Rack Design: The Importance of Flue Space

There’s a surprising amount of math and measuring involved in something seemingly so simple as pallet rack design. One thing to always remember: incorporate flue space. Flue space is the [...]

October 14th, 2020|

Why RMI Rack Certification Matters

All rack manufacturers are not created equal. The Rack Manufacturer’s Institute promotes the safe design and use of storage racks and wire decks through research, testing, preparation of specifications, education, [...]

September 20th, 2020|

What Does FOB Mean and How Does It Work?

We recently received a request to cover shipping terms of sale under FOB, and based on the great feedback we’ve received about shipping and freight topics we’ve covered in the [...]

September 3rd, 2020|

Advantages of Bolted Upright Pallet Racking

North American material handling professionals have pretty much always accepted that welded pallet rack uprights are superior to bolted while our colleagues in the rest of the world have been [...]

September 22nd, 2017|

Tech Tip: In-Rack Fire Barriers

Among the many requirements involved in designing a storage solution for flammable material such as liquor, plastics, oils, or aerosols, in-rack fire barriers or baffles may be required. In the [...]

August 7th, 2017|

Tech Tip: Rack Installation Safety

As you may know, OSHA penalties are increasing significantly next month.  While you can read about the details here, I want to use this Tech Tip to address a potential rack [...]

July 28th, 2016|

All Hands on (Wire) Deck!

Today we’ll be covering useful knowledge about the successful use of wire decking in pallet rack systems but because I’ll be referring to it in the main article, I want [...]

June 1st, 2015|

Going Beyond Selective Rack

You may remember that back in April I wrote about how to identify when to sell drive-in or drive-through rack systems. Today, I’ll explain how to spot an opportunity to [...]

May 11th, 2015|
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