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Revised ANSI MH26.2 Industrial Storage Rack Decking Standard Released

The Storage Rack Decking Group, a subset of MHI Industry Group the Rack Manufacturers Institute (RMI), recently revised its American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard for storage rack decking. Storage rack decking rests on pallet rack beams to create a ...
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Rack Manufacturers Institute Unveils New Storage Racking And Decking Infographic

With members representing the industry’s leading suppliers of industrial steel storage racks and related structural systems, the Rack Manufacturers Institute is the leading authority on pallet rack and rack decking. Also known as RMI, the organization formed in 1958. Its ...
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Rack Manufacturers Institute Debuts New Logo To Celebrate 65th Anniversary

Founded in 1958, the Rack Manufacturers Institute (RMI) is an MHI Industry Group and the leading racking industry association. Currently comprised of 38 members who are the industry’s top suppliers of industrial steel storage racks and related structural systems, RMI ...
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Learn How Converting Static Pallet Rack To Carton Flow Improves ...

With projections estimating that the North American e-commerce market will multiply at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.5% between now and 2027, it is increasingly likely that facilities configured to primarily handle pallets will need to shift to ...
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The Pros And Cons Of Labeling Load Capacities On Rack ...

Marking the maximum weight capacity on a pair of beams in a given pallet rack structure can be beneficial to an operation. After all, there are probably multiple labels and tags already adorning the faces of the beams to indicate ...
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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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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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Picking Your Racking Partner

A little bit of homework can go a long way. As you embark on your new racking project, you’ll have many partner choices to sift through. Depending on your knowledge level going in, you may not interview all that many ...
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Understanding the Role of Engineering in Your Racking Project

To ensure quality and clarity, the RMI’s R-Mark program is defining each role in the process. The RMI is currently in the process of revising its R-Mark certification process to version 2.0. While in the past the group certified a ...
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Why You Should Consider Fire Protection Early in Rack Design

Designing a rack system involves planning with fire protection in mind. It’s an unfortunate fact that warehouse fires are a fairly common occurrence. In fact, data from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reveals that there are somewhere on average ...