Pallet Rack Honeycombing – 7 Tips to Avoid this Sticky Storage Situation

By ApexCos / September 12, 2023

No Vacancies – Maximize Your Storage Rack Effectiveness & Prevent Pallet Rack Honeycombing Admittedly, the material handling industry uses some interesting terms (check out our glossary if you don’t believe us). One of those more perplexing terms you may hear is the “honeycombing effect.” If you’re unfamiliar with this phrase, honeycombing refers to the inefficient…

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Stop Those Pallets! Boost Warehouse Safety with Pallet Load Stops

By ApexCos / January 5, 2023

Keep Inventory in Place with Back-of-Rack Protection — Pallet Load Stops to the Rescue Pallet rack systems help to increase efficiency and maximize space in industrial warehouse facilities. Various features are built into pallet rack systems to bolster stability and strength under immense load capacities and safeguard against forklift strikes and external issues such as…

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Apex Packs a Punch with Great Info & New Pallet Rack Punching Guide

By APEXcos / November 13, 2020

  Comprehensive, Searchable and Easy to Navigate — that’s how we describe our new pallet rack Punching Guide. Check it out for yourself! Why a pallet rack punching guide? Pallet rack manufacturers have their individual approaches to building their respective pallet rack systems. The punches, i.e. connection points, of the pallet rack columns are often…

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Get to Know Your Pallet Rack Columns – Material, Shape & Design

By APEXcos / October 15, 2020

Pallet rack columns provide the vertical structure in a storage racking system. The racking system is configured by connecting front and rear columns with struts to form uprights. Then beams are connected to the uprights to form the storage bays. Columns can also provide independent vertical support (a.k.a. mono-post) in dense storage systems such as…

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Putting the Drop on Pallet Rack Beam Connections | Apex Safety Spotlight

By APEXcos / September 14, 2020

Beam Connector Plates and the Importance of Beam Drop — Pallet Rack Design Tips The beam connector plate is a small but critical element of pallet rack design, system function and stability. Plates are welded to both ends of a cross beam and used to secure the beam to the upright. Beams are then attached…

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Bring on the (Pallet Rack) Reinforcements| Apex Safety Spotlight

By APEXcos / July 18, 2019

Pallet rack is rated for capacity in two ways: beam capacity and upright capacity. Your frame and beams must be able to handle the load of a fully stocked system. Thus, your inventory is your main determinant of your pallet rack system design. You may wonder why it wouldn’t be easier to just make a…

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