Tag: Rack Frame

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Applying Pallet Separators, Speed Controllers To Flow Rack

Because high-density pallet flow (also called “gravity flow”) rack is engineered to hold multiple pallet loads in a lane with a downward pitch, they are increasingly popular for use in case-picking operations. Full pallets are loaded from the back, or ...
Rack Design & InstallationRack Inspection & Maintenance

Best Practices In Safe Operation Of Pallet Flow Rack

Pallet flow rack (also sometimes called “gravity flow”) is a high-density, dynamic storage system engineered to hold up to 20 pallets in a single lane. Loaded back to front for first-in/first-out load access, the pallets ride atop gravity wheel or ...
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Rack System Enhancements That Further Mitigate Forklift Impacts

A previous blog entry reviewed a selection of optional guarding accessories. These add-ons are applied at the time of installation—or as a later retrofit—to aisle-side or end-facing rack columns (or to the floor in front of them) to minimize the ...
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Why Was The R-Mark Created?

As a voluntary program for manufacturers of industrial steel storage racks and of welded wire rack decking, RMI’s R-Mark Certification helps to assure storage rack users that they have selected a product designed, engineered and made by a reputable supplier. ...
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Why Are There Two R-Mark Certifications, One For Rack And ...

Offered as two separate certifications to manufacturers of industrial steel storage racks and of welded wire rack decking, RMI’s R-Mark assures storage rack users that the rack frame, beam and decking capacities shown in a unique design’s load table were ...
Rack Codes & StandardsRack Design & Installation

What Is An R-Mark Certification And Why Is It Important?

RMI’s R-Mark Certification is a voluntary program for manufacturers of industrial steel storage racks and of welded wire rack decking. Certification assures storage rack users that the rack frame, beam and decking capacities shown in a unique design’s load table ...
Rack Design & InstallationRack Inspection & Maintenance

Why Are Load Capacity Plaques Important?

Regardless of when a steel storage rack installation was designed, commissioned and installed, the original stamped and sealed engineering documentation detailing the maximum safe rack capacity should be kept on-site within a facility. However, chances are that paperwork is likely ...