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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 […]
How To Pick The Safest Solution For Your Industrial Steel Storage Racks
By MHI Industry Group, RMI (Rack Manufactures Institute) During MODEX 2018, held this past April in Atlanta, members of RMI presented a free, on-floor seminar to attendees. Entitled “Considerations for the Planning and Use of Industrial Steel Storage Racks,” the […]
What’s Height-To-Depth Ratio, And Why Is It Important?
By MHI Industry Group, RMI (Rack Manufactures Institute) To significantly minimize the risk of a single row of standard steel storage rack from becoming unstable and overturning due to a seismic event, wind or forklift impact, Section 8.1 of RMI’s […]
Don’t Forget To Check Permitting Requirements For Your Proposed Rack Systems
By MHI Industry Group, RMI (Rack Manufactures Institute) Whether planning for a new rack system in a new location, or a new rack system in an existing location, the system cannot be installed until all applicable building codes have been […]
Making A Tight Beam-To-Column Connection
By MHI Industry Group, RMI (Rack Manufactures Institute) To ensure that a pallet rack beam does not separate from an upright rack column as a result of either an impact or seismic event, RMI’s ANSI MH16.1-2012: Specification for the Design, […]