Rock Solid Pallet Rack Anchoring Tips for Our Colorado Customers
Drill Down on Warehouse Safety with Secure Pallet Rack Anchoring Pallet racks house all or most of your valuable inventory, so it is clearly essential (and maybe even obvious) that they remain upright. A lot of rack stability lies in proper anchoring, i.e., how uprights are secured to the warehouse floor. Between the RMI guidelines,…
Working Building Columns into Your Pallet Rack Design
Colorado Customers – Maximize Storage Around Support Columns with Our Pallet Rack Design Tips Coloradans, you’re used to wide-open spaces, but as we know, even wide-open spaces have their challenges. When designing pallet racking systems for large floor plans, it may initially feel like you’re painting on a blank canvas; however, these open areas have…
Brace Yourselves, Colorado — Your Warehouse Safety Depends Upon It
What’s the Significance of Pallet Rack Bracing on Warehouse Safety? When we’re talking warehouse safety, it’s essential to be familiar with even the small details of your pallet racking system. Knowing the parts and pieces helps you train your team on safe use and enables you to evaluate possible dangers effectively. When it comes to…
One Step at a Time — Apex Experts Break Down the Permitting Process for Colorado Customers
Progress Through the Permit Process in 5 Manageable Steps Obtaining building permits for new facilities and retrofits follow a similar path no matter where in the country you’re located. Whether high in the Rocky Mountains region or the eastern Great Plains, you can expect the plans, documentation, and approval process to be reasonably consistent. What…
4 Options to Supercharge Your Layer Picking Operation
Layer Picking Forklift Attachments for Mixed-SKU Pallet Building Building mixed-SKU pallets in a high-volume mixing center or staging area is exponentially faster in a layer picking application. How much faster, you wonder? How about an increased pick rate of 400%? If you agree that is a productivity pick-up worth looking into, check this out… A…
Mountains Belong Outside – A Pallet Stacking Plan Ensures a Safer Inside
Empty Pallet Mountains are Unsafe – It’s Better to Have A Plan While we love our mountains in Colorado, but it’s best to avoid recreating the vista with empty pallets inside or around your facility. A pallet stacking plan will help ensure the safety of your team, create a more efficient process, and maximize your…
Fire Safety – What You Need to Know About Transverse and Longitudinal Pallet Rack Flue Space
Transverse and Longitudinal Pallet Rack Flue Space Fire Safety If this were a scrabble game, we’d be in it to win it with Transverse and Longitudinal. Those are some good score-getters; however, pallet rack safety isn’t a game, and fire safety is no joke. So let’s review what the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)…
Pallet Rack Guards – Go On Offense Against Equipment Strikes
Protect Your Rack System Against Damaging Strikes with Pallet Rack Guards This may be Colorado, but it’s not exactly the Wild West in your warehouse; however, accidents can happen, and the best way to minimize resulting damage is to prepare ahead of time. Apex will safeguard your racking investment with pallet rack guards for end-of-row…
Warehouse Rack Punching Guide – Mix & Match Components Safely
Connect, Clip & Lock – Comprehensive Warehouse Rack Punching Guide Expanding existing rack systems and/or buying used rack to increase storage capacity is easier and safer when you know the rack manufacturer. Punch styles are like a fingerprint from the manufacturer — the differences may be subtle, but they can be critical when it comes…
Pallet Rack Design and the Rocky Mountain Seismic Shift
What Coloradans Need to Know About Safe Pallet Rack Design and Installation The Rocky Mountain seismic shift is not a new dance move on TikTok, it’s a serious consideration when it comes to pallet rack design and system installation in Colorado, and the western U.S. Much of this region is considered an active tectonic province,…
