Rack Impact Detection
Most rack failures are not caused by the impact anyone reported. They are caused by the impact nobody reported, left in service until the frame buckles under load. Impact sensors mounted to the upright register a strike as it happens and flag the location, turning rack damage from something found on a quarterly inspection into something known the same shift.
A sensor fitted to the rack upright that registers a forklift strike at the moment it happens and flags which frame was hit. The problem it solves is under-reporting: an operator who clips a frame at the far end of an aisle rarely reports it, and the damage then stays in service until a quarterly inspection finds it or the frame fails under load. Detection turns that into a same-shift notification, so the bay can be unloaded and assessed before it is loaded again.
- Function: Registers forklift impact on a rack upright
- Alerts: Identifies the struck frame at time of impact
- Fitting: Mounts to the upright; retrofit to existing rack
- Purpose: Closes the gap between unreported damage and inspection
