Material handling and storage guides
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Practical guides to help you plan, budget, and specify the equipment that moves and stores your product. Written by the W.T. Hight team from outfitting warehouses, plants, and distribution centers across the Northeast.
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Material handling
Material handling guides: equipment types, pallet weight limits, and how to plan a system that cuts labor and moves product safely.
All material handling guides
Mezzanines and work platforms
Mezzanine guides from W.T. Hight: what a mezzanine system is, the types and OSHA rules, and what one costs, before you build.
All mezzanines and work platforms guides
Conveyors
Conveyor guides: the main types of conveyor systems, what is in a system, and how to choose the right one for your throughput and product.
All conveyors guides
Wire partitions and cages
Wire partition guides from W.T. Hight: what wire partitions are, how they are used, and how to secure and separate space in your facility.
All wire partitions and cages guides
In-plant offices
In-plant office guides: what modular and prefab offices are, what they cost, and how they add quiet, climate-controlled space to a plant.
All in-plant offices guides
DEA cages
DEA cage guides: what a DEA cage is, who needs one, and the construction requirements for compliant controlled-substance storage.
All dea cages guides
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