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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

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The technical implementation was carried out with an extraordinarily high level of detail and remarkable quality.
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Image/video credits: Gebr. Schulte GmbH & Co. KG
Finalists undergo the three-stage IFOY Audit as part of the IFOY Audit, which takes place during the TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS. This consists of the scientific IFOY Innovation Check, the IFOY Test and the jury test.
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