Mecalux Insights
More than +15,000 locations in the new Fruveco warehouse
Murcia (Spain)Fruveco, a Spanish frozen vegetable, ready-made meal and appetiser company, will equip its warehouse with the automated Pallet Shuttle system. Overall, it will have 15,931 storage locations. All operations in the centre will be run by the Easy WMS warehouse management system for great results.
Luca Cuccolini buttons will be housed in an automated miniload warehouse
Toledo, SpainLuca Cuccolini, a button maker, will install a new automated miniload warehouse in its Illescas warehouse (Toledo) where it will manage 2,640 boxes. The automation, managed by Easy WMS of Mecalux, will allow the company to streamline order picking and increase productivity, all of which is highly beneficial.
Bracchi gets two warehouses in Italy and another in Slovakia
Italy and SlovakiaThe transport company Bracchi keeps on growing. After equipping a warehouse in Germany several years ago, Mecalux will also equip Bracchi’s two new warehouses in Italy with pallet racks and cantilever racks, as well as pallet racks in a centre in Slovakia.
Kverneland warehouse with parts for farming equipment in France
FranceKverneland Group, a farm equipment maker, runs a warehouse in France, which it uses to distribute components and spare parts worldwide. Mecalux has equipped this warehousing installation with pallet racks, cantilever racks and shelving for picking to streamline picking of 550,000 orders per year.
Mecalux solutions for the first French artisan co-op
Les Essarts, FranceVendée Sani Therm (VST) is a French artisan co-op in France that will set up pallet racks set on Movirack mobile bases and pallet racks from mecalux in its new centre located in Les Essarts. Moreover, it will also install M7 shelving to hand-pick small-sized products.
Easy WMS will run operations at the Plásticos del Segura production warehouse
Murcia (Spain)The Plásticos del Segura production warehouse in Spain is managed by Easy WMS of Mecalux
Lacticínios Bela Vista’s dairy products warehouse
BrazilLacticínios Bela Vista, one of the largest milk product companies in Brazil, will expand its warehouses in Bela Vista de Goiás and Maravilha with the installation of high-rise drive-in pallet racking operated by the Pallet Shuttle system of Mecalux. In total, the storage capacity will be 23,480 pallets large.
The pallet warehouse of the logistics operator Barsan
BelgiumBarsan Global Logistics, a logistics operator who does business on five continents, will fit out its warehouse in Belgium with pallet racks from Mecalux able to house more than 33,200 pallets in 84 m long aisles. This system will offer high strength, adaptability and versatility for the storage of goods.
Pallet Shuttle system in Litera Meat warehouse
Huesca (Spain)The meats company Literal Meat will construct two frozen-storage installations in Huesca (Spain) that will revitalise the economy of that region. Mecalux will install racks run by the semi-automatic Pallet Shuttle system. This storage solution will let the company house more than 13,00 pallet filled with its products.
Automation to manage the automotive paint of Bollig & Kemper
Plessis-Pâté (Paris)Bollig & Kemper, manufacturer and distributor of automotive paint, will install an automated warehouse for pallets in its Plessis-Pâté centre just 30 km from Paris. The supplied solution will also include the Easy WMS warehouse management system from Mecalux, as well as pallet racks to hold pallets.
Advantages of installing Easy WMS in the Gil Family Estates warehouse
Murcia (Spain)The winemaking company called Gil Family Estates will install the Easy WMS warehouse management software of Mecalux in its Jumilla warehouse (Murcia - Spain).
Mercadona sets up shop in Portugal with help from Mecalux
Oporto (Portugal)Mercadona, the leader in the Spanish supermarket sector, will open between eight and ten supermarkets in Portugal sometime in the second half of 2019. The company is building a logistics centre near Oporto to supply these shops and which will be equipped with pallet racks and drive-in pallet racks.
Exphar will equip its warehouse with Easy WMS
Nivelles (Belgium)Exphar, a Belgian company that manufactures and distributes medicine in Africa, will install the Easy WMS warehouse management system of Mecalux in its Nivelles storage installations in Belgium. This WMS will manage the reception, preparation and dispatch of order being sent to Africa faster.
Easy WMS in the Brasserie de Vézelay warehouse
FranceThe artisanal beer maker Brasserie de Vézelay will deploy Easy WMS in its distribution centre in France. The intelligent management of its warehouse will yield many advantages, such as a stricter control over artisanal beers ready to be distributed and raw materials being sent to production.
Mecalux showcases at LogiMAT 2019 intralogistics fair
Stuttgart (Germany)From 19-21 February the new LogiMAT event will be held in Stuttgart, the International Trade Fair for Intralogistics Solutions and Process Management. Mecalux will give visitors a first-hand look at innovations in storage systems, logistics solutions and the Easy WMS warehouse management system.
Grup Baucells connects production to its warehouse
Barcelona (Spain)The meats company, Grup Baucells Alimentació, will connect its production centre in Barcelona to the raised tunnel way through automatic conveyors that move the goods at a controlled velocity of 8 m/min. The two buildings are connected through this raised, covered overpass.
Easy WMS will manage the new Visteon automated warehouse in Portugal
PortugalThe Portuguese subsidiary from the multinational Visteon, supplier to the automotive industry, just purchased an automated warehouse managed through Easy WMS by Mecalux. The warehouse will have three aisles lined with double-deep racking on each side that, overall, will offer a storage capacity of more than 2,500 pallets.
The bathroom furnishings warehouse of Grohe
Aveiro (Portugal)Grohe, a bathroom furnishings and fixtures specialist, will enable pallet racks and a live conveyor channel system in its production warehouse located in the district of Aveiro (Portugal). The customised solution that will be supplied by Mecalux will feature 18 m high racks.
New alinea warehouse in France
Nanteuil-le-Haudouin (Paris)The home decor and furnishings company alinea will open a brand new warehouse in Nanteuil-le-Haudouin (north of Paris) and Mecalux will equip it with pallet racks that offer a capacity for more than 80,000 pallets and some M3 shelving for picking on the mezzanine floors located above the docks.
Shelving for picking footwear in the Gioseppo warehouse in Spain
Elche (Spain)Gioseppo, shoes maker and distributor, will install storage systems in its Elche (Spain) logistics centre that include live pallet racks, pallet racks, a huge block of racks with walkways and a mezzanine for picking where the company will organise its stock of 480,000-boxed pairs of shoes.
Tradeinn expands warehouse for online goods
Girona (Spain)The e-commerce company Tradeinn has expanded its Girona warehouse by installing more pallet racks and Longspan shelving for pick tasks. Mecalux will also implement the Easy WMS warehouse management system, responsible for stock management and control of all the in-warehouse processes in progress.
The new duvet warehouse of Lestra
FranceLestra, the popular French duvet, pillow and sleeping bag maker, is equipping its warehouse in France with Mecalux racking. The warehouse will combine two logistics solutions with capacity for more than 13,200 pallets: namely, pallet racks and high-density racks run by the Pallet Shuttle system.
Miniload system for Cárnica Medina
Valencia (Spain)The company Cárnicas Medina will get a new automated warehouse for boxes in its installations in Buñol (Valencia) that will offer a capacity for 153,000 boxes. Moreover, Mecalux will also implement Easy WMS, its efficient warehouse management software to direct and organise all operations.
The Pallet Shuttle system and Easy WMS in the WISAG warehouse in Germany
Krefeld (Germany)WISAG, one of the biggest industrial service providers of Germany, will equip its logistics centre at Krefeld with the semi-automatic Pallet Shuttle system and the Easy WMS warehouse management system. WISAG will be able control and monitor all its warehouse processes quickly and easily.
Mecalux will equip two Lanxess warehouses in Germany
GermanyMecalux and Lanxess, one of the biggest multinational chemical companies, have a close partnership that has resulted in two new warehouses over the next few months. One of these will be equipped with push-back pallet racking and the Pallet Shuttle system, and the other, the Pallet Shuttle system.
Pallet Shuttle system: earthquake protection for food products
Pemuco (Chile)Beneo Orafti Chile, ingredient supplier to the food industry (mainly inulin and oligofructose), will set up a new semi-automatic Pallet Shuttle system in its Pemuco warehouse (Chile). This solution means the company will have access to a 4,200-pallet storage capacity, and will also be prepared for seismic activity.
What is omnichannel shopping?
Omnichannel shopping is the integration of all the channel customers use to indiscriminately make purchases from any of these channels. With the rise of e-commerce, companies must transform their operations, including their logistics, to deal with the increase of orders made over the Internet.
Mecalux will build an automated warehouse for Yamazaki Mazak
Worcestershire (the United Kingdom)Comprising a single aisle, the warehouse will have a capacity to store 60 containers of 500 kg.