Planners Need to Be Aware of Pending Code Changes Fire protection is always a crucial part of designing a warehouse with pallet rack systems. While capacity and efficiency are the main operational goals, the planning also needs to consider the
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“Be someone who other women can look up to, and be approachable to those women, including those in engineering roles.” That’s the advice of Katie Ekstrand, Steel King’s Director of Inside Sales, on this International Women in Engineering Day. While
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Heavy metal parts and scrap materials in factories and machine shops can be a challenge to efficiently store and transport. Metal industrial bins, or containers, provide the solution in those and other industrial and commercial settings. “Any company that works
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Buying used rack may be okay for straightforward use; but for complexity, longevity, expansion, or seismic issues, new rack is best. In the tough economy, many warehouse managers and owners are tempted to save a little by purchasing used pallet
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The tremendous gains in efficiency and productivity at distribution and warehouse facilities over the past few decades can easily be lessened by safety breakdowns that can lead to personal injury, and equipment and product damage. That includes costly damage to
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The rapid increase in online grocery shopping fueled by the COVID 19 pandemic is creating renewed pressure for greater cold storage capacity and greater efficiencies in those facilities. Online grocery shopping was a growing trend before the pandemic but skyrocketed
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When properly designed to meet the specific inventory and storage requirements, pallet flow racks maximize storage space and improve shipping logistics. Any warehouse or distribution center with limited floor space that needs high density storage or automatic rotation of inventory
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As regulations change and warehouse requirements become more complex, partnering with an expert can help to ensure durable, cost effective, compliant storage rack. While it was once common for the majority of warehouse managers to purchase standard storage racks that
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There are several advantages to powder coating – and its process – over wet painting. We are all familiar with the wet paint process – pigment within a water- or solvent-base is sprayed to coat a surface. While at first
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Recent earthquakes in the Midwest and East Coast point to increased need for seismic consideration in warehouse construction While we typically associate earthquakes with areas such as California, recently Monroe, Michigan, was hit with a 3.2-magnitude earthquake. Light to weak shaking was
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