The Evolution of Pallet Storage Systems   Before the 1920s, goods were packed into kegs, barrels, boxes, and wooden crates or onto simple skids for transport purposes. With the invention of the forklift truck, the skid was modified to produce the more sophisticated units that would become the mainstay of modern pallet storage systems. Ideal…

It’s Time to Automate your Pallet Storage System   Warehouses, distribution centres and manufacturing plants share a common need. They all need to store items in bulk. Recently, many businesses in these categories have suffered severe setbacks as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns. Interestingly, those warehouses that had installed automated…

The Benefits of an Automated Storage and Retrieval System (AS/RS)   In recent decades, warehouses and other bulk storage facilities have grown to become key components of a retail and wholesale supply chain that serves to expedite the distribution of goods both at home and abroad. Until the 1960s, when the earliest automated storage and…