“Usually any business that has a warehouse would be interested in clip shelving. I sell a lot of these systems to parts companies that need to be able to hand pick parts quickly,” said Buy Metal Shelving Sales Specialist Cameron Canfield. “Automotive companies, pharmaceutical companies or anybody that really needs quick and easy access to their items which are stored on metal shelves.”
Clip shelving is different than boltless shelving and here is why…
If you can remember, the economy pretty much went into the dumper a few years back. A lot of people lost their homes and there was an unprecedented surge/demand in the storage unit industry as people scrambled to find a place for their belongings and began renting storage units.
Now for some of us, this was a very temporary fix. And for others, sadly enough many of their possessions remain in storage until some indefinite time in the future. For others it may have helped them find extra value in cleaning out their garages and putting outdoors gear, seasonal decorations and other odds-and-ends into a storage unit for the first time ever. And perhaps those same people found using a storage shed helped rid themselves of the “clutter” in their garages and homes.
BUT, when they began to box stuff up and stack stuff in their storage units these people perhaps forgot one major, helpful tip and their storage units began to look like THIS:
Wow! Stack upon stack of boxes, furniture and other things with no rhyme or reason to them. Now if your storage unit does look like this, here is how a simple tip can turn it into a highly organized and impressive storage unit. Here is how…
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Anyhow, today we had a typical example of what we do around here and how serious we take your questions; whether they are sent email, put on our social media or just called in.
There are a lot of types of pallet racking on the market. Everything from Speedrack and Frick Gallagher to Mi -Rack and T-Bolt Pallet rack. Here is a visual list of what is out there: CLICK HERE
Yes. There are a lot of choices, however this article will address why you should be moving towards the Tear Drop Design–especially if you have to reconfigure your warehouse and you can’t find the parts you’re looking for.
“Usually people that already have a certain type of pallet rack occasionally need replacement parts for that or if they are expanding, they want to match the pallet rack they already have, so they are looking to find extra parts,” said BuyMetalShelving.com Product Specialist Jason Pearce.
We know that industrial strength racking rarely wears out, but sometimes warehouses and distribution centers change configurations and rearrange their layouts. Other issues requiring a new layout is if the company gets a new product in and they need to make room for it.
“There are two different types of rivet shelving for a couple of different reasons. Single rivet is more of a medium duty shelf which is used for projects where you are storing things that are not quite as heavy where you don’t need a double rivet unit,” said Buy Metal Shelving Sales Rep Cameron Canfield. “Double rivet options are for more more serious, weight bearing shelving solutions.”
A double rivet racking example. Notice the two rivets that fit easily into the pre-made slots of the uprights. This configuration holds more weight, but at a price…
It truly is about that simple, but here is an in-depth explanation as to why the two are so different even if they don’t appear too different on the surface.
“As the name indicates pallet racking is used to store pallets, these cantilever racks mostly store items that are not stored upon pallets,” said Buy Metal Shelving Representative Cameron Canfield. “Any company that needs to store heavy, long items like pipes, lumber, or say a contractor storing long products like gutters and siding uses cantilever rack to store flashing and gutters for roofing. They also choose cantilever rack because it is even commonly used for storing furniture and anything else that is bulky and long.”
It is a definition that anyone deeply involved in the shelving industry would know immediately. The difference between cantilever and pallet racking is pretty obvious.
When the average person thinks of racking for business or personal applications, they don’t have a clue that they have literally hundreds of different racking options to choose from. Last week we compared boltless metal shelving with open and closed clip shelving. Now let us introduce another good option that is a bit more heavy-duty than those two; bulk shelving, which incidentally can also be called wide span shelving.
Remember that wide span/bulk shelving can be a term for a shelving unit that includes pallet racking AND boltless options, so with a bit of latitude in speaking, wide span/bulk shelving is a general category—however what we will address here is the use of a more shallow type of heavy duty shelving that doesn’t require, or can fit, a pallet on its shelves.
It’s the classic battle. Which is better? Boltless shelving options, or open metal shelving options? Let’s take a good look and see which meets your needs.
First off, here is a brief description of each:
A perfect example of open clip shelving, used in a warehouse and offers lots of shelving for small items.
“Clip shelving is an all metal shelf that comes in an open and closed model. Each self anchors to four strong 14 gauge posts with clips which can be adjusted on 1.5 ” increments. To further fortify the shelf it comes with either side and back sway braces, or a strong panel of steel to close off the shelf ,” said BuyMetalShelving.com Sales Lead Cameron Canfield.
When was the last time you checked your pallet racking? Hopefully as a warehouse manager or employee, you are intimately familiar with each rack, shelf and new ding. If you are not keeping a constant eye out for new damages that may appear, or you cannot even remember the last time you did a proper safety check, then you may be flirting with disaster.
Here are some tips to ensure your racking is safe, secure and sturdy:
According to one recent study by Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, there are more than 7,000 warehouses employing more than 145,000 workers in the United States. That is a truly staggering number when you begin to think about it.
They further state; “The fatal injury rate for the warehousing industry is higher than the national average for all industries.” Yes, you read that correctly—ALL. That means those who work in warehouses are at a greater threat for death than in any other industries. If you are a lumberjack, in the law enforcement industry, deep sea commercial fishing, a worker in a fireworks factory who enjoys smoking on the job, and just about any other industry you can think of, odds of you being killed on the job are higher if you work in the warehouse industry.
It doesn’t help that recently there was a massive explosion in a fertilizer plant in West, Texas where the casualties have yet to be determined. However this tragedy merely underscores the inherent danger that many American warehouse workers face each and every day.
So what have you done to ensure the people that work for you, and the people you work alongside with, are doing so in the safest environment possible? Take a moment and review the following: