New storage solution marks a fresh start
August 1st 2007 When Invensys Controls
decided to invest in a new
storage solution in its
Plymouth manufacturing
plant and warehouse facility
it chose LINPAC Storage
Solutions.
The facility, which stores
over 3500 different
component part numbers
and more than 1700
different product lines,
originally had pallet racking
in half of the floor area and
a mezzanine floor. The
design brief was to start
afresh, maximising the use
of space and including
special features to speed up
picking.
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
2.5t racking.
There is 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 means the finished
goods are easily accessible,
constantly replenishing the
pick face.
Mixed product orders can
be picked quickly while
minimising travel around
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