More efficient order fulfilment April 1st 2006 Furniture fitting and architectural hardware supplier, Hafele, has continued automation of materials handling systems at its national distribution centre in Warwickshire, with the installation of two additional automated highbay cranes linked to heavyduty pallet conveyors.
The project, managed by Jungheinrich, has enabled the company to increase the speed, efficiency and productivity in the warehouse, while reducing costs and the amount of manual handling.
The cranes used to pick from and replenish the bulk storage area are linked to the goods-in and despatch areas by high-capacity Gebhardt conveyors supplied by European Conveyor Systems.
The conveyor system is on two levels, the lower level taking full palletised loads to the cranes from goods-in, while the upper level delivers pallets with picked orders to the despatch area. It has been designed to cater for a variety of pallets, including Euro and Chep types, with gross weights of 1000kg.
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