Blog & Case Studies
This week, Josh Smith, President at Wholesale Pallet Rack Products (WPRP), joins me to discuss how he has successfully created a safer work environment for his employees and customers throughout the past 6-8 months of the pandemic. Josh discusses changes that they’ve made to the…
OVERVIEW Why use chicken wire for tenant storage lockers when BeastWire Mesh Tenant Storage Lockers provides a more durable and secure option? BeastWire cages and lockers offer excellent storage opportunities for multi-family residential settings where space is limited. But not only that, it keeps valuables…
Jim Galante, Director of Business Development at Southworth Products Corp, joined us this week to discuss ergonomics best practices and what we’re not always considering. Jim has over 50 years of experience in the material handling industry. He is Chairman of the EASE Council (Ergonomic…
SCENARIO #1 It’s 1:30 am—you wake to a call that the alarm was triggered in your customs bonded warehouse. The police are on the way but are still 10 minutes out. The intruders have plenty of time to manipulate and steal your customers’ valuable merchandise….
THE SITUATION A nationally recognized hospital in Chicago saved outdated patient information in their “storage area”—also referred to as their basement. With multiple doors leading to the storage site, they needed a simple solution to secure and organize all the various medical documents. What type…
THE CHALLENGE An International leader in Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS) needed a woven wire protective guarding technology for a large custom system. The solution needed to meet OSHA machine guarding specifications that properly prevented personnel from coming into contact with the automated equipment….
OVERVIEW A local school in Seymour, IN, not too far from the SpaceGuard factory, needed help securing janitorial supplies. They wanted to keep everything in one area and, of course, away from the children. One of our experienced customer service representatives listened to their concerns…
This week I was joined by Arlin Keck, Corporate R&D Engineer of Steel King Industries. Arlin has been around the material handling industry for over 40 years, and with Steel King for 15. In this episode, he discusses safety factors that should be considered when…
This week Aaron Conway, of Mezzanine Safeti-Gates, joined me to discuss solutions for keeping employees safe while working on elevated platforms. We discuss how mezzanine safety gates secure the ledges of elevated work platforms including pallet drop areas, rack picking systems, production platforms, loading docks…
