Since overloading is a common source of pallet rack collapses, (in fact misapplication, including capacity issues, is the top cause) it’s important to understand how much weight your rack – not just your beams – can bear.
Pallet Frames and Overall Capacities
November 20, 2008
by Scott Stone
Tags: Pallet Rack, rack capacity, safe rack loading, Material Handling
Posted in Pallet & Warehouse Racks|
How to Intermingle New & Used Pallet Rack Components
October 3, 2008
by Scott Stone
When you are running an operation with lots of racking, it isn’t uncommon to have to replace an occasional upright or beam, or to add new bays onto an existing row. Sometimes you cannot avoid it, as the rack was purchased years ago, by someone else, or from a source you can’t even locate. It might be that you bought used rack and need to fill some gaps in, or it may be perfectly good, 10-year old rack that just needs some damaged components replaced.
This is done all the time, and although it isn’t an optimum situation for rack stability and safety, you can minimize the issues by following the following guidelines:
Tags: warehousing, Material Handling, Pallet Rack, warehouse safety, storage, industrial accident prevention, beams, uprights
Posted in Pallet & Warehouse Racks|
More Pallet Rack Safety Tips
September 9, 2008
by Scott Stone
Safety in warehouses tends to be greatly about the interactions between forklifts, pallet racks, people and stored products. This list of rack safety tips is part of our ongoing efforts to help warehouses operate safely and efficiently.
Tags: Material Handling, Pallet Rack, warehouse safety, storage, industrial accident prevention
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Modular Storage Considerations
June 4, 2008
by Scott Stone
Something we often recommend to save space for our clients is modular drawer storage — for certain operations, in particular those with components, assorted small parts, hardware, or even tool storage, we’re talking about recouping 50% -70% of floor space. Once people have ’em, they love ’em.
But there is more than one way to skin that cat. You can configure different kinds of cabinets to do different jobs. There are hundreds of possible combinations of drawer styles and sizes. Another wrinkle is what happens when you can merge the drawers with steel shelving. It can be new, it can be some you are already using. It begs the question: when is it better to have a cabinet, and when is it better to use shelving and compartmentalized drawer inserts?
Tags: tool storage, Industrial Shelving, small parts, modular storage, warehousing, Material Handling, security, space savings
Posted in Storage, Organization & Workstations|
Comparing Pallet Rack Guards: Flexible Netting vs. Wire Mesh Panels
May 19, 2008
by Scott Stone
Unguarded rack is dangerous if there are people working in the aisles below. Safety managers know this, insurance companies know it, and if you have rack in your facility, you probably know it too. You have probably seen pallets break. You’ve seen drivers make mistakes when loading & unloading. We’ve seen things fall. If you’ve been in the business any length of time, you may have walked into your warehouse in the morning to find a case of something from the fourth level split open on the floor.
Tags: Material Handling, Pallet Rack, warehouse safety, storage, industrial accident prevention
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What Type of Industrial Shelving?
April 10, 2008
by Scott Stone
While there are dozens and dozens of shelving manufacturers and even more variations of trade names for them, there are really just three basic kinds of industrial shelving manufactured and broadly used — Rivet-Type, Steel Clip, and Wire. Of course, there are more variations of these shelving types than you can imagine, but most shelving boils down to these kinds.
Tags: warehousing, Material Handling, industrial storage, shelving, shelves, facility maintenance, interior design
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Basics: Rivet Shelving and Heavy-Capacity Applications
February 28, 2008
by Scott Stone
It’s safe to say that there is shelving of some kind in almost every warehousing or other industrial operation, offices, and most commercial facilities. Even a sophisticated distribution center outfitted with AS/RS usually has fallback storage in the form of rack or shelving. For those applications that require a lot of heavy-duty shelving, though, issues of capacity come to the forefront.
Tags: records storage, parts bins, archival, warehousing, warehouse safety, Industrial Shelving, storage
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