Shelves

Shelves are the perfect solution for both storage and display. Shelves can be small and intricate for displaying diamonds in a jewellery shop window, medium sized for items in a house or garage, or massive structures in the centre of a huge warehouse for storing machinery like car parts. depending on the situation, shelves can be free-standing units, or mounted on a wall as a single shelf, or positioned against a wall or in a corner. For storage and maximising space, shelves are the perfect solution. You can see what's on the shelf, even if the item is high up. Small items can be placed in boxes, which need to be labelled clearly, either with a code or an actual description of what's in the box. The safety of shelves is vital, they need to be built properly and ideally attached to a wall. If this is not done, there is a risk of a single shelf or the whole shelf unit collapsing, causing damage to what's on the shelf and possibly injuring or even killing people. Proper attention must be paid to the attachment system. The shelf must be securely attached to a wall of possible. For free-standing units, it should be braced against something to keep it steady. These considerations are important, because with shelves there is the possibility of a 'domino effect' where a high shelf collapses and brings down shelves beneath it. Or a shelf unit in a warehouse is hit by a fork-lift truck and crashes against other shelf units which then fall and bring others down in the process. Larger, heavier items should always be stored on the lower shelves and lighter items on the upper shelves. This is the right thing to do for a number of reasons. Visually this looks better balanced in a display, say in a jewellery shop window, where large, chunky watches are lower down and delicate items like earrings are on upper shelves. Also, getting a bulky item of a lower shelf is safer than getting it from a high level. If you slip and drop an item, both you and the item have less distance to fall. And the stability of the shelf unit is improved if the heavier items are lower down on the structure. The heavier items actually keep the shelf unit more securely anchored, whereas they would have the opposite effect if stored on high shelves. Some shelf units have a mechanical element to save space. The shelf units can be opened up so you can walk between the shelf units, then closed again so that the units have no space between them. Such systems are commonly installed in libraries as a space-saving measure. Many more documents can be stored this way. However users do need to be aware of safety and check the aisles before closing them to avoid trapping people. In terms of materials, shelves are usually made from a fairly limited range of materials. Display shelves in shops are often made of perspex, plastic or felt-covered board. Domestic shelves tend to be made of wood or metal. Industrial shelves are occasionally made of wood, but are predominately metal.

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