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Pallet racking

Okay kiddo, have you ever stacked up your building blocks on top of each other? Pallet racking is kind of like that, but for big heavy things in a warehouse or store.

You know how your blocks all have those little bumps and holes that fit together to hold them steady? Well, pallets (which are like flat platforms with a bunch of slats on them) have those too. And the pallet racking is like a big frame with a bunch of bars sticking out that fit into those holes on the pallets to make them stay put.

The bars, or beams, on the pallet racking can be adjusted up or down to make room for different sized things, kind of like if you changed the height of your block tower. And there can be lots of different levels of pallets on the racking, all the way up to the ceiling, to save space.

Pallet racking is important because it helps keep things organized and saves space, while also making it easy to move and access things when they need to be.
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