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Rack Manufacturers Institute Updates R-Mark Certification Program

Established more than two decades ago, the Rack Manufacturers Institute’s (RMI) R-Mark® Certification program has been recently revised and expanded. While it remains a voluntary program for manufacturers of industrial steel storage racks and of storage rack decking, R-Mark certification ...
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Why Storage Rack Load Capacity Plaques Are Important To The ...

When you install pallet racking in your facility, every inch of it comes designed specifically to meet local building codes for your configurations and loads. From the height of the materials to the spacing between pallets, the seismic rating, and ...
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Protect Uprights From Forklift Impacts With Pallet Rack Column Guards

What’s one of the biggest causes of accidental damage to industrial steel storage rack? It’s impacts from motorized vehicles, such as forklifts. Exposed pallet rack columns facing the aisles are at the highest risk of damage due to these impacts. ...
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What’s The Difference Between Pick Modules And Rack Supported Platforms?

Many warehouses today have a goal of doing all they can in their existing space — a sometimes difficult objective in an era of rapid expansion. In most cases, this comes down to maximizing their facility’s cube, either for increased ...
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Why Pallet Rack LARC Drawings Are Important

Although industrial steel storage rack is designed and engineered with adjustable beams to accommodate different load heights, for safety never change the configuration without consulting the pallet rack LARC drawings and a qualified design professional first. LARC is an abbreviation ...
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Net-Zero Steel Storage Racks Meet Buyers’ Sustainability Mandates

Just like Superman, industrial pallet rack is made of steel. How that steel is manufactured—and the associated impact on the planet—is of increasing interest to purchasers of industrial steel racking as more companies seek to minimize their environmental footprint. Sourcing ...
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Learn The Basics Of How To Specify Pallet Rack

Regardless of the type of industrial steel storage rack you’re shopping for—selective, drive-in, pushback, pallet flow, cantilevered, drive-thru, dual-bay, work platforms and any other related system—you’ll need to provide several important details to the rack manufacturer. Section 2 of RMI’s ...
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Where To Find New Rack Safety Products At ProMat 2023

With more than 1,000 exhibitors, you may be wondering where to find new rack safety products at ProMat 2023? Check out exhibits from members of the Rack Manufacturers Institute (RMI) and members of the Protective Guarding Manufacturers Association (ProGMA). Their ...
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Two Educational Sessions Focus On Warehouse Rack Safety At ProMat ...

Looking for insights into the safe design and utilization of industrial steel storage rack? Look no further than ProMat 2023, where members of the Rack Manufacturers Institute (RMI) will present separate education sessions exploring these topics. Open to all ProMat ...
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Protective Guarding For Pallet Rack Safeguards Against System Damage, Personnel ...

Designed and engineered to be structurally sound and safely support specific pallet loads, industrial steel storage racks can still be vulnerable to impacts from forklift trucks or other moving equipment. Further, unpalletized product falling from upper levels can pose a ...