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Avoiding Warehouse Catastrophe: A Guide to Secure Storage Rack Systems
With warehouse and shipping logistics becoming a billion-dollar industry, there’s more of a need than ever to have warehouse space that’s properly designed. A warehouse and its storage rack systems ensure that products are safe and secure and ready when you need them. If warehouse rack systems are poorly installed, it could lead to major issues […]
Guide to a Selective Pallet Racking System
Are you preparing to build a new warehouse racking system, or upgrade an existing one? Either way, you’ll have plenty of solutions to choose from. If you want to keep things simple, start with the most popular option. The most common pallet storage racking type in the world is a selective pallet racking system. This is an affordable […]
What tools do I need to install pallet rack?
There are some standard tools you’ll need to install a basic pallet rack setup. They include the following: Basic Pallet Rack Installation Tools Tape Measure: Most businesses or households have one these. Most people have used one. This affordable measuring tool is a long tape made of fabric or metal that has incremental measurements marked […]
Do I need a pallet rack consultant or can anyone install pallet racking?
Is pallet racking easy to install or do you need an engineer or pallet rack specialist to put it together? Do you need a pallet rack consultant every time? No not necessarily. If you don’t want the hassle or have the man power then calling a pallet rack installation team in is going to be […]
What is cantilever rack?
Image above courtesy of Hannibal Industries Cantilever rack is a racking system designed for storage of long, bulky, or awkward products such as rolls of carpet rolls, lumber, pipes and tubes, and other long format materials. Unlike any general purpose rack systems, cantilever racks do not have any vertical obstructions in the storage area of […]
What is pallet racking?
Definition: Pallet racking Pallet racking or pallet rack or simply just “racking” is a steel structure built from two or more upright frames, beams, and connectors. Racking is welded, bolted or clipped together. It is used to supporting inventory in storage in a warehouse and is considered mission critical equipment in materials handling and warehouse […]
Pallet rack system components
Here are the key components of a pallet rack system, including a definition of terms. These industry terms are used by vendors of rack products like this company: http://tpcautomation.com/material-handling. Anchor Bolt: Anchor bolts are inserted through ta baseplate’s holes to attach the column to a concrete floor. Base Plate: A metal plate attached (usually welded) […]
Standard adjustable pallet rack: Definitions
Definitions for standard adjustable pallet rack Terminology as it pertains to standard adjustable pallet rack. See the definitions of key components below as illustrated in this exploded view of standard adjustable pallet rack. Chipboard cladding – Chipboard sheets that act as a horizontal floor on a pallet rack bay. Chipboard support beams – These appliances […]
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