Whether you’re looking for short-term storage during a renovation or long-term storage for spare parts, proper storage conditions are critical to your machinery’s lifespan. By choosing a poor storage environment, you face the risk of financial loss and equipment degradation.


Here’s what to look for when it comes to industrial, commercial, or other heavy machinery storage.


5 Key Characteristics for Dependable Industrial Machine Storage


1. Plenty of Space

There’s a reason you’re looking for third-party storage—and odds are, at least one of those reasons is lack of space. Make sure you’re choosing a storage facility with enough room for all of the equipment you want to store.


A big bonus of off-site storage? Placing your idled machines into external storage can free up square footage in your facilities for more revenue-driving operations.


2. Knowledgeable Staff

You might think that a storage facility is a storage facility, but for machines worth tens of thousands of dollars and more, this is simply not the case. Your high-value equipment needs to be handled by people who are experienced with industrial equipment and who understand how to keep it safe at all stages of storage.


Be sure to ask your storage facility about their processes and procedures for:


  • Crating

  • Lifting

  • Moving

  • Handling

  • Machine Testing

  • Cleaning


3. High-Voltage Power Access

It’s critical to perform regular maintenance of your industrial machinery throughout its storage cycle. To do so, on-site electrical connections should allow safe access to high-voltage power sources.


4. Temperature Control

Exposure to the natural elements will often cause one of two problems for an industrial machine: either immediate damage due to extreme temperatures or slower, more long-term wear as a result of repeated fluctuations in temperature and humidity. 


Especially if you’re storing here in Illinois, heated facilities through winter can ensure your machinery remains in working condition throughout its warehousing.


5. Easy Access

You probably won’t be needing your equipment too often while it’s in storage, but it should still be easy to access when it comes time for drop-off, pick-up, or the occasional test run and maintenance inspection. 


Trust Your Heavy-Duty Machine Storage to Arlington Machinery

If you need industrial machine storage, it’s easy to get started! Arlington Machinery has been a trusted name in the buying, selling, refurbishing, and storing of heavy-duty equipment since 1987. We maintain a state-of-the-art warehouse with:


  • 140,000 Square Feet of Machinery Storage Space

  • Climate Control

  • 6 Interior Docks for Hassle-Free Access to Our Skid and Create Building

  • Equipment with the Lifting Capacity of 60,000 Pounds

  • High-Voltage Electrical Connections (2400APM at 480V)


We also have a team of product specialists and warehouse personnel who have worked with all kinds of manufacturers. From granulators to thermoformers, we can help ensure that your machines stay as good as you left them.


Fill out our online form to request a storage quote, or give us a call today to speak with a heavy-duty machine storage expert.