Case Studies

1) Accident Prevention Worth It’s Weight

The safety manager worries about twisted knees, broken ankles, medical bills, recovery periods, new recruits and overtime. He is not a coach, yet he has responsibility for 13 “teams.” ...

2) Air Cargo Lifts Handle Large Containers

A major logistics company required a loading dock solution for transferring extremely large and heavy air cargo containers between variable truck bed heights and a fixed dock height.

3) ANCHORAGE ML&P | EXPLOSION-PROOF EQUIPMENT

As Anchorage, Alaska’s oldest utility, Anchorage Municipal Light & Power (ML&P) has been generating the electricity for Alaska’s largest city for more than 85 years. Servicing a 20-square-mile ...

4) Case Study: The original Polymer Guard Rails for VF’s newest DC.

The case study explains how Boplan provided polymer ( plastic ) guard rails, hand rails, traffic barriers and other safety products from the Flex Impact by Boplan product line to protect ...

5) Dock Leveler Inspection Plate Reduces Air Flow in Food Facilities during Scheduled Maintenance

Dozens of Fortune 500 companies have saved thousands of dollars in energy costs while reducing the possibility of insect or rodent infiltration by specifying a maintenance inspection ...

6) Elevating Rack Guarding for Warehouse Pallet Racks

The challenge was to create a safety net barrier acting as a door to protect both products as well as employees in a warehouse setting. In addition the door needed to be accessible ...

7) First Line of Defense for your Uprights

A newly appointed warehouse manager inherited the responsibility of a facility with a lot of damage due to impact from forklift traffic. A rack survey report highlighted a damage pattern ...

8) FPS | FOOD PROCESSING

Food Process Solutions (FPS) is a rapidly expanding company that specializes in the design and manufacture of large refrigeration vessels for the food processing industry worldwide. ...

9) Heavy Duty protection for Building Columns

A brand new facility owned by a company who, from experience with other warehouses, wanted to protect all of it’s 10”x10” building columns against forklift impact. As a prevention strategy, ...

10) Hoosier Crane | OLI App

R&M’s latest innovation in hoist safety and efficiency is being used in the field! Our Overhead Lifting Information (OLI) app displays direct, real-time data reports of crane conditions, ...

11) KIMURA FOUNDRY AMERICA | RAPID PROTOTYPING

Six R&M Materials Handling Inc. overhead crane systems were installed in just three weeks by R&M ...

12) Machine Guarding For a Medical Products Distribution Center

An international producer of surgical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and vision care products required machine guarding for two processing cells at its Huntington, WV facility. The customer ...

13) Mezzanine Pallet Access Gate Ensures OSHA & ANSI Compliance while Accommodating Tall Pallet Loads

Lift-out gates used to secure mezzanine pallet access areas were constantly being left open for a leading provider of products and services supporting the health care industry. In the ...

14) MWL Requires Hydraulic Dock Leveler For Demanding Dock Conditions

The VH Series is designed, engineered and constructed using the heaviest structural steel support members for the most demanding dock conditions. It uses a proprietary hydraulic system ...

15) NAPA Prevents Falling Inventory with RackBack Safety Panels

A need for falling inventory protection became necessary because of the height of the warehouse shelving, the weight of the products being stored, and the nearby aisle ways used by ...