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When ICON Mechanical needed both a clean room and an elevated platform - they turned to Panel Built to engineer a mezzanine with ResinDek LD flooring panels.
When a large Florida parcel sortation center required dozens of elevated platforms to house sensitive conveyor and sortation technology, Steele Solutions and Elevated Steel supplied and installed more than 185,000 sq. ft. of platform structure—meeting a demanding deadline despite a phased build and shifting construction conditions.
To increase throughput and order fulfillment speed in a challenging labor market, Evergreen Enterprises implemented a fleet of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) at theirRichmond, Virginia warehouse.The wholesale home and garden décor retailer, headquartered at the same location, had relied on 90 associates to push picking carts through static storage racks to manually pick orders across two shifts.But the operation found it difficult to scale up during seasonal peak periods and maintain order accuracy and inventory control.
To support organic growth and expansion via acquisition, a global retailer of sneakers and streetwear sought to increase throughput and optimize order fulfillment efficiency in its existing Philadelphia distribution center (DC). The operation, which supports both e-commerce and retail replenishment, has employee shifts nearly around the clock to keep up with demand. It also cross-docks shipments, when possible, to minimize handling. “First we determined that the existing building could sustain both their forecasted growth trajectory and their desired throughput,” he said. “To do that, however, we advised the installation of a 70,000-square-foot mezzanine above their existing 220,000-square-foot workspace, along with the implementation of a shelf-to-person autonomous mobile robot (AMR) system.”
The Storage Manufacturers Association (SMA) brings together leading manufacturers across the industrial storage and material handling industry to share expertise, develop standards, and advance best practices. Through collaboration, SMA members contribute to educational resources, safety guidelines, and industry innovation, helping facilities adapt to evolving demands like automation, robotics, and vertical storage solutions.
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Members of the Storage Manufacturers Association are the leading suppliers of industrial storage equipment. Their expertise can help keep workers safe and make the most of the space in a facility.
Selecting the right storage system can be a complicated process. Not only are there different options for every unique application, but regulations and compliance codes are changing every year. Your best resource is the Storage Manufacturer’s Association - visit mhi.org/sma to learn more.
Price: $100.00.This standard applies to industrial steel bin shelving; bin shelving placed on mobile carriages; multi-level bin shelving systems such as pick modules, catwalks, and deck overs; and for bin shelving used in conjunction with an automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS). The structural framing components for these systems are made of cold-formed or hot-rolled steel structural members.Bin shelving) is typically a hand-loaded, prefabricated, free-standing, building-like non-building structure that utilizes a designed framing system, which is generally located within an industrial or warehouse environment. Personnel working within the confines of the bin shelving structure are presumed to be properly trained, physically able, and appropriately attired to work in the intended working environment.This standard is intended to be applied to the design, testing, and utilization of industrial steel bin shelving systems. When a bin shelving system is designed for use in a seismically active area, the designer is cautioned to obtain more detailed information, amendments, and changes to adopted codes, including applicable design ground motions to use in the design, by contacting the local jurisdiction where the shelving units are to be installed.This standard applies to industrial steel bin shelving systems installed within a building and subjected to seismic (earthquake) loads. Loads from environmental exposure, such as snow, wind, or rain loads, are not addressed in this standard. This standard does not cover any design requirements that need to be addressed for supported equipment that would subject a shelving system to significant dynamic loading and/or harmonic vibration that has the potential to cause structural damage or metal fatigue. For environmental exposure or applications beyond the scope of this standard, an evaluation by a qualified design professional is required. This standard is a revision of ANSI MH28.1-2024 with the portal test removed.
Price: $75.00This standard applies to retail/consumer boltless steel shelving. The framing components for these systems are made of steel members. This standard does not apply to the following: industrial steel storage racks (addressed by ANSI MH16.1), industrial steel cantilevered racks (addressed by ANSI MH16.3), industrial boltless steel shelving (addressed by ANSI MH28.2), products greater than 96 in. (2.4 m) in height, boltless shelving structures not fabricated from steel, industrial steel bin shelving (addressed by ANSI MH28.1), or shelving systems built with slotted metal angles.Retail/consumer shelving) is a hand loaded, prefabricated, freestanding, building-like non-building structure that utilizes a designed framing system. It is primarily designed and intended to be used in residential or commercial applications (as opposed to applications requiring larger-scale industrial product storage in accordance with ANSI MH28.2) and generally located indoors within a home, shop, or garage environment not designed to withstand wind or earthquake loading.Retail/consumer steel boltless shelving systems are designed to be purchased by non professional consumers at retail stores and assembled without the need for technical guidance or training.This standard does not provide guidance for design requirements that need to be addressed for supported equipment that would subject a shelving system to significant dynamic loading or harmonic vibration that has the potential to cause damage or metal fatigue.
Price: $100.00This standard applies to industrial steel boltless shelving; boltless shelving placed on mobile carriages; multi-level boltless shelving systems such as pick modules, catwalks, and deck-overs; and for boltless shelving used in conjunction with an automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS). The structural framing components for these systems are made of cold-formed or hot-rolled steel structural members.This standard does not apply to the following: industrial steel pallet racks (addressed by ANSI MH16.1), industrial cantilever racks (addressed by ANSI MH16.3), boltless shelving structures not fabricated from steel, industrial steel bin shelving, or shelving systems built with slotted metal angles.Boltless shelving is typically a hand-loaded, prefabricated, free-standing, building-like non-building structure that utilizes a designed framing system. It is generally located within an industrial or warehouse environment that is restricted from the general public. Personnel working within the confines of the boltless shelving structure are presumed to be properly trained, physically able, and appropriately attired for the intended working environment. This standard is intended to be applied to the design, testing and utilization of such structures.This standard applies to boltless shelving structures installed within a building and subjected to seismic (earthquake) loads. Loads from environmental exposure, such as snow, wind or rain loads, are not addressed in this standard. This standard does not cover any design requirements that need to be addressed for supported equipment that would subject a shelving system to significant dynamic loading and/or harmonic vibration that has the potential to cause structural damage or metal fatigue. For environmental exposure or applications beyond the scope of this standard, an evaluation by a qualified design professional is required.
Price: $100.00This standard applies to industrial steel work platforms. An industrial steel work platform is typically a prefabricated free-standing non-building structure similar to a building with an elevated surface that utilizes a pre-designed framing system and is located within an industrial or similarly restricted environment. Flooring may include other structural or non-structural elements such as, but not limited to, concrete, steel, and engineered wood-products.This standard is intended to be applied to the design, testing and utilization of such structures. Industrial steel work platforms are hereinafter referred to as just “work platforms” or “platforms”. This standard does not apply to platforms whose structural framing components are not made from steel.This standard is written based on the work platform being restricted from the general public and that those working on the work platform are properly trained, appropriately dressed, and physically able to work on such platforms in an industrial or warehouse environment. For applications beyond the scope of this standard, consult a qualified design professional.This standard is written to address requirements for the preponderance of work platform installations and is not intended to limit the extent of possible designs nor the auxiliary materials that may be used in conjunction with a boltless shelving installation. Special designs, e.g., systems installed outdoors subject to wind, snow and rain, or the use of material not specifically cover in the standard require the approval of a qualified design professional.
Seismic (earthquake) design requirements within a building code are enacted to protect property and life in buildings in case of earthquakes. Seismic design requirements were created and developed as a response to major earthquakes and the resulting devastation.
Unit of measure typically associated with the uniformly distributed live and dead design loads on an elevated platform or the wind, snow, and rain loads applied to outdoor structures.
Elevated standard walkways limited to ‘foot’ traffic.
Vertical member within a shelving unit that supports the shelf beams, shelves, or elevated floors.
This guidance document represents user considerations associated with industrial work platforms. It was developed by the Storage Manufacturers Association (SMA) and is intended to provide useful information and guidance for owners, users, designers, purchasers, or specifiers of material handling equipment or systems. It is advisory only and should only be regarded as a simple tool that its intended audience may or may not choose to follow, adopt, modify, or reject. The following information does not constitute a comprehensive safety program, cannot guard against pitfalls in operating, selecting, and purchasing such a system, and should not be relied upon as such. Such a program should be developed, and an independent adviser should be consulted in doing so.
Inspection Report for Bin Shelving
Inspection Report for Boltless Shelving
Inspection Report for Work Platforms