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Pallet Beam Deflection: How Much Is Acceptable?
By MHI Industry Group, RMI (Rack Manufactures Institute) When the specifications for a pallet support beam are determined by a qualified rack design engineer, the maximum amount of deflection—or bowing—permissible is included in the calculations as noted in Section 5.3 […]
Protecting Workers On Rack Supported Platforms, Pick Modules
By MHI Industry Group, RMI (Rack Manufactures Institute) To keep workers safe when picking items stored at levels above the facility floor—such as in pick modules or on shelving within rack supported platforms—guidelines are offered in RMI’s ANSI MH16.1-2012: Specification […]
New Video on MHI View: Changing Environmental Regulations and Product Innovation
With the UN Paris agreement laying down stricter sustainability guidelines for manufacturing and supply chain business globally, many business owners are trying to find new ways to streamline their processes and reduce waste. David Blanchard, Senior Editor of Material Handling […]
New Conveyors 101 Guide Available from CSS
By Alex Batty, MHI Marketing Communications Coordinator |@mhi_alex Hey hey! So our Industry Groups (if you don’t know what those are, check out the Industry Group website, they’re awesome!) are producing content that you need to see. For example, the […]
Cantilevered Storage Rack Safety 101
By MHI Industry Group, RMI (Rack Manufactures Institute) Cantilevered rack structures are comprised primarily of a central, vertical column from which horizontal arms project perpendicularly on one or both sides, with no vertical column connecting the arms on the aisle […]
Sustainability and the Triple Bottom Line
This blog was posted by the Conveyor and Sortation Systems (CSS) industry group of MHI. Sustainability is a term we often hear in business. We hear many times how a certain practice or implementation is sustainable. Yet sustainability can be […]