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We help you manage your stuff Home March 04, 2014 Pallet Rack Safety Begins With Repair & Protection Column Repair, Frame Repair & Pallet Rack Protection Keep your warehouse safe with durable rack repair and rack protection products. The factory has had independent engineers test their rack repair kits and they claim that in most cases they are 300% stronger than the original frame. They offer nationwide installation services and continue to stock the world’s largest inventory throughout their four locations. Rack repair companies will only provide installation if the quantity of damaged uprights exceeds 25-50 Pcs. In order to provide install the quantity of units and proximity of repair need to justify the expense of sending a crew. If quantity is too small they can send you rack repair kits with instructions and you can install them yourselves. An advantage to having the factory perform the repair is that they have a special lift that attaches to the upright and holds it in place while the damaged area is cut off and replaced. This saves you from having to unload or disassemble your existing rack. In many cases, if the quantity of damaged uprights is too low or the damage is too significant it’s better to just replace the entire upright frame. To prevent a catastrophic pallet rack collapse it is important to assess your pallet rack system, identify potential problems and replace or repair all damage. You may need to contact an expert in the field of pallet rack or a structural engineer to visit your facility and perform an audit your rack. The best solution is to protect your uprights with post protectors, V-nose protectors, end-of-aisle protectors, guide rails and guard rails that help prevent damage before it happens. Protect your pallet rack investment with our pallet rack protection products. Mar 4, 2014 1:43:00 PM | Warehouse Products Comment 0 Reblog It 0 February 05, 2014 Shelving Industry Gets Boost from America’s Obsession With Preservation You’re probably a fan of American Pickers. If you haven’t noticed, American’s have an obsession with the preservation of their history. Old farts like me collect, save and archive everything from baseball collectibles, beer cans to books. It makes me wonder if the younger generation, with their reliance on digital storage, will share this passion for antique archaeology. But for now our sales of archive shelving has expanded greatly. Shelving preferences have always taken a geographical line in America. The west coast loves boltless shelving with particle board or wire decks. The east coast loves metal clip shelving. The Midwest falls somewhere in between. My opinion is to go with what works for you. The boltless shelving option is certainly the least expensive shelving available but for durability and strength you can’t beat metal shelving. Warehouse Rack and Shelf stocks boltless shelving and metal shelving in MO, IL, KY, TX and CA. Feb 5, 2014 5:11:54 PM | Warehouse Industry News Comment 0 Reblog It 0 January 01, 2014 PalletRacks.com - We Are The Pallet Rack Experts Warehouse Rack & Shelf is proud to introduce our new micro / promo website called PalletRacks.com. Please visit the site for information and a special offers on pallet racks. Whether it’s a few sections of Pallet Rack or the design, supply and complete turn-key installation, our warehouse experts can help you find the right product, at the right price, and lower your freight cost. Please visit PalletRacks.com or contact us at: 800-763-9020 Sales@rackandshelf.com. Jan 1, 2014 10:26:00 AM | Company News Comment 0 Reblog It 0 December 09, 2013 Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year The holidays are an opportunity for us to say "Thank you for your business". Happy Holidays from your friends at Warehouse Rack and Shelf. Dec 9, 2013 11:04:58 AM | Company News Comment 0 Reblog It 0 December 02, 2013 Like us on Facebook for a chance to win a Security Cart RackandShelf Facebook - A winner will be chosen on Dec. 31, 2013. Dec 2, 2013 11:00:00 AM | Company News Comment 0 Reblog It 0 Amazon Prime Air contracts to deliver presents for Santa Amazon Prime Air drone delivery system can deliver product to your doorstep in 30 minutes or less from one of their 95 distribution centers. Jeff Bezos, Chairman and CEO of Amazon.com is once again thinking outside the box and revolutionizing your shopping experience. Is this in the future for retail warehousing and distribution? Dec 2, 2013 10:33:04 AM | Warehouse Industry News Comment 0 Reblog It 0 December 01, 2013 Order Soon To Receive Delivery and Invoice Before The End of the Year Dec 1, 2013 10:54:00 AM | Company News Comment 0 Reblog It 0 November 12, 2013 November Special on Rolling Carts Warehouse Rack & Shelf would like to roll out special fall savings on our General Purpose Cart and Security Cart. Your choice of either cart for $195.00 each. We can ship in 24-48 hours from one of the large inventories in the United States. We have hundreds of carts in stock in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and Atlanta. General Purpose merchandise carts are an efficient way to replenish inventory on store shelves. Warehouse order picking is made more convenient with our durable stock carts. Stock carts are perfect for general material handling. These industrial rolling carts for order picking or re-stocking of shelves. The 3-point foldable design. Security Carts are totally lockable and secure. Security carts help reduce theft. Our security trucks have lockable double doors. Portable security carts are easily maneuverable on 5" lockable swivel casters. Includes 2 adjustable shelves. 24" d. x 32" w. x 67" h. General Purpose Cart. New. Heavy duty tubular steel construction. Solid or perforated plastic deck. Folds flat for easy storage. Includes high quality casters. Gray powder coat paint finish. Weight: 70 LBS. Part Number: CTA-C(20). Cost $195.00 each 24" deep x 36" wide x 70" high Wire Security Cart. New. Total Capacity: 1800 lbs. Shelf Capacity: 200 lbs. 2" x 2" mesh sides and base. French door design. Includes 2 adjustable interior shelves. Our shelf cart was designed around a heavy duty base with 1-1/4" 11 gauge square tubing. Includes 2 swivel & 2 rigid 5" casters. The casters are bolted to a welded plate and inset for protection, strength and durability. Galvanized finish. Weight: 285 LBS. Part Number: SC-244870-D-612-PA5EC2. Cost: $195.00 each 24" d. x 36" w. Extra Shelf for wire security cart. New. 200 lbs. cap. per shelf. 2" x 2" mesh. Galvanized finish. Weight 19 LBS. Cost: $20.00 each *This is a limited time offer - While supplies last. Call 800-763-9020 to order! Nov 12, 2013 2:14:52 PM | Warehouse Products Comment 0 Reblog It 0 November 11, 2013 Technological Unemployment in Manufacturing & Warehousing From a story on 60 Minutes: What is the real story behind industrial mass unemployment in the USA? Robotics has taken over manufacturing and warehousing jobs that created the US middle class, now automation is coming for service jobs, medical jobs, agribusiness jobs, financial jobs, etc. At the last big material handling trade show in Chicago, IL we saw Kiva Systems robotic shelving on display. Kiva Systems provides a breakthrough material handling system for automating order fulfillment in distribution centers, warehouses and manufacturing plants. Nov 11, 2013 12:39:20 PM | Warehouse Industry News Comment 0 Reblog It 0 September 03, 2013 Pallet Rack Decking - All Loads Are Not Created Equal Is this a UDL load? Concentrated load? Line load? Point load? Load of something really heavy? Knowing not only the weight, but also what type of load will be sitting on a wire decking is extremely important. Though all of our stock wire decks are designed and rated for a uniformly distributed load” (UDL), we can design a deck to meet just about any type of loading scenario. Below are some of the most common loading scenarios with descriptions and examples of each. Point Load A...