{"id":73,"date":"2025-01-07T12:16:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T12:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.speedrackwest.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=73"},"modified":"2025-07-27T04:33:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T04:33:54","slug":"ramguard-column-protection","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.speedrackwest.com\/shop\/column-protectors\/p\/ramguard-column-protection","title":{"rendered":"RAMGuard Column Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The RAMGuard is a pallet rack column guard that provides superior protection compared to traditional column guards. Its design uses a patented Rubber Armored Metal. The rubber-armored metal is molded out of an energy-absorbing rubber. It is combined with a steel U-shape insert and force distributing rubber voids. The RAMGuard pallet rack column protector is able to absorb significantly more energy than traditional column guards when impacted.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advantages of the RAMguard Solution:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prevents impacts to the pallet rack uprights from the front, side, and anywhere in between. <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minimizes damage to pallet rack columns resulting from collisions.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guard stays secured to column without need for hardware or straps.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can sustain countless impacts without any loss of performance.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Offers more protection and durability than commonly found plastic guards.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You have a very wide selection of protection products designed to protect your pallet racks from sustaining damage. It could be accidentals stemming from the misuse of forklifts or other vehicle types. Apart from reinforced columns, bumpers, and barriers built into the pallet racks themselves, hence, aftermarket attachable guards are the next best option.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each of these products serves a purpose and has value in certain situations, but none of the column guards on the market today are as versatile as the RAMGuard. After nearly two years of planning, development, and prototype designs, the new patented RAMGuard delivers the greatest impact resistance available in aftermarket column guards.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Design of the Column Protection Product:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The design of the RAMGuard took nearly two years. Finally, a chemically unique rubber compound finally met the standard set for durability, density, and impact absorption after many trials and tests. Most noteworthy, the chart below breaks down the energy-absorbing ability of several different materials. Therefore, these are materials that are frequently used to make guards. Elastomers, as you can see, offer much greater impact absorbing ability than the alternatives. Furthermore, this is why elastomers make up the initial protective barrier on the RAMGuard.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.speedrackwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RAMGuard-1024x822.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33601\" style=\"width:588px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.speedrackwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RAMGuard-1024x822.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.speedrackwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RAMGuard-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.speedrackwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RAMGuard-768x617.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.speedrackwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RAMGuard-1536x1233.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.speedrackwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RAMGuard-2048x1644.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.speedrackwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RAMGuard-600x482.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After the rubber compound was selected, next on the list was finding a steel insert that would maximize impact protection from all sides. The company added rubber voids that assist in the energy distribution from impacts. Most importantly, the patented U-shaped steel plate still assists in the distribution of the impact as well.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.speedrackwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RAMGuard-Column-Protection-Temp0038-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33603\" style=\"width:664px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.speedrackwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RAMGuard-Column-Protection-Temp0038-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.speedrackwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RAMGuard-Column-Protection-Temp0038-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.speedrackwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RAMGuard-Column-Protection-Temp0038-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.speedrackwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RAMGuard-Column-Protection-Temp0038-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.speedrackwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RAMGuard-Column-Protection-Temp0038-108x72.png 108w, https:\/\/www.speedrackwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RAMGuard-Column-Protection-Temp0038-432x288.png 432w, https:\/\/www.speedrackwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RAMGuard-Column-Protection-Temp0038-106x70.png 106w, https:\/\/www.speedrackwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RAMGuard-Column-Protection-Temp0038-120x80.png 120w, https:\/\/www.speedrackwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RAMGuard-Column-Protection-Temp0038-136x90.png 136w, https:\/\/www.speedrackwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RAMGuard-Column-Protection-Temp0038-190x126.png 190w, https:\/\/www.speedrackwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RAMGuard-Column-Protection-Temp0038-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/www.speedrackwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RAMGuard-Column-Protection-Temp0038.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>3&#215;3<br>(no adapters required)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Please be aware that some counties are now requiring you to have rack protection based on RMI\u2019s (Rack Manufacturer Institute) recommendation in section 1.4.9. 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