[Nhcoll-l] Compactor/mobile storage systems for paleo collections

[Dirk Neumann]

Hi Tiffany,

allowable floor loads surely need to be observed, as the compactors itself are heavy as well. Also, if the rails run in a raised (and closed) platform, you basically create an inaccessible space below the entire collections that is difficult to monitor IPM-wise. Also, if the rails run within the (concrete) flooring, rails and all movable parts of the compactors should be cleaned annually as they collect a lot of dust and dirt and can pose an IPM issue.

Electronic compactor systems are very costly to maintain, manual compactors should have a very soft gearing.

With best wishes
Dirk


Am 15.08.2023 um 18:36 schrieb Adrain, Tiffany S:
Hi everyone,

If you manage a paleontology collection in compactor (aka mobile) storage, I'd be grateful from some insight into the ease at which carriages full of fossils can be moved. I am planning new storage in a warehouse-style facility

Do you have any difficulty in moving the heaviest carriages along the rails in your collection? If so, what would be the maximum weight/volume per rail you'd recommend.

Have you had any problems maintaining the carriage rails in a variable relative humidity environment (any problem with rusting or seizing up), especially when the carriages are not moved very often?

Any advice or tips you can give me are greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Tiffany


Tiffany Adrain (pronouns: she/her/hers)
Collections Manager, Paleontology Repository
Instructor, Museum Studies Certificate Program
Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences
University of Iowa
115 Trowbridge Hall
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242

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email: tiffany-adrain at uiowa.edu<mailto:tiffany-adrain at uiowa.edu>
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