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Jerry Schultz, P.E.
- Dec 16, 2020
- 4 min
Solid Shelving (part 4) - Defining Depth of Multiple Row Rack
A subject that I have gone back to time and time again is solid shelving. This upcoming change to NFPA 13 will redefine multiple-row rack...


Jerry Schultz, P.E.
- Sep 4, 2020
- 4 min
Pick Modules
Walmart, Amazon, Lowes, Target and numerous third party logistic (3PL) firms are shifting to pick modules as their warehouse arrangement....


Claire Brezinski
- Jul 23, 2020
- 2 min
HIGH VOLUME LOW SPEED FANS
High volume low speed (HVLS) fans are large mechanical fans that are 6 feet or wider and used in commercial and industrial settings. They...


Jerry Schultz, P.E.
- Nov 18, 2019
- 5 min
Think About It!
There is a change coming that we are severely underestimating. This change promises to revolutionize the industry, and will force many of u


Jerry Schultz, P.E.
- Aug 3, 2017
- 5 min
NFPA Definitions of Shelving vs Racking
We have discussed what constitutes solid shelves within a rack structure but it can get a bit confusing when we consider shelf storage...


Jerry Schultz, P.E.
- Jun 5, 2017
- 7 min
Solid Shelving (part 3)
Up to this point, we have discussed what solid shelving is and spent time talking about how the load can determine if a shelf is a solid she


Jerry Schultz, P.E.
- Jan 20, 2017
- 6 min
Solid Shelving (part 2)
This is one of the main issues that we have to understand and it can be summarized by asking—wasn’t wire mesh developed to help eliminate so


Jerry Schultz, P.E.
- Nov 30, 2016
- 2 min
Solid Shelving (part 1.5)
Prior to continuing the discussion on Solid Shelving I need to point out that I made a mistake in the last blog post. I used the photo...


Jerry Schultz, P.E.
- Nov 8, 2016
- 5 min
Solid Shelving
And so it begins. In my first blog post (Fire Testing, January 18, 2016), I talked briefly about solid shelving and pointed out that...


Jerry Schultz, P.E.
- Sep 23, 2016
- 5 min
Plasticization
For years I have had the pleasure of teaching the three day seminar on automatic sprinklers on behalf of NFPA. For those of you who have...