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    How much difference do fully enclosed pallet rack frames make?

    April 5, 2010
    by Scott Stone

    How much difference can a fully enclosed pallet rack upright make? When it comes to the kind of significant injuries, product damage, and overall safety of a warehouse or commercial facility, the minor cost differences are insignificant compared to the potential savings if you prevent just one accident over the next decade. Imagine suffering an accident like this one, or this one, and it being preventable.

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    Rack Manufacturers Institute releases 2007 wire decking standards

    January 9, 2008
    by Scott Stone

    wire decking for pallet racks

    Wire decking is ubiquitous with selective pallet rack–it’s perhaps the most broadly-specified selective rack accessory. People use it to when they want pallet support with greater structural strength than other materials, when they want to load boxes or other non-palletized load onto racks, when they want to handle loads that aren’t deep enough to sit on uprights, and when they want to eliminate dust and debris inherent with solid decking materials…

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