2020 was not an easy year but we made it through, together, and mostly in good shape.

Despite the many disruptions and unpredictability, our team continued helping clients be more efficient, successful, and grow their businesses.

We also were busy creating dozens of relevant, informative blog posts to educate and inform our customers and visitors. In case you missed any of these favorites, now is the perfect time to check out our most read posts. Then, let’s focus on a great new year and even more new content!

No. 1 | How Big a Warehouse do we Really Need? Warehouse Calculations Simplified
What needs to be stored? How do you know the building is big enough? How high should the clear height of the ceiling be? How large a cubic volume do we need? Knowing that that expertise is our business, and you have to concentrate on yours, here’s how to answer these questions! Read More

No. 2 | Hack Your Warehouse Picking Operations in 3 Easy Steps
In today’s ultra-competitive business climate, companies are constantly striving to improve their warehouse operations to gain a competitive advantage. To accomplish this, it’s essential to focus on ways to build maximum efficiency in order to reduce costs. Read More

No. 3 | Pallet Stacker vs Forklift: Which Should I Use?
When moving palletized product there are two main options: a forklift and a pallet stacker. Both have their strengths and weaknesses, but which makes the most sense? Knowing what you need and understanding your business is the first step. You can’t afford to have a solution that doesn’t fit the bill.  Read More

No. 4 | How to Master Order Picking and Boost Productivity and Accuracy
Every day, businesses work to meet and exceed their customers’ expectations. Quick and accurate order picking is required to satisfy those customers. Whether you’re picking watermelons or jet engine parts, the method you use can most likely be improved. As we tell our customers, “Every time you touch your products, it costs money.” So how can you maximize picking efficiency and minimize operating expenses? Read More

No. 5 | The Basics of Designing Pallet Racking
When designing your pallet racking system, there are several factors to consider and each will have an impact on how to design a rack system. That’s why we don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all solution.  Read More

No. 6 | Forklift Attachments’ Effect on Lift Truck Capacities
More and more, customers are using forklift attachments to adapt their lift trucks to meet operational needs. But before doing this, it’s important to consider how the use of an attachment will impact the capacity rating of the forklift. Let’s dig into this and look at some numbers. Read More

No. 7 | Very Narrow Aisle Warehousing: Avoid these Pitfalls
VNA is a warehouse design that makes the aisles as narrow as possible while utilizing tall racking systems so as to make material storage as space efficient as possible. In the right application, it can be ideal for both case-picking and pallet handling. Let’s look at the things we need to consider. Read More

No. 8 | What’s on Your Plate, and Why It Matters
According to OSHA, every powered industrial lift truck must have a forklift specification plate. The primary focus is to help ensure that the truck is being safely and properly utilized for the application under consideration. Therefore, it is important to know the information that is available on the plate. Read More

No. 9 | Vertical Farming: A Growth Business
Farming often requires acres of rural land, but what if you could build vertical farms anywhere in the country to not only capitalize on your available space but also to grow better produce? With smart use of vertical storage and growing, you can easily double your capacity to deliver the crops your customers need. Read More

No. 10 | Order Picking: 6 Ways to Increase Ergonomics, Accuracy, and Space Utilization
Order picking is an essential part of warehouse operations. When implemented properly, advanced order picking strategies can lead to improvements in picking accuracy, higher pick rates, higher throughput, improved ergonomics and better space utilization. There are several picking methodologies that can ensure that your warehouse runs as efficiently and smoothly as possible. Read More

Remember, we have many more blogs filled with best practices, unique insights, expert advice, new product announcements, and more. Visit the website any time to read the latest post or subscribe to our weekly blog here. If we haven’t covered a topic you’re interested in, please let us know in the comments below.