A photo guide to understanding hardware that is commonly ordered for pallet rack projects. Learn the difference between a whiz nut and a hex and a carriage bolt and a tek screw. Photos of hardware will guide you through applications for hardware and sizes that are typically used.
Lessons
Bolts & Nuts
This lesson will start with the T-Bolt and examine all types of bolts and nuts used for accessory attachment and beam connections. At the end of the lesson completion of a quiz covering bolt and nut identification as well as application specification will be required.
Screws – Tek and Other
This lesson will allow users to familiarize themselves with various sizes, types and applications of screws used to assemble pallet racking.
Anchor Bolts
This lesson will cover all types of bolts used to anchor racking into the concrete. From wedge type anchors including expansion anchors and wedge bolt anchors, users will be tested with visual photos to identify manufacturers’ and anchor styles.
Load Plaques
As a requirement of the RMI for safe warehouse use, this lesson offers a quick look at load plaques and what information is required to be printed on them.
Post Caps and Covers
Whether for aesthetics or for safety purposes, UNARCO provides a variety of post caps and plastic covers for various parts. This lesson will familiarize users with all of the various add-on caps.
Sturdi-Bilt Wedge Locks & Safety Locks
Even through it is an outdated product, there is still a lot of Sturdi-Bilt in existence. This short lesson will cover the identification of Sturdi-Bilt lock parts and how to guide customers through ordering them.
K-Pick Parts
The UNARCO K-Pick welded shelves and it’s previous designs known on the market as Kingway shelving have a large variety of attachment parts which are ordered for both new and existing systems. This lesson will help identify the parts and their uses within the K-Pick Carton Flow system.
Shims
While shims seem like a simple product offering that would be easy to order, there are what seems like an infinite number of shims to match the nearly infinite number of baseplates that UNARCO welds on uprights. Learn the difference and how to insure that the correct shim is being ordered for the correct upright […]