MULTIplus shelf

Gebr. Schulte GmbH & Co. KG

The MULTIplus shelves from Schulte Lagertechnik, with their 25 mm edge height in combination with the Schulte 25 mm grid of T-profiles, offer the customer optimum utilisation of storage space. The MULTIplus150 of the MULTIplus family is the first shelf on the market with an edge height of only 25 mm and a load capacity of 150 kg. With the newly developed shelf width of 1,500 mm, special requirements can now be met, for example for large e-commerce warehouses.

Product name and company

MULTIplus shelf – Gebr. Schulte GmbH & Co. KG

Category

Special of the Year

Description

  • Shelf for boltless shelving system
  • MULTIplus shelves are available with edge heights of 25 mm and 40 mm.
  • MULTIplus shelves can handle shelf loads from 85 kg to 330 kg
  • The load-bearing capacity of the shelves can be recognised immediately by the punching in the front edges
  • Shelf load of 150 kg already with only 25 mm edge height and 1,500 mm shelf width
  • With the optional use of beams, the shelf loads can be increased by up to 410 kg. Retrofitting is possible at any time
  • Shelves from Schulte Lagertechnik are available in four different widths and depths. This enables an optimal adaptation to the existing storage area and the stored goods
  • Environmentally friendly joining technology: push through joints instead of welding
  • System perforation for easy attachment of accessories such as plug-in blanks or wire mesh. Retrofitting is possible at any time
  • Additional stiffening by doubling the material at the support edges by simply plugging into the shelf supports
  • Maximum stability by guiding the box profile into the corners
  • High stability due to triple bending of the material in depth direction
  • Transport security by means of stacking cams. Therefore less packaging material is required
  • Optimized box shape increases the load-bearing capacity per shelf by up to 25%
  • Increased storage capacity due to more shelves. Example: If 25 MULTIplus150 shelves with an edge height of 25 mm and a load capacity of 150 kg are stacked, they result in a height of 625 mm. If, on the other hand, 25 shelves with an edge height of 40 mm and a load-bearing capacity of 150 kg are stacked, they result in a height of 1,000 mm

Innovations

  • The MULTIplus shelf has been further developed and is now also available with 1,500 mm shelf width
  • With the new shelf width, the market’s new requirements for large e-commerce warehouses, for example, can be met. In this case, picking by hand of shoes, etc. is easier and more efficient with the help of the MULTIplus shelf
  • Ideal for wide and bulky goods
  • Increased storage area due to fewer T-profile frames
  • Optimum access to the stored goods
  • All advantages of the connector system can be used over a wide range of applications

Market relevance

  • High relevance for the warehousing and logistics sector, since Schulte’s MULTIplus150 is the first shelf with a shelf load of 150 kg and an edge height of 25 mm
  • Increased storage capacity thanks to more shelves due to the high load-bearing capacity despite low edge height
  • 1,500 mm compartment width is ideal for wide and bulky goods. This means that the requirements, for example for large e-commerce warehouses, can be met

Customer benefits

With the new 1,500 mm shelf width, Schulte’s MULTIplus shelf is an efficient innovation. Thanks to its high load-bearing capacity despite its low edge height, the MULTIplus promises an increase in storage capacity and enormous savings potential for the customer.

Test report

The MULTIplus shelves from Gebr. Schulte may not look so special at first glance. However, this does not diminish the fact that the user benefits are great. The racks make it possible to increase the storage density by more than 30 percent. The secret lies in the construction of the shelves in combination with the lateral frames.

Thanks to the unique construction, where the profile of the shelf is deeper inside, the shelves are thinner compared to conventional solutions. While most shelves on the market are 40 mm thick, the Gebr. Schulte variant with a load capacity of 150 kg has a thickness of only 25 mm.

Since the shelf grids of the racks also have a distance of 25 mm, the shelves can be fixed at any height. The empty space on the shelf is thus reduced to a minimum.

Although the shelves are thinner than those of most competitors, the amount of steel used is similar due to the deeper internal profile. The purchase pricing per shelf is therefore comparable. The final investment per square meter is somewhat higher, as more shelves can be placed on the same area. However, these additional costs always outweigh the much higher costs that would otherwise be necessary to store the same quantity of articles in a larger area.

The MULTIplus family has four types of shelving with load capacities of 85,150,250 and 330 kg and thicknesses of 25,25,40 and 40 mm. The racks can be used to set up a four-story storage system.

Various design variants and system accessories are available so that a suitable solution can be created for every customer requirement.

IFOY test verdict

Efficient logistics requires optimum utilization of the available space. Particularly in the case of space-intensive or growing product ranges, for example in e-commerce, there are rarely expansion possibilities for additional shelves. With the MULTIplus family, Gebr. Schulte offers a highly interesting alternative. Due to their unique design, the thinner shelves offer a similar load-bearing capacity yet are extremely space-saving.

IFOY Innovation Check

Market Relevance

Shelving racks are the standard solution for manual order picking in many areas. The often-large number of shelving units installed is usually accompanied by high price sensitivity, which has led to a widespread cost optimization of the execution. This is particularly evident in the stiffening of the shelves, which have a double bending edge (open profile) in common market solutions.

Schulte Lagertechnik deliberately takes a different approach with the MULTIplus series. The core of the system consists of a triple curved and pressed profile for the shelf, which results in increased stiffness, increased load capacity and a profile with low overall height.

Customer Benefit

The customer can design a high quality shelf rack tailored to his special requirements. It allows a good use of the available space, multi-step adjustment and quick adaptability. MULTIplus is a top product and is particularly advantageous for storage and order picking of predominantly heavy products. Due to the market dynamics, a price-oriented valuation is difficult.

Degree of Novelty

The specific design and the combination of the innovative manufacturing processes used can be classified as new. Such “high-end” products are rarely represented in the market for the aforementioned reasons.

Functionality / Type of Implementation

The technical implementation was carried out with an extraordinarily high level of detail and remarkable quality.

Functionality / type of implementation++
Novelty / Innovation+
Customer benefits+
Market relevanceØ
++ very good / + good / Ø balanced / – less / — not available
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