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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.
Everial: efficient management of more than 360,000 boxes at its Lyon document centre
FranceMecalux has equipped the Everial document centre in Lyon with racks with walkways that provide capacity for 360,000 boxes. Consisting of five floors, this storage system is notable for making full use of the entire surface area and for making file searches much faster.
Frigorifiques Charité: Movirack mobile pallet racks in a frozen storage unit
FranceFrigorifiques Charité facility in France. With these racks, the company is taking full advantage of the surface area available at its warehouse to store more than 1,000 of its customer’s pallets at temperatures below 0ºC.
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).
Denso: three storage systems guarantee good organisation
Barcelona (Spain)Denso, a Japanese multinational supplier of technology and propulsion systems used in numerous sectors (mainly car manufacturers), has opened a new warehouse in Barcelona. Mecalux has equipped it with three storage solutions: pallet racks, Movirack mobile pallet racking, and the Pallet Shuttle System.
C.D.A.L. connects warehouse to dispatch area
Saint Priest (France)The spare car parts company C.D.A.L. has implemented a Mecalux conveyor circuit in its distribution centre in Saint Priest (France), which automatically connects the warehouse with the dispatch area. The conveyors provide very fast movement of goods.
Mecalux has equipped three new warehouses for Grupo Morsa
MexicoGrupo Morsa, a spare parts distributor for the automotive industry, has opened three new distribution centres in Los Mochis, Oaxaca and Tepic (Mexico). Mecalux has installed storage for picking with walkways that make up three floors and racks for storing coils.
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.
Cleaning and food products in the new César Iglesias warehouse
Dominican RepublicCésar Iglesias, a manufacturer of mass consumer products (mainly for cleaning and food), has opened a new warehouse in San Pedro de Macorís (Dominican Republic). Mecalux has equipped it with pallet racks and live channels that facilitate picking and order preparation.
bilstein group stores spare parts for all car makes on the market
Portugalbilstein group, an automotive spare parts supplier, has opened a new warehouse in Venda do Pinheiro (Portugal). Mecalux has equipped it with three storage systems to help speed up order preparation: pallet racks, shelving for picking and cantilever racks.
Control of Dexel merchandise with Easy WMS and WMS for Production
FranceDexel, 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.
Olot Meats Group: capacity and energy savings in two frozen storage units
SpainCàrniques de Juià and Càrniques Celrà, meat processing companies that are part of the Olot Meats Group, have unveiled two frozen storage units. Mecalux has equipped them with Movirack Mobile Pallet Racking because they make good use of the space available to provide greater storage capacity.
SAM Outillage: a productive tool
FranceTool manufacturer SAM Outillage has installed pallet racking and an automated warehouse for boxes managed by Easy WMS in Saint-Étienne. A goods receipt area and picking and kitting stations have been set up, expediting the work of operators.
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.
Nupik Internacional: centralised, interconnected and automated logistics
BarcelonaLeader in the manufacture of sustainable products for Horeca and Retail, Nupik Internacional has concentrated all its production and storage in Barcelona. The plant has two sites equipped with automated systems and a picking area where up to 345 orders a day are prepared in sequence.
Interlake Mecalux to exhibit its storage solutions at Modex 2020
USInterlake Mecalux will attend Modex 2020, a global event that brings together leading logistics and distribution companies from around the world. This year, it will take place in Atlanta, GA, from March 9 to 12.
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.
Mecalux attends the SITL Europe trade fair in Paris
Paris (France)SITL Europe aims to gather the leading players in the logistics industry to reflect on the challenges facing Logistics 4.0, such as omnichannel business. Mecalux will display its innovations in storage solutions, both for warehouses requiring a high degree of automation and for conventional installations.
Alinatur: advanced technology in pet food management
Murcia (Spain)Alinatur, a company specialised in producing dry food for dogs and cats, will be installing an automated warehouse equipped with the Pallet Shuttle system. Easy WMS will manage all operations at their warehouse in Murcia, optimising movement flow and supervising stock in real time.
La Ruche Logistique manages products for e-commerce companies in its warehouse
FranceLa Ruche Logistique, a logistics operator specialising in e-commerce companies, has installed Easy WMS in its warehouse in Pouilly-en-Auxois (France). Mecalux’s WMS manages and speeds up the preparation of 500 daily orders consisting of a few lines each for companies from all sectors.
Industrial services company WISAG is opening a warehouse
GermanyWISAG, one of Germany’s largest industrial service companies, has set up a new warehouse in the city of Krefeld to handle one of its customers' chemical products. Mecalux has installed the semi-automatic Pallet Shuttle system and the Mecalux Easy WMS warehouse management system.
Efficient management of canned vegetables from Cistér with a new warehouse
Alcobaça (Portugal)Cistér, canned vegetables manufacturer belonging to the Raimundo & Maia group, has inaugurated a new automated warehouse in the city of Alcobaça (Portugal). Mecalux has installed the Pallet Shuttle system with transfer cars, which provides capacity for 12,672 pallets and a large number of movements per hour.
Sodick will renovate its EDM machine warehouse in Illinois
IllinoisSodick, EDM machine manufacturer for the automotive, aerospace and electronic industries, will renovate its Schaumburg (Illinois) warehouse. Interlake Mecalux will install three software solutions to increase productivity: Easy WMS, Suppply Chain Analytics and Labor Management System.
Nestlé is starting up a warehouse for the powdered milk line
ArgentinaThe food company Nestlé has opened a warehouse in Villa Nueva (Argentina) equipped with the Mecalux Pallet Shuttle system. This warehouse is intended to house the finished products of the powdered milk, chocolate milk and ready-to-drink beverages line for children.
Intersurgical manages its warehouse with Easy WMS of Mecalux
Workingham (United Kingdom)The respiratory care products company Intersurgical will set up the Mecalux Easy WMS warehouse management system at its warehouse in Workingham (United Kingdom). The WMS will control the stock in real-time, organise the reception, order preparation and their distribution to customers.
Smart management of the Heidelberg printing components and equipment warehouse
BarcelonaHeidelberg, a printing components and equipment supplier, has renovated its warehouse in Barcelona with the implementation of the Mecalux Easy WMS. With the help of radiofrequency terminals, this system instructs the operators on how to manage all the products (almost 2,000 SKUs) in an organised fashion.
Ornua Ingredientes will be renovating its logistics facilities
SpainOrnua Ingredientes, producer of processed cheeses, mozzarella and other dairy products for hotels and restaurants, will be renovating its logistics facilities in Ávila (Spain). The company will implement the semi-automatic Pallet Shuttle system and the Mecalux Easy WMS warehouse management system.
Groupe Mousset will manage two warehouses in France with Mecalux Easy WMS
FranceThe logistics operator Groupe Mousset will be implementing the cloud mode version of Mecalux’s Easy WMS warehouse management system (WMS) at its two warehouses in Les Herbiers and Chevilly-Larue (France). It will also install WMS for e-commerce and Supply Chain Analytics to manage all operations.