We measure many facilities on-site, but there are times our customers either want to or need to measure their own buildings. Here is a quick guide to measuring for conveyors, racks and other material handling equipment.

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Pallet rack is a key storage method for effective warehouses, allowing high-cube storage in vertical space along with organizational advantages. When searching for the right pallet rack, you also must consider what decking you want to use with the pallet rack you chose. Each decking option can provide your rack with even more efficiency and storage potential, but which one will work for your rack?

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When it comes to loading and retrieving pallets from a rack bay that could be 30 feet or more off the ground, there is some risk of product damage or falls. These things occur when drivers are busy, under-trained or just have a bad moment. Here are some things you can do to reduce these risks.

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We’re encouraging anyone who operates a facility with pallet rack to check out the RMI (Rack Manufacturers’ Institute) webinar coming up on pallet rack safety.

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Because it links the manufacturing process with transportation to retailers, cold storage is one of the most important parts of the frozen food supply chain. The rise in e-commerce and evolution in where food is stored and how it gets to our homes is causing a massive increase in cold storage facilities across the nation. With supply chains becoming more and more complex and increasing in length, it’s more important than ever for providers to ensure that perishable products that are stored in their warehouses are kept within a strict temperature range (normally between -20 degrees Celsius and -28 degrees Celsius). A temperature variation of even a few degrees could ruin hundreds of pallets of food—and cost many thousands of dollars.

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Picking cartons from pallet rack is one of the most common warehousing ergonomic problems. Carton picking from racks is such an issue that OSHA has released specific guidelines on ways to reduce the issues involved with it. Workers frequently stretch, reach and strain beneath a beam to access cartons stored on the back layer of a stacked pallet, with great potential for physical problems.

This video discusses the sliding pallet device used to help alleviate those risks.

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It’s always busy when you operate a warehouses or DC, but as noted philosopher Ferris Bueller once said, “life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” The same applies to your facility and specifically its pallet racks. A good way to ensure they’re being used correctly and safely is to stop and look around once in a while. In that spirit, let’s touch on some things to examine in your warehouse rack operation.

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The right pallet rack will enhance your warehouse and improve overall facility performance, when correctly specified, laid out, and installed for the right load in the right positions. Check out our common-sense guide to specification, styles, accessories and applications. You will find quick, useful information on racks and how you can use them more effectively.

Guide to Pallet Rack Specifications & Operations

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The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has long required that pallet rack flue space should remain clear at all times so that any fires can successfully vent up rather than out, allowing sprinkler systems to activate faster. This vertical rise also helps slow fire spreading horizontally through a rack system. Flue space compliance is increasingly important to insurers and operators of warehouses and other industrial facilities. What can you do to help reduce issues with flue space obstruction?

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There is no storage space as expensive as frozen storage space, which is why companies work hard to maximize storage in these facilities. One of the industry’s most innovative companies, Zero Mountain Cold Storage, decided to increase capacity at its Fort Smith, Arkansas location. The company called on Cisco-Eagle to help it plan and execute nearly 1,200 pallet positions in a combination of freezer and cooler storage areas.

Here is how Zero Mountain found its solution

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