Your Guide to Pallet Rack Columns: Design, Materials & Structural Insights
Pallet rack columns form the vertical backbone of your warehouse racking system. These columns are connected front to back by struts to create uprights, which are then joined by horizontal beams to build out the storage bays. In high-density systems like push-back, drive-in, pallet flow , or automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), columns may…
Pin Down Colorado Warehouse Safety with PALLET RACK SAFETY PINS
LITTLE PINS WITH MILE-HIGH IMPACT Most of us think of safety pins as those small metal devices that fasten fabric and various articles of clothing together. A pallet rack safety pin is similar, yet different. They both affix items together, but pallet rack safety pins secure roll-formed steel beams and uprights to stabilize your storage…
Pallet Racking Design for the Carolinas – Spotlight on Columns
From Stately to Safety – See Our Tips for Expert Pallet Racking Column Design As southerners, we know our columns. The stately buildings and homes of the Carolina region are a testament to good design. But good design doesn’t stop there. Inside our bustling warehouse and distribution centers, the pallet rack column plays a key…
Pallet Rack Design & Everything You Wanted to Know About Columns
What Do the Rocky Mountains and Pallet Rack Design Have in Common? The Rocky Mountains are the frame that shapes the Colorado region. It’s a varied and diverse landscape braced by the surety of the majestic mountain region. Now take a step back and look at your pallet rack system. Do you see it? Strong…
Remembering Bill Lorden – Founder of the Keyhole Design that Forever Changed Pallet Rack
Once upon a time, there was a Chicago-based company named Acme Steel. They’d been in business in one iteration or another since 1887… and carried on through two world wars, the Great Depression, and a number of other serious challenges. Then in the 1950’s, they were once again confronted with a challenge in the form…
Weighing the Options for Selective Pallet Rack Depth
Pros & Cons of Using 42” vs. 48” Deep Uprights with Standard 48”x 40” Pallets Industry experts agree that selective racking is the most common type of pallet racking. It’s relatively simple in form and versatile enough to be used across a variety of storage applications. The main components of selective pallet rack are…
Roll-Formed Pallet Racking… What’s with All Those Holes?
Like most industries, material handling has its own lingo, and so knowing the lingo brings us one step closer to solving our warehousing and distribution challenges. Here are a few words, for example, that when used together represent a significant storage medium: Teardrop, T-Bolt, Slotted or Square. So, what do you think of when you…
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