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Pallet Rack – The Basics for Efficient Warehouse Planning

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Pallet Rack Warehouse management systems rely heavily on the use of pallet rack to handle material storage on pallets, or skids as they are sometimes referred. When it comes to efficient warehouse planning, it’s helpful to be familiar with the components that make up a pallet racking structure. Since selective pallet racks remain the most common and trustworthy systems, and apply to most warehouse setups, let’s review the components that build these racking systems in particular.. First off, it’s helpful to define the two main configurations of selective pallet racks. …

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The Gold Standard of Material Handling Professionals

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Material Handling Professionals The team here at Culver Equipment, LLC would like to proudly announce our membership with Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHDEA) for the passed year. MHDEA acts as the material handling professional industry’s premier networking and benchmark resource in the latest trends, promoting competition and innovation. With over 600 distributors and manufacturing production companies globally, the organization acts as a wealth of knowledge, which strengthens our position to the market. Some of the most useful resources designed to help us set a new standard are critical impact …

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Culver Equipment ranked 460 on INC 500’s list

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Culver Equipment, LLC has recently joined a very prestigious list of growing companies, and continues to lead the industry as a Material Handling Specialist. Inc 500 has provided the results for 2016 and we are coming in at the 460th spot with a three year growth over 750%. This also means we are in the top tier of the fastest growing companies in the U.S. Check out the article! We are in a very competitive industry. The reason for our continued success comes from solid partnership with our team and …

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Warehouse Equipment Of The Future: Use Of Drones

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Warehouse Drones – Equipment of the (Near?) Future Are there warehouse drones in your future? The answer is probably yes. Hollywood is already using them to film from brand new angles. Farmers are saying that the drone will transform their industry by more efficiently surveying their land and allowing for improved crop management. Online retailers, such as Amazon, are anxious to fully embrace the new technology because it dramatically improves service. “If you order a t-shirt, instead of waiting two or three days, you’ll get it in two or three …

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Warehouse Equipment Drones – The Future Is Today

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Warehouse equipment drones – the future is here The trend toward robotics in industry is increasing, as we briefly described in our previous blog post about warehouses of the future. Robotics and drones offer new capabilities that can make work faster, easier and safer. However, fully-expanded use of the technology will probably not arrive for another decade. Robotics and drones can dramatically increase productivity. Amazon, the online retail giant, says that Prime Air, its drone program, will eventually deliver packages of up to 5 pounds in 30 minutes or less.  …

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Used warehouse equipment: when does it make sense?

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Advantages of Buying Used Warehouse Equipment When it’s time for you to replace your warehouse equipment, does it make sense to buy new – or used? As with most questions, it depends about your needs, timeline and budget. If you have unlimited time and money, then buying new equipment is a possibility for you. But, even then, it might make sense to explore used warehouse equipment first. Here are some reasons why. Maximize Dollars Used warehouse equipment naturally costs less than new. So, even if you can afford a new …

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Warehouse Layout Design – Save Time and Money

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Warehouse Layout Design and More: Tips for Optimal Efficiency Yes, “time is money” is a clichĂ© – but that doesn’t make it any less true. And inefficiencies in your warehouse waste time, therefore money. Here are tips to make your warehouse layout process more streamlined for optimal operations. Although this Inbound Logistics article is a few years old, its advice is timeless, including these tips among others: • Clearly share organization goals and processes to workers. Open communication is at the core of productivity; lack of it leads to “high …

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