Earthquake Zone
(High Seismic Zone) An area or region with a history of earthquake occurrence. These zones will require specially designed racking and calculations.
ex.: Zone 1 – Less Severe Zone 4 – Most Severe
EDI
Electronic Data Interchange. The paperless exchange of data including purchase orders and payment information between customer and vendor.
Embedment
The depth that an anchor is fixed into the concrete slab.
Engineering
Department on staff to perform calculations to approximate what rack members will hold and how they should be designed.
Extenders
(extensions) A short upright frame with no base plate that is attached with a splice plate to the top of an existing upright to make it taller.Extender - Sloped
(sloped extensions) A special extender that has a short front post and a taller rear post designed to insure that pallets remain in their designated bay.