Warehouse1 Material Handling Blog

Wednesday Jan 29, 2014

A well-organized supply room is critical to improve the efficiency of your operation. By using these simple steps that utilize material handling equipment, you can get started immediately on a plan! Steps Appoint a team of 3 to 5 diverse members to work on the project. Assess your current room set-up and examine the need for a...

Wednesday Jan 29, 2014

5S Lean is the ultimate organizational tool to improve efficiency in the modern, environmentally friendly workplace. There are 5 steps of 5S Lean: Sort -Eliminate unnecessary items that are not needed for current workflow. Set In Order -Frequently used workstation materials and tools should be arranged so that all needed items are easy to get to...

Wednesday Jan 29, 2014

We're reviewing to most popular pallet rack brands and styles, giving one to five stars in the following criteria: design, availability, competitive pricing, ease of installation and durability. Our final category is selective pallet rack manufactured in China. Design:  Chinese manufactured pallet rack has been on the rise for the past decade. While China...

Wednesday Jan 29, 2014

Our reviewers give one to five stars in the following pallet racking categories: design, availability, competitive pricing, ease of installation and durability. Next up is the selective pallet rack that originated from across the Atlantic in Spain: Mecalux pallet rack. Design:  Mecalux pallet rack can look like teardrop pallet rack to the...

Wednesday Jan 1, 2014

We are giving up to five stars for each of the following pallet rack categories: design, availability, competitive pricing, ease of installation and durability. Now let's review the selective rack with a "suitcase handle" clip, speedrack pallet rack. Design:  Speedrack pallet rack has a unique connector hardware design that “locks” the...

Saturday Dec 14, 2013

Our reviews compare top pallet rack brands and styles, giving one to five stars in the following criteria: design, availability, competitive pricing, ease of installation and durability. Our next review is on the most the selective rack with a "T" shaped bolt connection: T-Bolt pallet rack. Design:  T-Bolt pallet rack has a good, secure...

Saturday Dec 14, 2013

Our reviews give one to five stars in the following categories: design, availability, competitive pricing, ease of installation and durability. Next up is the selective pallet rack most similar to Teardrop in design, Ridg-U-Rak Slotted. Design:   Ridg-U-Rak slotted pallet rack, the original “hook” and “slot” design, has a...

Saturday Dec 14, 2013

We’ll give one to five stars for each of the following categories: design, availability, competitive pricing, ease of installation and durability. Next up is the most durable style of pallet rack, Structural. Design:   Structural pallet rack is manufactured using one of the strongest known building materials: structural steel. Using poured...

Saturday Dec 14, 2013

Our reviews compare top pallet rack styles and brands, giving up to five stars in each of the following criteria: design, availability, competitive pricing, ease of installation and durability. First up is the most popular style of selective pallet rack, Teardrop. Availability:   With teardrop pallet rack being the most common style of rack...

Friday Dec 13, 2013

What are the best types of pallet racking? We’ve reviewed and ranked the most popular styles and brands of pallet rack out there. Our reviews give one to five stars for the following categories: design, availability, competitive pricing, ease of installation and durability. For a more in depth look, click on...