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Wire Mesh Partitions
Industrial cantilever
Industrial Mezzanine
Selective Pallet Racking
Drive-in racking
Dynamic Pallet Rack
Push-Back
Shuttle Rack
Industrial Racking
Baby Cantilever
Pivot Gate
Heavy Cantilever
Snow Removal Platform
Stacking Rack
Steel Grating
Smart Mezzanine
Structural Steel Mezzanine
Pallet Lift
Automation
Gravitex 3D
Welcome to the behind-the-scenes science that supports your operations.
1. The Earthquake at the End of the Beams: Seismic Engineering
Even in low-activity areas, standards evolve. Advanced engineering no longer just 'reinforces' steel. Today we use energy dissipators and articulated bases.The concept: Instead of fighting against the force of an earthquake, the rack "dances" with it. The energy is absorbed by sacrificial components, thus avoiding the total collapse of the structure.
2. The Concrete Slab: The Silent Partner
One of the greatest mistakes is to consider the ground as an immutable datum. In advanced design, the rack and slab are studied as a single system.The soil-structure interaction: A slab that flexes by a few millimetres can lead to a vertical misalignment of several centimetres at the top of a 12-metre rack.
Engineering here uses punching calculations to ensure that the rack legs do not "pierce" the concrete under a maximum load.3. Finite Element Simulation (FEA)
No more time for artisanal load tests. Engineers now use Finite Element Modeling (FEA). This software allows dividing the structure into thousands of small elements to simulate:- The impacts of forklifts.
- The unequal distribution of weight.
- The twist of the amounts.
This is where we use pure physics.
4. Fatigue analysis: Racking has a Lifespan
Each time a pallet is deposited or removed, the steel "works". This loading/unloading cycle creates a micro-wear called fatigue.Advanced engineering allows today to predict the residual life of a system. We no longer replace it because it is old, but because the analysis of cycles indicates a risk of imminent molecular rupture.
