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News Release from: LINPAC Storage Systems | Subject: Height adjustable pallet racking
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 16 July 2007
Improved warehouse efficiency for
Invensys
New storage system from LINPAC enables Invensys to improve warehouse management
When Invensys Controls Europe made the decision to invest in a new storage solution in their Plymouth based manufacturing plant and warehouse facility they selected from three leading providers Al Briggs, Manufacturing Engineering Manager for the Plymouth site awarded the contract to LINPAC Storage Systems, he comments, "LINPAC provided us with the best service"
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 17 Apr 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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"They responded quickly to our brief and designed an innovative solution which has increased the efficiency of our warehouse".
The facility, which stores over 3500 different component part numbers and more than 1700 different product lines of finished goods, originally had pallet racking in half of the floor area and a mezzanine floor.
The design brief was to start afresh, maximising the space utilisation and including special features to speed up the picking operation.
LINPAC's solution features full height adjustable pallet racking so that up to 2,000 pallets of Invensys raw material and finished goods can now be stored on five levels.
Raw materials required to manufacture a particular product are batched together in aisles to save time.
Mesh decking has been installed to increase the versatility of the pallet racking allowing different sized pallets, totes or cardboard boxes to be stored easily.
Heavy metal parts are stored on special 2.5 tonne racking along one side of the warehouse.
There is now a central picking aisle which combines pallet racking in the top four bays and carton live shelving at pick height.
Small items are stored in the carton live which presents the finished goods to the picker in an easily accessible manner, constantly replenishing the pick face.
Mixed product customer orders can be picked quickly whilst minimising travel around the warehouse.
Al Briggs concludes, "LINPAC Storage Systems turned around the storage project quickly for us - beating the original time frames".
"Our new storage solution has not only enabled us to increase our storage capacity it has also given us an advantage in terms of time saving".
Invensys Controls Europe, is a leading global provider of components, systems and services used in the heating, air conditioning/cooling, refrigeration, safety and appliance industries.
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