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Learn More About Warehouse Fire Sprinkler Codes And How They Impact Rack Design
By MHI Industry Group, RMI (Rack Manufactures Institute) As RMI’s representative on the National Fire Protection Association’s NFPA 13 committee that’s tasked with the creation and revision of national standards specific to the safe design of sprinkler systems, member Gary […]
Point Versus Uniformly Distributed Loads: Understand The Difference
By MHI Industry Group, RMI (Rack Manufactures Institute) When placing loads of equal weight in storage racks, it’s important to remember that all pallets or loads are not created equal. Some pallets are designed with multiple boards—or stringers—spanning the bottom […]
Have Questions About Rack Design? Watch This RMI Educational Session
By MHI Industry Group, RMI (Rack Manufactures Institute) In a two-part presentation delivered by RMI during MODEX 2018, members shared insights about the current standards for the design, testing and utilization of industrial steel storage racks and answered multiple, common […]
Data Driven Supply Chains—Risk Versus Big Reward
By George W. Prest, Chief Executive Officer, MHI We can all agree that the risk of becoming a technology laggard is fraught with peril. From the famous Kodak story to more recent examples like Borders, Blockbuster and Toys “R” Us, […]
How FedEx and UPS rate and surcharge increases will impact shippers in 2019
The rise of e-commerce has brought with it ever-increasing pressure for shippers to have a large volume of packages of all sizes delivered quickly. Parcel carriers have, and are, investing in technology and automation to meet that increase in volume […]
Blockchain for Lettuce
Lettuce. Who’d’ve thought we’d all be afraid of some leaves. But it’s killed 5 people this year between the spring and winter outbreaks and hospitalized a whole bunch more, so it’s pretty serious business. Which is why Walmart is taking […]