Material Handling Definitions

For those of you who don’t know a lot about pallet rack, here are some helpful terms and definitions:

Accumulator Conveyor–Any conveyor designed to permit accumulation of packages, objects, or carriers. May be roller, live roller, belt, power-and-free, or chain conveyors.

Palletizer/Depalletizer–Palletizer is an automatic or semiautomatic machine, consisting of synchronized conveyor(s) and mechanisms to receive cartons from a conveyor(s) and place them onto pallets according to a prearranged pattern. The depalletizer is an automatic machine consisting of synchronized conveyors and mechanisms to disassemble a pallet load and discharge single cartons.

shelving_rackingBatch Manufacturing–The production of parts or material in discrete runs, or batches, interspersed with other production operations or runs of other parts or materials.

Automatic Warehouse–A warehouse in which a substantial part of the receipt, storage and dispatch functions are performed without manual handling of the goods involved.

Please visit storage-solutions.com for all of your material handling needs.

Storage Solutions 2010 Catalogs Now Available!

Storage_Area-lrgI’m sure that most of you are probably relieved that 2009 is finally over, and I hope all of you have gotten off to a much better start to 2010!  Things certainly seem to be looking up for 2010, and one thing that we are excited about is the arrival of our new 2010 Storage Solutions catalogs.  This year’s catalog is bigger and better than ever; we’ve expanded our inventory and increased our facility to serve our clients’ needs better.

In addition to the pallet rack and shelving that we have always focused on, we have added additional material handling equipment, shop equipment, safety products, and much more!  Please click here to request a new Storage Solutions catalog, and find out what all the fuss is about!

Did you know…Our Installation Team

Installation Scissors 2 large1We here at Storage Solutions would like to devote this week’s blog to recognizing some of the accomplishments of our installation crews in 2009.  As you may or may not know, we have our own team of professional installation crews.  This helps us provide you some very big benefits!  It allows us to save our customers a lot in the overall cost of purchasing new racking equipment.  Independent contractors can be very expensive, and this additional variable can substantially increase the total cost of your pallet rack purchase.  Additionally, our crews are specifically focused on installing and tearing down pallet rack and racking components.  This enables them to get the job done in a quick and efficient manner, while maintaining an exceptional level of quality in their work.  With that being said, let’s take a minute to look at some of their achievements from 2009:

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  • Installed over 295,000 Sq Ft of Free Standing Mezzanines
  • Installed Shelf Supported Mezzanines consisting of 8,450 New and Used Shelving Sections
  • Installed 8.5+ Million Sq Ft of New and Used Pallet Rack
  • Installed 6,400 Sections of New and Used Shelving Sections
  • Installed 28,000 pallet positions of Push Back & Drive-In/Thru
  • Dismantled, Packaged, and Shipped over 9.5 Million Sq Ft of Used  Pallet Rack, Shelving, Mezzanines, Etc.
  • Moved numerous companies’ material handling equipment from old facilities to new ones
  • Employ 8 Crew Leaders and 45 full time “In House” Laborers
  • Completed projects in 27 States and Mexico including: California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin

On behalf of the rest of us here at Storage Solutions, I would like to say thanks to all of our hard working installation crews.  Keep up the great work in 2010!

We’ll Buy Used Warehouse Equipment!

used-pallet-rackHere at Storage Solutions, our niche is assisting clients with any type of warehouse transition. We understand that selling or moving your current material handling equipment can be a large headache.  We would like to help you resolve that issue.

Let us buy your used material handling equipment as we help you transition to a new warehouse or redesign your current one. Not only will you save money on your warehouse redesign, but it removes the hassle of finding a buyer and shipping your used equipment.

Contact us today to get our free recommendation for your new operation!