Coil & Cylindrical Material Storage
Safe, High-Capacity Storage for Heavy Coils, Drums, and Spools
Standard shelving isn’t designed for steel coils, drums, or spools. These materials need proper support, safe handling access, and storage that helps prevent damage. Dexco designs structural steel coil storage racks for loads ranging from 2,000 to more than 80,000 pounds.
Stop Rolling Hazards
Coils, drums, and spools stored on the floor develop flat spots, dents, and scratches while creating roll-away hazards. Engineered cradles remove the damage and the risk.
Reclaim Floor Space
Floor-stacked cylindrical material swallows valuable square footage fast. Vertical rack storage maximizes density and opens safe, direct access lanes for your team and equipment.
Engineered for Handling
Load weights, diameters, handling equipment, aisle widths, and safety requirements are all factored into the final design.
Protect Valuable Inventory
Custom-engineered support preserves the condition of your inventory, improves daily workflow, and removes the safety risks of floor stacking and improvised storage methods.
Engineered Layouts and Specifications
Coil, drum, reel, and spool storage is engineered to your material and your floor. Below are common Dexco layout configurations, the structural specifications behind them, and how each works with your handling equipment. Every system is custom-designed by our engineering team.
Common layout configurations
Each layout is engineered to your coil sizes, weights, and handling method. Many facilities combine configurations by zone.
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Wide Span Rack with Cradles
Wide Span Rack with Cradles and Decks
Full Aisle Wide Span with Cradles
Wide Span Rack with Coil Cradles and Open Bay
Floor Rack Beam with Cradles
Floor Rack with Removable Posts
Material handling and access
The right layout depends on how your team loads and retrieves material. Dexco systems are engineered around your equipment and workflow.
- Elevated, secure cradles prevent movement and roll-away incidents
- Eliminates creasing and flattening caused by vertical floor stacking
- Compatible with forklifts, booms, side loaders, stacker-cranes, and AS/RS
- True first-in/first-out access instead of forced last-in/first-out floor stacking
- Store coils eye-to-the-sky or eye-to-aisle for efficient decoiler loading
Structural specifications
Standard construction
- Structural I-beam framing with bolt-together bracing for lateral rigidity
- Full-depth cradles support loads from 2,000 to 80,000+ lbs per shelf
- Bolted shelf beams adjust in 4-inch increments as storage needs change
- Beams attach to columns with ASTM A325 structural bolts
- Predrilled baseplates allow a secure anchor-bolt connection to the floor
- Modular bays add easily; bundled columns and beams ship cost-effectively
- Factory-applied powder-coat finish in a standard coloroiler loading
Available options
- Shelf-beam adjustment in 3-inch increments
- Backstop beams
- Single or double-sided systems
- Hot-dip galvanized coating for corrosion protection (indoor or outdoor)
- Floor-mount designs: coils on beam-supported cradles
- Slit coil designs: shared cradle separated by vertical posts
- Cantilever designs: eye-to-the-aisle arm storage
- Widespan designs: palletized on shelves or coil cradles with minimal column support
Need to store 80,000-lb coils stacked four or more high? That is exactly the kind of requirement our engineering team designs around. Share your specs, and we will scope it!
Proven Ways to Store Coil & Cylindrical Materials
Not sure which fits? Share your weights, diameters, and handling method, and we’ll recommend the right platform.
Widespan Racking Systems
Store coils, drums, reels, and spools in a single flexible system. Widespan racks support a wide range of sizes and weights while making inventory easy to access.
Floor Racking Systems
Store coils and spools at ground level for simple loading and unloading. A practical solution for heavy materials that don’t require elevated storage.
Cantilever Racking Systems
Provide direct access to spools and reels with an open-front design. Ideal for operations that prioritize fast loading and unloading.
Why Choose an Engineered Dexco System
Structural I-beam Strength
Systems built from structural I-beam with bolt-together bracing for lateral rigidity, engineered for the real loads coils, drums, and reels put on a rack, not generic shelving ratings.
Specified Around You
Every system is designed for your material weights, diameters, handling equipment, and floor plan. We review the design with you in 3D before anything is cut.
American-made Steel Racking
Dexco systems are engineered and fabricated in the United States using structural steel, helping ensure reliable lead times, direct support, and consistent quality.
Operations We’ve Engineered Solutions For
Improved inventory control with safe coil storage
Organized, safe storage for heavy coils
Efficient coil storage that increased throughput
Common Questions About Coil Racking
How much weight can a coil storage rack support?
Dexco coil storage systems are designed around your specific inventory requirements. Depending on the application, systems can be engineered to support loads ranging from 2,000 pounds to more than 80,000 pounds. Our team evaluates coil weight, dimensions, and handling methods to ensure the system is built for your operation.
Can coil racks accommodate different coil sizes and weights?
Yes. Many facilities store a mix of coil sizes, slit coils, drums, reels, and spools. Dexco can design storage systems to accommodate varying diameters, widths, and weights while maintaining safe support and efficient access.
What type of material handling equipment works with coil storage racks?
Dexco systems can be designed for use with forklifts, overhead cranes, coil lifters, decoilers, and other material handling equipment. The storage configuration is based on how your team loads, stores, and retrieves inventory to support efficient workflow and safe handling.
How much floor space can coil storage racks save compared to floor storage?
Coil storage racks help maximize vertical space and organize inventory more efficiently than floor stacking. By moving materials into a structured storage system, facilities can often increase storage capacity, improve access to inventory, and free up valuable floor space for production or material handling activities.
What type of material handling equipment works with coil storage racks?
Dexco coil storage systems can be designed for forklifts, overhead cranes, coil lifters, decoilers, and other material handling equipment. We configure the storage system around how your team loads, stores, and retrieves inventory.
Tell us about your storage needs
Share your inventory sizes, weights, handling method, and project requirements.
Our team will review your requirements and recommend a storage system designed for your operation.