What really happens when a forklift strikes warehouse racking or a structural column – and why isn’t harder impact protection always safer?
In this episode of Logistics Business Conversations, Peter MacLeod speaks with Jim Ryan, founder of Sentry Protection Products, to explore the science and engineering behind warehouse impact protection and how the right approach can protect people, infrastructure and productivity.
Jim explains the physics of forklift impacts, why effective protection needs to absorb and dissipate energy, and how warehouse operators can reduce the hidden costs associated with damaged racking, columns, vehicles and operational downtime. They also discuss the development of adjustable column protection, collision avoidance technology for blind corners, and why simple, easily implemented safety solutions could prove just as important as automation in the warehouses of the future.
The conversation also looks ahead to increasingly automated warehouses and asks how businesses can maintain warehouse safety as forklifts, autonomous vehicles and people continue to operate alongside one another.
Topics include: warehouse safety, forklift safety, impact protection, pallet racking protection, warehouse racking, column protection, collision avoidance, materials handling, intralogistics, warehouse automation, workplace safety and distribution centre productivity.
🎧 Listen now to discover why smarter warehouse protection isn't simply about making barriers stronger – it's about understanding the energy behind an impact.
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