Innovative software delivering best practice storage solutions
A group of structural engineers at Dematic are transforming the mature Australian storage industry, developing innovative, new solutions that offer greater cost-efficiencies, safety and performance in virtually all types of storage applications.
Dematic’s structural engineering team is headed up by one of Australia’s leading experts in rack design, Dr Murray Clarke. Formerly a Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering at the University of Sydney, Dr Clarke’s specialty is cold-formed steel structures.
Other members of the team include structural engineers Dr Paul Berry, Dr Lip Teh, Dr Demao Yang and mechanical engineer Stephen Celati.
Dematic manufactures the comprehensive Colby range of storage equipment, which is available nationally through the Colby Storage Solutions distributor network.
An on-going project for the structural design team has been the development of its exclusive RACKMAN rack design software, said Dr Clarke.
RACKMAN utilises finite element modelling and second order analysis to rapidly develop designs, which are fully compliant with AS4084-1993 or FEM 10.2.02.
“Once the basic design parameters are established, we can now very quickly establish the effect different rack configurations or the use of different components can have on the overall system performance, enabling us to give customers immediate feedback,” said Dr Clarke.
“RACKMAN also enables us to verify designs and provide our customers with Certificates of Design Compliance for all Colby racking systems.”
Dr Clarke added: “As a team we are all very proud of our design work, but to make sure we are delivering the best possible quality for customers, we also have many of our designs proof-checked by some of the country’s leading professional engineers at Cardno.”
For more information, please contact Murray Clarke:
murray.clarke@dematic.com
Ph. 61 (0) 407 891 451
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