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Magazine Best Practices 18: logistics success in 10 customer projects
Welcome to the 18th edition of Mecalux's Best Practices magazine, featuring 10 case studies of leading companies in their sectors. These firms are characterised by the drive to renovate their logistics systems, and Mecalux has equipped them with storage solutions personalised for each specific need.
The fully-automated frozen-storage installation of Cárnicas Chamberí
The Spanish meat company Cárnicas Chamberí has made giant leaps forward in its frozen storage logistics management in Toledo. Mecalux recently designed, built and commissioned an automated warehouse that holds close to 1,700 pallets for the business. The Pallet Shuttle was the system of choice — which operates via a stacker crane — because it speeds up the movement of goods and also cuts down on the power needed to create cold conditions.
Mecalux opens an office in the Netherlands
Amsterdam (Netherlands)Its aim is to strengthen its commitment to customer proximity and offer increasingly reduced turnaround times.
Hefame Group: seven stacker cranes to manage pharmaceutical products
Riba-roja de Túria (Spain)The Hefame Group will build an automated, 17,000 m2 warehouse with capacity for over 11,000 pallets in its logistics centre near Valencia, Spain. The installation will be supervised by Easy WMS, the warehouse management system by Mecalux, and equipped with M3 Light Duty Shelving and Carton Live Storage.
Automation of Maverick Laboratories' logistics centre
Tarragona (Spain)By being fully-automated operations-wise, Laboratorios Maverick’s clad-rack warehouse was able to cut order prep and delivery times by half, optimising each lorry’s load volume. The warehouse, set up next to the production centre the company has in Tarragona, is fitted with cutting-edge technology and runs the Mecalux Easy WMS.
Belbo Sugheri: high occupancy of space for storing corks
Calamandrana (Italy)Cork manufacturer Belbo Sugheri has installed Movirack mobile racking at its warehouse in Calamandrana, Italy, to maximise available space. This storage system is an ideal complement to the push-back racks Mecalux installed a few years ago in the same centre.
Supermarket A&K Hurt-Market to open a new installation
Mielec (Poland)Supermarket A&K Hurt-Market will start up an installation in Mielec, Poland, that Mecalux will equip with pallet racks and Easy WMS. Warehouse management system Easy WMS will monitor all the products and ensure that they are kept in the right conditions.
Nearly 52,000 pallets for Eddie Stobart
BelgiumLogistics operator Eddie Stobart Logistics Europe has equipped its warehouse in Genk, Belgium, with pallet racking by Mecalux. Versatility and strength are the key features of these racks, which ensure the efficient storage of the material and clothing of a renowned sport firm.
NouveauxMarchands.com automates its warehouse management with software from Mecalux
FranceE-commerce household goods retailer NouveauxMarchands.com has renovated its installation in France with Mecalux's warehouse management system. Easy WMS, WMS for e-commerce, Multi Carrier Shipping Software and Supply Chain Analytics Software streamline order preparation and delivery.
WMS for e-commerce
Mecalux has developed a WMS that optimises the logistics operations of online shops, regardless of their size, number of daily orders or storage capacity.
Easy Logistique: warehouse for household furniture
FranceEasy Logistique, a logistics operator belonging to home furniture importer JJA, has equipped its new centre with pallet racks by Mecalux. The centre, located in northern France and divided into eight sections, will store close to 100,000 pallets carrying extremely varied and voluminous goods.
Capacity, sequencing and high availability in the logistics centre of Luís Simões
SpainLuis Simoes, the logistics operator for food, beverage, perfumery, cosmetics and retail companies, has set up a warehouse. Mecalux has equipped it with pallet racks and a warehouse with automatic Pallet Shuttle with transfer cars for sequencing and organising prepared orders. All this is managed by the powerful, efficient Easy WMS software from Mecalux.
Würth Modyf to open a new digital warehouse
Barcelona (Spain)Würth Modyf, a company specialising in work clothes and uniforms, will open a new warehouse in Polinyà near Barcelona with the help of Mecalux. Mecalux will instal pallet racking, picking shelves, Easy WMS and 4 modules: Multi Carrier Shipping, Supply Chain Analytics, Labor Management and Store Fulfillment.
Mecalux delivers a turnkey installation to the highest producing Michelin tire plants in Europe
Watch the video of the solution Mecalux designed to make the Michelin manufacturing centre in Vitoria a pioneer in its sector. Innovation and technology at your service
TLHP: automated logistics for speakers and electro-acoustic devices
Bourgbarré (France)TLHP, an online distributor of speakers and accessories for sound baffles, will equip its centre with an automated warehouse for boxes and pallet racks. Easy WMS, the warehouse management system by Mecalux, will supervise both manual and automated operations at TLHP's installation in Bougbarré, France.
Téréva and Mexalux: trust yields a successful outcome
Pusignan (France)Téréva, a Martin Belaysoud group subsidiary that supplies plumbing, climate-control, bathroom and electrical products, has opened a warehouse in France. Mecalux has equipped it with three storage systems: picking shelves and pallet and cantilever racks.
Porcelanosa Group: strategic expansion of Venis's warehouse with 95,000 pallets
SpainPorcelanosa Group, a world leader in the manufacture of ceramics, will add five aisles to the automated warehouse of its subsidiary Venis in eastern Spain. The future expansion of the installation — managed by Easy WMS, Mecalux's software management system — will accommodate a total of 95,140 pallets.
EcoWipes to open an automated warehouse for cosmetic wipes
PolandEcoWipes, a Polish manufacturer of cosmetic wipes, will open a new automated warehouse in Poland to manage all its finished products. Mecalux will equip it with live pallet racking served by a stacker crane, Movirack mobile racking and an automatic conveyor circuit.
Mecalux fits out Startévo's training warehouse
FranceTraining centre Startévo has opened an installation in Leulinghem (France) for its students to develop their skills by working in a warehouse. Mecalux has installed pallet racking, picking shelves, the semi-automated Pallet Shuttle system and the Easy WMS warehouse management system.
Digital logistics for a flourishing future
SloveniaPumping system manufacturer IMP PUMPS will implement Easy WMS, the warehouse management system by Mecalux, in its two installations in Slovenia. The WMS will organise all IMP PUMPS' products and guide operators on how to prepare orders.
Automated storage of farming tools and gardening items
FranceFrench farming co-op Groupe LORCA will automate its product management system by installing a new automated warehouse for boxes at its centre in Lemud. This solution's multiple benefits include more flexible operations and a marked reduction in errors and logistics costs.
Innovation and traceability permeate the supply chain
Barcelona (Spain)Sal Vesta Iberia, a company dedicated to the production and marketing of salt, will implement Easy WMS, Mecalux's warehouse management system. The firm will manage all the operations of its Barcelona-area warehouse with pallet racking by implementing Mecalux's Easy WMS.
Automated management of dairy products
Karrantza Harana (Spain)TGT-Lácteos de Karrantza, manufacturer of dairy products, will start-up an automated warehouse with Pallet Shuttle where it will manage 1,937 pallets. The warehouse, located in the village of Karrantza Harana (Basque Country, Spain), is run by Mecalux's Easy WMS, which optimises the flow of movements.
Managing screws and fasteners with increased, safe movements
Varese (Italy)Screw and fastener distributor ICF will automate its goods management by installing an automated warehouse in Italy with capacity for nearly 4,000 boxes. Easy WMS will be charged with efficiently managing warehouse operations and stock.
Minoterie Planchot will install an automatic Pallet Shuttle with stacker crane
FranceFlour manufacturer and marketer Minoterie Planchot will be installing an automatic Pallet Shuttle with stacker crane at its logistics centre in France. The warehouse will have a large picking area with an anthropomorphic robot. The storage capacity there will hold 1,189 pallets.
Pedrosa: the advantages of digital logistics managed by Mecalux
Palma de Mallorca (Spain)Pedrosa, a renowned company that distributes hygiene products for the hospitality sector, has decided to digitalise and modernise its business. In this vein, it will implement Easy WMS, the warehouse management system from Mecalux, in one of its warehouses in Palma de Mallorca (Spain).
Cistér: Capacity and high flow of movements
Cistér, a Portuguese producer of pulses, has decided to automate its logistics processes to modernise and improve its supply chain. With the collaboration of Mecalux, the firm has set up the automatic Pallet Shuttle system with transfer cars in its new warehouse in Alcobaça (Portugal). The storage capacity is 12,672 pallets. The warehouse, connected to the production plant via a conveyor circuit, is managed by Easy WMS.
L&D Aromáticos: a miniload with the smell of success
Almería (Spain)L&D Aromáticos, a leading car air freshener seller, will be installing an automated warehouse for boxes at its Almería (Spain) logistics centre. The system, with capacity for 4,268 boxes, will be managed by Easy WMS, supervising stock and ensuring fast order preparation.
Control of Dexel merchandise with Easy WMS and WMS for Production
Les Salles-du-Gardon (France)Dexel, a waterproofing product manufacturer from the Sika Group, will equip its warehouse in Les Salles-du-Gardon (France) with Easy WMS, the Mecalux warehouse management system, and WMS for Production. Both systems will control the stock to supply production on time.
Dimarosa: tall racking for frozen seafood
Huelva (Spain)Dimarosa, Mercadona’s frozen seafood inter-supplier, has installed Mecalux pallet racks in its warehouse located in Palos de la Frontera (Huelva). With a capacity of 7,238 pallets each with a maximum unit weight of 1,000 kg, the warehouse is divided into two zones, both equipped with pallet racks.