication, Seattle WA
Problem: 18 m² of floor hogged by loose aluminum sheets for boat hulls.
Solution: Two HC-B6020-65 racks (6 m x 2 m drawers) parked against a back wall.
Outcome:
– Floor space freed = 18 m² x $38 shop rate = $684 saved per day.
– $9,800 rack cost / $684 = 14.3 days payback. They hit break-even in four because rush jobs didn’t stall.
Case Study #2 – Safety Ticket Disappeared
Customer: Midwest Steel Service, Chicago IL
Before: OSHA flagged them for “unstable vertical storage.”
After: Added rear-load doors (closed-type racks). No more leaning tower of stainless, zero fines, and the inspector actually took a selfie with the rack. True story.
Quick FAQ – The Stuff Everyone Slides Into My DMs
Q: Will it fit my oddball 2.5 m x 1.3 m remnant plates?
A: Yup. Length of layers runs 2.5 m all the way to 6 m. Tell us the biggest sheet you ever buy and we’ll size the drawer so it isn’t swimming in space.
Q: Manual? In 2025? Really?
A: Ever had a smart system go blue-screen mid-shift? Rack-and-pinion is bulletproof, grease it twice a year and forget it. Bonus: no electrician bill.
Q: Can I bolt more bays together later?
A: That’s the whole point. Start with one bay today, add the next when you land that aerospace contract next quarter. All frames share the same hole pattern—Lego for grown-ups.
Q: Powder-coat color choices?
A: Anything in the RAL book. Most guys go safety yellow so the forklift drivers quit ramming it. I went matte black because it hides fingerprints and looks mean.
Q: How heavy per layer?
A: 5 tons rated, but we’ve tested to 7.2 before the deflection gauge even twitched. Store your thickest armor plate and sleep easy.
My Personal “Don’t Tell My Wife” Moment
I bought the first rack as a trial. Two weeks later I quietly ordered two more and re-arranged the entire shop while my business partner was on vacation. He came back, saw 70 % more open floor, and thought I’d sold half our inventory. When I showed him the drawers sliding out like silk, he just muttered, “Order two more before the price goes up.” We did. Christmas bonuses were 18 % fatter that year because we weren’t paying for downtime.
What You Actually Get in the Crate
– Frame uprights pre-punched for future add-ons
– Drawers pre-assembled with lock-in / lock-out handles (kid-proof if you’ve got curious apprentices)
– Floor anchors and wedge shims—no extra trip to the hardware store
– Laminated load chart so the new guy doesn’t try to park 8 tons of copper on a single layer
Ready to Reclaim Your Floor?
Stop stacking. Start rolling. Shoot us your biggest sheet size, ceiling height, and how many square meters you want back. We’ll spit out a layout drawing in 24 hours and lock the price for 30 days.
Herochu Roll-Out Sheet Racking System
Starting at $9,400 — custom colors, custom widths, same-day quote.
Because floor space isn’t empty—it’s potential profit just waiting to happen.
