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Mecalux Software Solutions intensifies its collaboration with higher education
10 Mar 2017
In the past two years, about twenty universities have conducted practicums at Mecalux, where the R&D team has tutored final degree and master's projects (mainly the Masters in 'Computer Engineering' and 'Automation Engineering in Industrial Computing' of the EPI and 'Web Engineering' at the School of Oviedo). Most of these students have joined the company's workforce once they have completed the internship.
High performance and capacity are ‘in the bag’ at Finieco
06 Mar 2017
Mecalux will fit out the Finieco warehouse, a Portuguese paper bag manufacturer, with two blocks of racks served by a light-duty stacker crane and an automatic Pallet Shuttle. In all, the company will attain a storage capacity for 5,000 pallets of 800 x 1,200 mm and 4,700 pallets of 1,000 x 1,200 mm.
Automated Warehouse Studio (AWS): Mecalux's latest move towards standardised control systems
01 Mar 2017
This tool automatically provides a very accurate and authentic 3D graphical representation of the warehouse.
Sweet times at Wawel with chocolate to be stored in Mecalux racking
27 Feb 2017
Wawel, will install pallet racking and live racks by Mecalux in its Dobczyce production plant that will allow it to accommodate more than 9,000 pallets.
Oppermann Druck und Verlags reorganises the operation of its warehouse with push-back racking with rollers
23 Feb 2017
Mecalux has provided the push-back racking with rollers in the distribution centre that the German publisher Oppermann Druck und Verlags has in the town of Rodenberg.
An automated warehouse with Easy WMS for Odlewnia Żeliwa Lisie Kąty
15 Feb 2017
Odlewnia Żeliwa Lisie Kąty, a manufacturer and distributor of iron molds and die cast iron for industrial use, has hired Mecalux to construct a clad-rack warehouse in the town of Grudziądz (Poland) with a storage capacity of more than 7,500 units weighing a maximum of 800 kg.
1,200,000 items and counting: the new, expanded Spartoo logistics centre
06 Feb 2017
Spartoo, a European leader in online shoe sales, has again brought Mecalux in to install a platform with walkways for picking. This four-floor set up will quadruple the useful surface area of cell 2 in its warehouse located in Saint Quentin Fallavier (near Lyon, France).
Mecalux actively participates in LogiMAT 2017, with two stands presenting innovations within Industry 4.0 development
31 Jan 2017
Mecalux, a dedicated LogiMAT attendee, will exhibit its latest products at two visitor stands: one dedicated to storage systems ―prominently the high-performance, high-density Pallet Shuttle system―, while the second will focus on the Easy WMS warehouse management software, developed by Mecalux Software Solutions.
The new pallet accumulation roller conveyor
27 Jan 2017
The R&D&i team at Mecalux has developed an efficient pallet accumulation roller conveyor system that is set up to move between four and eight pallets weighing up to 1,000 kg each, using only one engine.
CBC will build an automated clad-rack high-capacity warehouse in Brazil
23 Jan 2017
CBC (Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos), one of the largest manufacturers of munitions in the world, has hired Mecalux to construct a 33 m high clad-rack warehouse in the town of Ribeirao Pires (São Paulo).
Double Pallet Shuttle: increased capacity and dynamic handling of goods
12 Jan 2017
Mecalux has created an innovative Pallet Shuttle capable of carrying two pallets at a time. It is an optimal solution in warehouses where there is a high movement of goods since it has a high response capacity when storing and managing products.
Puratos maintains its growth with a new high-capacity warehouse
09 Jan 2017
Mecalux will set up a new 29 m high automated clad-rack warehouse for Puratos, the breads and baked goods manufacturer, in the town of Sils (Girona). Since arriving to Spain in 1962, the company has always sought out the collaboration of Mecalux when looking for the most appropriate solutions to fulfil its logistical needs.
Stainless steel conveyors for harsh or wet environments
02 Jan 2017
Mecalux has developed a new conveyor model made of a very corrosion resistant stainless steel. This product is especially suitable for wet areas, for example in food production zones, harsh environments, or those that require cleaning with water or disinfectant products.
Game Fisher receives the Easy WMS by Mecalux
12 Dec 2016
Game Fisher, empresa familiar especializada en la pesca deportiva, ha adquirido cinco licencias del software de gestión de almacenes Easy WMS de Mecalux para su centro de distribución en Barcelona.
The Pallet Shuttle system increases the storage capacity of Islandaire
12 Dec 2016
Islandaire, a US company that designs and manufactures a complete range of air conditioning units, has hired Interlake Mecalux to supply and install racking served by Pallet Shuttles in the warehouse it owns in the state of New York.
Easy WMS: at the heart of Privalia e-commerce
29 Nov 2016
Mecalux has provided Privalia with a warehouse managed by the Easy WMS in its Gavá (Barcelona) logistics centre. This ambitious project works via cross-docking criteria and just-in-time preparation methods, which foregoes storing items and streamlines order preparation of online sales.
La Piamontesa maximises productivity with the automated Pallet Shuttle system
28 Nov 2016
Mecalux will build La Piamontesa, one of the first sausage manufacturers in Argentina, a 14 m high automated clad-rack warehouse with a storage capacity of over 2,000 pallets of 1,000 x 1,200 mm
Mecalux introduces new 'plug and play' conveyor technology
24 Nov 2016
The connection is very simple; one conveyor is joined to another, and the power and signals are relayed to activate its movement. It only requires a power cabinet connected to the first conveyor of the circuit.
New Ultracongelados Azarbe frozen storage features high-density semi-automatic Pallet Shuttle system with a capacity for 17,790 pallets
21 Nov 2016
Mecalux will equip the warehouse that Ultracongelados Azarbe is building in its new production centre in the town of Santomera (Murcia). The high-density semi-automatic Pallet Shuttle system with two blocks of pallet racking and eleven shuttles will guarantee a constant flow of goods and the maximum throughput of the installation.
Motoblouz speed up online order preparation thanks to a manual picking installation
17 Nov 2016
Motoblouz, a leader in the online distribution of motorcycle clothing and accessories in France, will receive a manual picking installation. It will consist of four floors with overlapping entries and a capacity to store about 90,000 boxes of different sizes and set up to handle more than 10,000 orders per day.