Saturday, January 5, 2008

The Poly Rack System







POLY-RACKER



The centerpiece of the Poly-Rack System is the Poly-Racker,a unique, one-piece polyethylene rack that holds two55-gallon drums securely in place. A massive 100-plus gallon containment sump ensures spill safety even in worse-case drum leaks. And the deep dispensing well easily holds 5-gallon pails while containing incidental spills and splashes in a ribbed bottom--without contaminating the sump. Dispensingwells have a scalloped edge so pails can be easily removed.Two (2) drain plugs standard. Poly-Racker can betransported by forklift as separate pieces.



POLY-STACKER
Combine a single Poly-Stacker with Poly-Racker to stack up to four drums. Add another Poly-Stacker and have a storage system that holds six drums and is rated to hold3,000 lbs. UDL.
Each Poly-Stacker holds two 55-gallon drums and be stacked with a forklift easily. Any spills from the second and third levels fall into the dispensing well for containmentand easy clean- up. Combined, Poly-Racker and Poly-Stackermake up the most efficient drum storage and dispensingsystem that you can have.



POLY-SHELF
Poly shelf not only help to prevent spills, and this way it help to save money too, it also increase safety and productivity when adding the Poly-Shelf to your Poly-Rack System. It easily attaches to a Poly-Stacker and allows simultaneousdispensing from all drums. Spills? A hole in the bottom of thePoly-Shelf drains into the dispensing well in the Poly-Racker.

Drum Storage System







Drum Storage Racks are constructed of heavy duty steel angle and engineered for orderly handling and selective storage andremoval of 30 and 55 gallon drums. Assembly is easy - simply bolt four vertical legs to individual levels, attach X-bracing toends and rack is ready to accept drums. For maximum flexibility in drum storage, racks may be ordered to permit back toback installation allowing the user to customize every system to his own requirement. By combining units, any degree ofcapacity in nearly any type of space can be obtained. Designed for convenient forklift entry front and rear; all units are 34"deep.
boltless shelveings used un warehouse application for order picking
*********************************************************************

Multi level storage system

*******************************************************************



Widespan Shelving

Widespan rack is another name for boltless shelving, and is usually used to describe shelving that is 48" or wider. A few advantages of boltless shelving & widespan shelving are:- Heavy and/or bulky storage- Unobstructed access from all sides- Quick and easy assembly (Rapid Rack and RiveTier)- Wide span shelving for applications such as records storage- Can be modified into a multi-level catwalk system for future expansions.

Friday, January 4, 2008

High-Rise Shelving




High-rise shelving consists of extended height uprights that support shelves to heights typically in the 14- to 21- foot range. Unlike mezzanine shelving, the aisles are clear of mezzanines, and upper elevations of the shelving system are accessed by use of a machine that elevates the warehouse personnel to the appropriate level. Two common machine are used to transport through the systems: order picking lift trucks and storage/retrieval (S/R) machines. Order picking lift trucks are free-path lift trucks with an operator's cab located in the front of the telescoping mast of the truck. As the forks of the truck are raised, the operator's cab raises in kind. The lift-truck operator is thus raised to the elevation required in the shelving to accomplish put/pick activities. A S/R machine is a device that rides on a rail at floor level. An operator's cab raises and lowers on a vertical mast. One of these devices, not found as frequently today, particularly in small parts systems, is the stacker crane. Basically an upside down lift truck, this machine is suspended from a crane bridge.


The high-rise configuration provides efficient vertical space utilization and increases labor productivity by increasing the speed with which warehouse personnel move within the system. Walking is replaced by riding. Additionally, the order picking lift trucks and S/R machine can be equipped with computer terminals to automatically transmit instructions to the operator.


Mezzanine Shelving




Mezzanine shelving typically consists of two elevations of shelving units bolted together vertically, with a mezzanine walkway in the aisle of the upper elevation. Personnel walk on the aisle mezzanine for access to the upper elevation. The aisle mezzanine is located approximately 84 inches above the floor and uses the shelving for support. Stairways are provided to allow access to the mezzanine level. Mezzanine shelving is generally found in configurations of two or three levels; however, they are not structurally restricted to three levels. Freestanding mezzanines are occasionally used to provide mutilevel shelving systems. The freestanding mezzanine is an unbroken floor grating that relies on a series of columns for support. This variety offers the advantage of utilizing a portion of the elevated space for purposes other than shelving storage.

Small Parts Storage System - Shelving




Shelving is a very basic storage method which affords the user significant flexibility in the type and quantity of goods stored and at a relatively low capital investment. Consequently, shelving is by far the most popular samll parts storage technique used in warehouse. Most of these applications are well justified. The warehouse planner, however, must not approach the specification of a shelving system with any less care than that of an automated storage/retrieval system. An examination of the shortcomings of typical shelving installations reveals why.


Shelving is not an inherently space-efficient storage technique. Cubic space utilization within a typical shelving installation is often less than 50 percent. There are two primary reasons for this poor space utilization. First, shelving installations often make poor use of the vertical space available in a warehouse. Installation of 84-inch-high shelving in a facility with 20 feet of available clear stacking height is all too common. The result is significant unused, wasted space.


The second problem is that every individual shelf opening has the potential for poor utilization of space. It is not unusual to see a typical shelf opening that is 36 inches wide, 19 inches deep and 12 inches high being occupied by a 6-inch-cubed box. Many shelves are occupied more by air than product.


These space utilization problem directly result in increased warehouse costs related to the amount of shelving required and the amount of warehouse space required to house the shelving. Additionally, they directly lead to emplyee productivity losses in that the warehouse personnel must travel greater distances within the shelving system to access shelf locations. The point is that proper shelving specificaion can minimize such problems. Shelving is a simple storage system, but the warehouse planner must not be simpleminded in its application.

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Pallet Racking, Live Storage

Utilising the free motion energy of gravity, Pallet Live Storage systems provide guaranteed 'first in-first out' (FIFO) stock rotation, improved use of storage space and improved picking and loading speeds.

The pallets rest on sloping roller conveyor track and roll forward when a pallet is removed from the picking face at the front of the installation, creating a storage space on the loading face at the rear of the installation.


Pallet Live Storage is used in conjunction with conventional counter balance or reach trucks.