How Do Steel Service Centers Use Storage Towers for Cut-to-Size Orders?
Steel service centers use storage towers as a fast-pick buffer between the bulk warehouse and the saws, shears and lasers that cut sheets to size. Each grade and thickness that drives cut-to-size orders gets its own tray, and the tower brings that tray to a loading station in well under a minute, so one operator […]
Roll-Out Sheet Rack Parts: What Each Component Does and What to Check
A roll-out sheet rack is made of six groups of parts: a bolted steel frame, the drawers that hold your sheets, the bearings and wheels they roll on, a removable crank and shaft that drive each drawer, two hinged doors that carry the drawer out past the frame, and the floor anchors. Knowing these roll-out […]