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Pallet Rack Protection with Our Partner: Damotech
As a trusted material handling partner, our approach with customers always starts with safety. Our goal is to keep your warehouse employees safe. We want to minimize forklift operator damage not only to your lift equipment but to your racking and products. If you aren’t already making pallet rack protection a priority in your warehouse, it may be time to rethink the need for it in your operations.
In our continued effort to provide the highest quality products to our customers, we have partnered with a leader in pallet rack protection and repair: Damotech.
What is considered pallet rack damage?
To make sure your warehouse operates at the safest capacity, it is crucial to perform routine pallet racking inspections to address any damage.
The most common form of rack damage is on the front column of the pallet rack frame because of forklift impact. Rack damage weakens your overall racking system and poses a significant hazard to your workers, your inventory and your property.
Pallet rack damage can also look like damage to horizontal or diagonal rack braces, upright base plates, welded rack repairs, damaged rack beam connectors, missing rack anchors and twisted columns.
If your pallet racking has damage, the solution is to repair the existing damage and invest in pallet rack protection in high-trafficked areas. This minimizes significant consequences from warehouse racking damage.
Having a pallet rack repair plan
If you identify pallet rack damage in your warehouse, repair it immediately. Our team will work with you to prepare a proposal designed to fit your specific needs and budget. Our proposal also includes a repair plan depending on the urgency of the repairs.
Damotech’s engineered rack repair kits are universal and designed to fit pallet racking from any manufacturer. To make it easier for you, their custom-built rack repair solutions fit your existing configuration.
When a repair is performed, a jack lifting device is brought in to hold the upright, while the damaged portion is cut out and removed. The repair kits are bolted on to the existing uprights, so on-site welding is not required.
Damotech’s repair solutions are top of the line. However, to take your pallet rack durability to the next level, we recommend installing pallet rack protection.
Innovations in pallet rack protection
To minimize the number of repairs done on your racking, installing Damotech’s industrial-grade guards to shield your racking posts is crucial. There are other plastic and thin-steel alternatives on the market. Heavy-duty steel guards are more durable and will keep your racks, inventory and people safe from everyday wear and tear, as well as forklift impacts.
Some pallet rack protection options include racking column guards, base guards, end guards, super guards (for rack column, baseplate and floor anchor protection), as well as a pedestal kit for new racking installations. Damotech also offers warehouse column guards, floor protection for walkways, and guard rails.
These guards are custom fit to your warehouse racking and are the first line of defense against damage. We know warehouse teams are under pressure to keep costs low and minimize downtime. Rack protection is an effective precautionary step to take.
Expert guidance for your pallet racking
At Fraza, we are more than forklifts, and we prioritize offering scalable, reliable solutions that make sense for your business.
Our warehouse racking solutions offered at our southeast Michigan branches in Canton, Rochester Hills and Bridgeport. You can trust that you are investing in durable and customizable pallet rack protection. Experience the difference Damotech products can make in optimizing your warehouse operations. Contact us for your warehouse racking and shelving needs.