Warehousing

  1. Spring into Efficiency with Cart-Trak Carton Flow Rack

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    I scream, you scream… are you wondering what all the screaming is about? It’s officially spring and that means that warehouses across the country are gearing up and reconfiguring to meet the demand for those warm weather foods. Mallard’s Cart-Trak carton flow rack is an easy to install, versatile and dependable warehousing solution that keeps SKUs moving while improving order picking accurac…Read More

  2. A Little Guidance to Go the Distance in Deep Lane Pallet Flow

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    Pallet flow rack is one of those unique storage products that’s effective in shallow lane, deep lane and even deep-deep lane configurations. It’s simple to use and maintain while performing the valuable, space-saving functions of automatic pallet replenishment and orderly first-in/first-out inventory management. Of course, these benefits are only reaped if the product does what it is intended …Read More

  3. Find the WOW at Mallard Booth S449 – PROMAT 2019

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    The PROMAT 2019 theme is “Find Your WOW” and we couldn’t agree more! Besides our giant floating Mallard duck balloon, there will be a lot of Wow at Booth S449. Synonyms for "Wow" include Triumph, Winner, Sensation and that’s exactly what the Mallard team offers to all our customers seeking, efficient, cost-effective gravity flow material handling solutions. Our solutions are customizable, …Read More

  4. A Holiday Message from Mallard Manufacturing

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    A well prepared landscape can weather seasonal changes. Each day of the last year was spent working and preparing for the next day, week, month, year. As the year draws to a close and the holiday season is upon us, take time to appreciate all that you’ve accomplished thus far. There will be more to do, of course, but the Mallard team stands ready to work each new challenge with you. Thank you fo…Read More

  5. Flex Separator Saves Time & Improves Safety for Case Picking Operation

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    Mallard Improves Case Picking from Floor-Level Pallet Flow with Flex Separator High-volume, case picking is labor intensive, and therefore a costly operation. Mallard floor-level pallet flow equipped with the Flex Separator (FS 200) will shave minutes per pallet, plus improve worker safety, and avert inventory damage to add positive results to your bottom-line. As seen in our 3D animated video, fl…Read More

  6. A Mallard “How to”: Preventing & Fixing Carton Flow Hang-Ups

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    Carton flow rack is a go-to storage solution for fast, accurate, orderly pick and put inventory operations. It’s inherently low maintenance and easy to use… except when it’s not. So, let’s review the best ways to avoid carton hang-ups in the first place and also best practices for dealing with hang-ups should one occur. The first thing we recommend is to make sure your carton flow system i…Read More

  7. Happy Labor Day from Mallard Manufacturing

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    "The only place success comes before work is the dictionary.” ~Vince Lombardi Working hard may be the name of the game for most days, but for this special holiday we get to trade-in our power tools for our grilling tools. Thank you to simply the best industry partners and customers that regularly allow us to stretch our creative muscle to find solutions that work for you. The work you encourage…Read More

  8. Spicing Up Taco Tuesday with Custom Pallet Flow Racking

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    Everyone knows that the secret to a good taco is precise layering of the ingredients. On that theme, the Mallard testing lab has cooked up a nifty pallet flow lane design using the Flex Separator FS-200 for a global seasonings manufacturer. Our mission was to enable precise picking from floor mounted pallet flow while boosting picking efficiencies. No complicated mechanized systems needed for this…Read More

  9. Mallard Total Quality Management… Assures “Pinpoint” Accuracy

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    When you’re looking for a needle in a proverbial warehousing “haystack” Mallard’s Total Quality Management (TQM) system can shed some much needed light. Recently, a customer contacted us for some guidance to help them locate “missing” hardware from an order. The actual project install took place the year before, but as is the case sometimes, not all of the pallet flow lanes were instal…Read More

  10. Pallet Flow Provides Needed Lift to Hydraulics Manufacturer

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    Even a hydraulics company needs a lift sometimes and the Mallard team was happy to provide the perfect pallet flow configuration for the ride. As far as tests and applications go, this one was pretty simple… but it’s the “storage method vs gravity flow configuration” that we thought was important enough to share. As you can see from our test video the inventory was stored in totes. Normall…Read More