Material Handling Buyers Guide

“OUR CUSTOMERS DEFINE QUALITY - WE MAKE IT HAPPEN!”

Aero Rubber Company®, Inc., specializes in manufacturing quality rubber parts and industrial rubber bands. As a family owned company, we pride ourselves on keeping a personal touch with our customers. Knowledge, service and quality are the cornerstones of Aero Rubber’s commitment to you. Our rubber band line includes pallet bands, hard hat bands, tab bands and rubber bands of all sizes. Get quality products that’s right for your needs. On-time shipping, shortened lead times, access to an array of rubber materials and personalized teams makes Aero Rubber your full-service provider.

Founded in 1988, Amerden AGVs is a full service AGV System provider, including consulting, design, manufacture, installation and long-term support of your AGV System. Working with the latest in AGV control and vehicle design technologies, Amerden provides cost effective solutions to meet the most challenging load handling and operational requirements.

From manufacturing to warehousing every AGV environment is different. At Amerden, each AGV system is uniquely engineered to meet your exact requirements. When choosing Amerden as your AGV system vendor you receive a quality product and support from the company who services, repairs, and supports AGV systems to the component level.

Improving Productivity through Ergonomic Solutions

BOSTONtec focuses on providing quality, ergonomic workstations and accessories designed to accommodate specific needs. With more than 20 years of design and manufacturing experience, BOSTONtec is a leader in ergonomic, modular workstations and custom solutions.  We focus on affordable yet customizable designs that increase productivity, ROI and employee safety and satisfaction. All BOSTONtec products are designed and fabricated in Midland, Mich., and sold worldwide

Fit the task to the worker – not the worker to the task.

While automation has improved quality and productivity, many of the tasks that remain are manual and repetitive and can be detrimental to the human body. Ergonomic workstation solutions allow users to focus strength and energy on the tasks at hand while avoiding harmful effects.

A Focus on Ergonomics can Help:
Optimize lean processes
Control accuracy and quality
Ensure employee well-being

Our industrial workstations and lab tables meet the needs of a diversified and ever-changing workforce. Modular design and setups ensure that each operator works in neutral positions with easy access to products and supplies. More work is done faster with fewer ergonomic injuries. Contact our BOSTONtec team for custom solutions to optimize your performance.

DAK Solutions is a nationally recognized material handling systems integrator based in the Chicagoland area. DAK specializes in engineering, designing, and the implementation of warehouse automation and storage optimization solutions along with best-in-class material handling and warehouse safety equipment.

Our U.S patent pending K3 in-rack sprinkler guards and safety solutions are designed based on our own experience. With a fully stocked warehouse of our own, we understand the result of wear and tear on warehouse equipment and the catastrophic impact damaged rack and broken sprinkler heads can cause to your facility, inventory, and employees.

We are proud to provide safety and protection products to prevent these disasters and keep your warehouse safe and efficient.

K3 Safety & Protection Products

Having a warehouse of our own, allows DAK to research, explore, and fully recognize that safety is the most important ingredient of a cost effective, productive warehouse.  Our K3 safety products and solutions are designed and offered with the confidence that our products will safeguard your employees, facility, and inventory.

DAK’s K3 premium line of warehouse safety and protection equipment includes: Row Guards | Column Guards | Pallet Stops | Large Equipment Guarding | And More

K3 In-Rack Sprinkler Guards

Fire suppression systems are mandated for safety virtually everywhere in North America and beyond.  When in-rack sprinkler systems are specified, water is released closer to the inventory and in turn minimizes inventory loss and equipment damage.  To ensure your in-rack sprinkler system remains intact and protected from daily impacts of forklift traffic and pallet damage, use DAK’s K3 heavy duty in-rack sprinkler head guards.

DAK’s U.S patent pending K3 In-rack Sprinkler Guards attach directly to the beams instead of the sprinkler system piping, avoiding sprinkler system damage.  The K3 heavy duty design protects from impacts of up to 5000lbs protecting equipment and inventory from unnecessary water damage and compromise.

We designed these U.S patent pending sprinkler guards with 25 years of warehouse safety & fire suppression experience under our belt, and we are proud to say there is no other product on the market like them!

Learn more at https://www.dak-solutions.com/equipment/k3-safety-protection/

ENMET manufactures a wide array of environmental and industrial health and safety monitoring instruments for a variety of hazardous gas conditions. Products range from compressed airline monitors and continuous multi-channel fixed systems to autonomous gas chromatographic fenceline monitoring systems. Our compressed breathing air product line features the AirGuard, a next-generation portable breathing air system that meets NFPA and OSHA Grade D breathing air requirements. AirGuard regulates, purifies and monitors supplied breathing air for both safety and comfort. ENMET’s GC based products offer a new cost-effective approach to benzene trace level detection (sub ppb) at the fenceline and in the workplace with the ability to provide specific gas analysis in complex mixtures. The eGC is designed to be an autonomous field instrument capable of operating while using only solar power allowing mobility convenience of deployment to specific emission and remote site areas. We provide expert technical assistance, including problem assessment and product selection, as well as advice on system installation and training. Contact ENMET today to find out more about our compressed breathing air monitoring and filtration systems used in many industries and our GC products focusing on air quality environmental emissions for oil refinery and petrochemical industries.

SAFETY, QUALITY AND INNOVATION.
MARTOR is the international leading partner for safer cutting solutions. For more than 80 years, the family owned company based in Solingen has been combining quality with innovation to manufacture premium cutting tools for industrial and professional purposes. Today, the brand MARTOR is represented by partners and dealers in more than 70 countries all over the world.
MARTOR focuses on the product segment of safety knives. "Safety knives" because they are equipped with reliable safety technologies. Year on year, MARTOR extends its product portfolio along with specific services to offer the most comfortable and efficient cutting solutions. Large retail chains, logistic companies and automobile manufacturers, to name just a few industries, have not only professionalized their manual cutting work by using MARTOR products, they have also managed to considerably reduce the number of cut related injuries.
MARTOR launches new products regularly - most recently the SECUMX 320 with concealed blade and the metal-detectable SECUNORM PROFI40 MDP for the food and pharmaceutical industries. The high quality safety knives, equipped with quality blades from Solingen, can be used for numerous cutting tasks on a variety of materials, such as multi-ply cardboard, paper, plastic strapping band, tape, bagged goods, shrink film and plastic wrapped pallets.
Additionally you will find further product categories at MARTOR, such as cutters and specialty knives (scalpels, deburring cutters, scrapers etc.) for various professional segments.
"THE SAFER WAY TO CUT." is the new MARTOR slogan that succinctly communicates our mission on making the world of work safer. We invite not only end users, but also trade partners to experience this safety - because you can always rely on the quality standard of the market and innovation leader.

With more than 40 years serving the industry, Nucor Warehouse Systems is a company with a rich history of growth, grit and expertise. In 2021, Nucor purchased Hannibal, North America's leading pallet rack manufacturer and acquired Elite Storage Solutions in 2022. Combining the credibility and quality of both companies beneath the Nucor banner, Nucor Warehouse Solutions provides true full circle solutions for its customers with locations coast-to coast.

Nucor Warehouse Systems offers everything to build a warehouse from end-to-end. With an extensive number of products, such as multiple rack options, mezzanines and wire mesh decking as well as design, project management, permitting, engineering, contracting and installation services, Nucor Warehouse Systems is a dependable partner every step of the way.

For over 75 years, PATLITE’s commitment to safety, security and innovation has made it the world’s best-known manufacturer of visual and audible signaling products. Backed by years of industry experience and expertise, PATLITE has specialized in offering cutting-edge solutions to the process and automation industries worldwide. Headquartered in Osaka, Japan, PATLITE has more than 1000 employees in wholly-owned sales subsidiaries in the U.S.A., Mexico, Germany, Singapore, Korea, Thailand, Taiwan and China. Our dedicated staff of industry experts is committed to providing quality resolutions to workplaces and factories across the globe.

As the world’s signaling needs shift from simple lights and buzzers to smart, network-capable devices, PATLITE has endured and provided an array of modern and sleek products that offer a tailored experience to any unique application. From robust, programmable signal towers that are available in various sizes and network options to ultra-bright and durable warning lights that produce much-needed versatility in the workplace, we always strive for innovation and ingenuity. With a constant drive to meet and exceed customers’ expectations for reliable, in-stock products, PATLITE continues to deliver safety, security and comfort to facilities throughout the world.

Pfannenberg is a Global Manufacturer of visual and acoustic signaling devices used to protect personnel and equipment. Unheard, unseen or confusing alarms can have serious consequences. Specifications on paper do not always reflect how a signal will perform in the actual location. Pfannenberg Signaling experts will help you find the best solution to satisfy your alarm, warning and indication requirements. Pfannenberg also manufactures Thermal Management products to keep your electronics cool and safe, protecting critical manufacturing processes and Liquid Cooling solutions to provide the critical cooling required for manufacturing processes. Our business philosophy – Protecting Man, Machine and the Environment.

PowerPusher® specializes in pedestrian-operated, battery-powered, motorized tugs that safely and efficiently move from 500 pounds up to 250,000 pounds with ease.  PowerPusher’s material handling tugs meet the diverse and challenging needs of customers, pushing or pulling wheeled or semi-wheeled loads, mobilizing everything from cars, carts, trailers, rail cars and roll cages to airplanes and modular buildings.  The tugs are designed to meet safety and productivity initiatives driving down maintenance and labor costs.

PowerPusher® industrial electric tug devices are a safe, cost-effective alternative to large expensive ride-on material handling equipment, such as forklift trucks and tractors. The compact, walk behind units enable a single person to safely move thousands of pounds with total control and maximum visibility. Each unit is designed to assist in company compliance with OSHA health and safety guidelines that limit the amount of manual pushing and pulling performed by a single person. 

Requiring no license, little maintenance and utilizing less space than large, bulky equipment, Power Pusher delivers powerful, cost-effective material handling solutions. PowerPusher reduces the manpower and time necessary to move large loads, resulting in significant gains in shop floor productivity, with most users experiencing a total return on investment in a mere 12 to 18 months after purchase.  If It Rolls . . . We Can Move It. Visit www.powerpusher.com or call 800.800.9274.

Your Single Source for Pallet Rack Storage Systems

Ridg-U-Rak is a world-class manufacturer of quality pallet rack storage systems as well as a wide variety of other systems. Since 1942, Ridg-U-Rak has been a pioneer in the development of innovative pallet rack storage with more than 400,000 square feet of production and warehouse space. As such, we are able to effectively serve as your single source for all your pallet rack storage requirements. For information on how we can help in your pallet rack selection, please call... Toll Free 1-866-479-7225. We’re ready when you are.

Safety Rail Company is the industry leader in rooftop safety, providing passive fall-protection products for life and compliance. Our mission at SRC is to save lives – and our engineered solutions are designed to reflect that by protecting all workers, all the time.

We are also the manufacturer. Safety Rail Company is not reliant upon overseas vendors and the often frustrating delays caused by supply-chain challenges. We build our own products, right here in America, which allows us to maintain top-notch quality control while also offering the most available ready-to-ship inventory in the market. When you need product, SRC has you covered.

As the preferred fall-protection partner of Fortune 500 companies, we have likewise developed one of the best service processes in the industry: SRC Site Safe, a do-it-all safety solution. From the first site inspection to the final installation review, Safety Rail Company is with you every step of the way. We start by providing our clients with site-specific feedback: engineer-driven recommendations to address all potential fall hazards at your facility. Then, once we’ve manufactured your products in our Minnesota factory, we also install them with our on-staff team of safety experts. This hassle-free operation eliminates the stress associated with finding numerous sources (manufacturers, contractors, subcontractors, and installers) – we do it all.

Safety Rail Company’s versatile product lineup works together to ensure total compliance and safety. Our workhorse product is the SRC360 Mobile Rail: a non-penetrating guardrail that installs at the roof perimeter, acting as a permanent barrier between the worker and the fall hazard. Available in multiple sizes to fit your needs, the SRC360 Mobile Rail utilizes our weighted bases as a foundation – thus, no drilling is required into the rooftop membrane.

Indeed, we offer guardrails for any application, including those that fold down for discretion when not in use, those that complement your building’s architectural sight lines, and those that work on metal-deck roofs.

And because safety is about more than simply securing the leading edge, as any facility manager or compliance officer can testify, rooftop SRC provides a comprehensive roster of solutions providing protection for skylights, open hatches, ladders, and other maintenance obstructions.

Simply give us a call at 888-434-2720 to see how we can help your facility achieve total fall-protection compliance!

Always on Guard

Behind every business is a story on how it all began. At Sentry Protection Products, we have a story too. Here’s how it all got started. An Ohio building contractor noticed that many of his customers were asking him to repair or replace columns in their facilities that were damaged from forklift hits. He thought there should be a solution other than repair or replacement. Together with the owner of a plastic molding company, a prototype of a column protector was created. That protector was Column Sentry.

Sentry Protection Products formed to market the new product. Since 1988, thousands of Column Sentry products have been sold around the world. From the original product, the line of impact resistant products has grown to include Rack Sentry® and Rack Sentry® CONTOUR rack protectors; Column Sentry FIT and Concrete Wrap™ column protectors; Corner Sentry™ building corner protector; Park Sentry® line of products for parking applications’ and the Collision Sentry® Corner Pro, a collision warning system designed to prevent accidents at blind cormer intersections.

Our impact resistant and collision warning products are sold and distributed world wide and have been recognized for their innovation and quality by many industry organizations.

Located in Lakewood, outside of Cleveland, Ohio, Sentry continually works to introduce new ideas to the marketplace. Recognized for simple design, ease of use and value to users, Sentry products are manufactured in North America and Europe and are sold world wide.

Sentry – We guard your facility like it was ours.

Family owned and operated since 1981, Shoppa’s Material Handling is one of the fastest growing and most successful material handling dealerships in the United States. We are proud to be an authorized dealer of Toyota Material Handling – the best-selling forklift brand in the world and a recognized leader in quality, durability, safety and innovation.

Through our nine locations across Texas and Kansas City, MO, we provide a comprehensive array of products, services and integrated systems that help our customers streamline the storage and movement of their goods.

From powered industrial trucks, cleaning equipment and pallet racking, to dock and door solutions and today’s most advanced automated warehouse systems, we are an end-to-end solutions provider that can help transform your business into a leaner, more productive operation.

CANTILEVER, STRUCTURAL PALLET & PORTABLE STACKING. "We don't just promise, we deliver"- West Point Rack is one of the fastest growing companies in the industry. Our customers recognize quality products, dependability of service and competitive pricing. Our Primary Goal is to satisfy our Dealers, earn their Trust, and become their "Vendor of Choice.”

Terry Sroka and Reva Bily founded West Point Rack, a Nebraska company that sells exclusively to material handling dealers. “West Point Rack is a smaller company with a highly dedicated staff. This allows us to ‘turn on a dime,’ respond quickly and to innovate whenever the opportunity presents itself,” said Sroka, chief executive officer. “I don’t want to be one of the biggest rack companies out there, just one of the better ones. Our primary goal is to support our dealers, satisfy their customers, earn trust and be the ‘Vendor of Choice’ for rack products and racking systems.”

Customer service is the core of what company President Reva Bily does and is the key to growth. “Customers want prices and delivery quickly. She tries to get back to a customer with a standard quote in 15 minutes” she said.

The company sells cantilever racks in light, intermediate, heavy and extra heavy duty configurations, structural pallet racks in galvanized or painted steel and portable stacking racks made to order.

Specialty products include bar cradle trucks, drum racks and handcarts. Also available are reel racks, vertical racks and U-Racks.

“The future looks very positive for West Point Rack,” Sroka said. “Our product base is expanding as is our market penetration. We will continue with the business model and plan that has taken us to this point and will continue to move us forward.”