General Interest

The negative aspects of using Storax gangways as storage areas

Critical to the design of any Storax system is the access gangway and moving aisles as these allow access to every pallet location.  When all the pallet locations are full, the question arises as to where additional stock can be stored.  As using the moving aisles for storage is clearly non-productive, there is a strong temptation to block stack pallets on the panel side of the gangway while leaving just enough space for reach trucks to access the moving aisles. While this practice  solves the immediate problem, it often has negative repercussions, the most common being significant damage to the front guide wheel units of the Storax bases.  The Storax control boxes are also at risk as are the insulated panels behind the block stacked product.  Worse still, slightly “warm” block stacked  incoming product is unstable as the boxes expand slightly on refreezing  which can cause the stacked product to collapse onto the front of the mobile bases.  As the bases are not fixed to the ground they can be shunted backward through the rear wall of the freezer store. One way of protecting the Storax bases is to retro fit Barpro’s popular wooden bumpers as these protect not just the wheel units but the control boxes as well.  Continuous block stacking in gangways however is a good indication that a freezer store expansion is required.                     ORDER YOUR BUMPERS TODAY [gravityform id=”5″ title=”true” description=”true”]

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Caring for your Delf garments

John Munden from Delf Coldwear, UK has taken the time to draw up some useful tips for caring for your Delf garments. Please take time to read through them, as this will increase the lifespan of your garments. When not in use, store the garment in a well-ventilated area away from extremes of temperature; Never place heavy items on top of it; If possible, avoid excessive folding and preferably store it hanging vertically; If the product is wet, allow it to dry fully before placing it into storage; Washing is to be recommended – dry-cleaning with solvents is not; Insulation may decrease with washing Fully machine washable at 40°C Do not bleach Can be tumble dried – 50° Celsius maximum Do not iron Do not dry clean Should you be taking care of your Delf garments and experience any problems, please contact Barpro Storage SA on 021 552 9190 for further assistance.

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Scheduled Maintenance is the key

One of Eskom’s reasons for continued load shedding in the first half of 2015 is to remove 5000MW of generating capacity for long overdue maintenance. Because the electricity grid has been running close to capacity for some years, this maintenance has not been done resulting in the current high levels of unplanned power station outages. This is just another example of what happens when plant and equipment is not regularly maintained. At first savings are made as repair budgets are underspent, but after a year or so, unplanned down time and major repair projects turn out to be far more expensive than if maintenance had been scheduled on a regular basis. As Storax mobiles are no different from any other plant and equipment, we encourage all clients to seriously look at a Service Level Agreement for regular inspections of their Storax systems. On the bright side, Storax mobiles are not putting added strain on the grid as the power required to move two 360ton Storax bases is about the same as that required to boil a domestic kettle. If you want to know more about our Service Level Agreements, please contact our offices: [gravityform id=”5″ title=”true” description=”true”]

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