Tool cribs in plant facilities handle a wide variety of items. There are usually multiple pieces of each item kept within these tool cribs. Organizing and keeping track of the inventory of these items can pose a major challenge. Metal storage pins with mounting brackets that attach to a shelf rail on pallet racking can provide organized storage space and be able to mange the huge weight load of the items being stored. Blue Diamond Equipment Innovations has developed a storage pin for this purpose. A solid metal rod is attached to a mounting bracket which wraps around half of the pallet racking rail which is then attached to another metal plate on the opposite side of the pallet racking rail with bolts. Once these two pieces are bolted together, this storage pin is sandwiched around the pallet racking rail and is securely held in place and will not sag or bend under load. The exposed storage pin end is rounded to help avoid injuries when loading and unloading each pin.
There are two versions of these wrap around storage pins. The HD model uses a ¾” diameter metal rod, 18” long, and uses 3/16” thick metal plate for its mounting bracket. This storage pins were designed to hold larger heavier items like chain hoists, large sledge hammers, and numerous other items that could weigh up to 150 lbs on each pin. A light duty version of this storage pin uses a 5/8” diameter rod, 22” long, and 1/8” thick plate for its mounting bracket. This storage pin can handle the lighter items needed to be organized. Powder coat finish on both versions of the storage pins. In the pictures shown, the heavy- duty ones are yellow and the light- duty ones are blue.
Both versions of the storage pins have an oversized top front plate on the mounting bracket which can be used for identification stickers or tags so items are always kept in their designated location which makes them easy to find and keep track of.
Two versions of these storage pins are described here but different size or designed pins can be made to match a customer’s request.
