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Example<br />
case<br />
study<br />
Energy efficient <strong>META</strong> warehousing solution<br />
<strong>META</strong> mobile racking system + modern-look cantilever rack<br />
Customer:<br />
Hartl is a manufacturer of<br />
rock-crushing and screening<br />
systems. Hartl's highly diversified<br />
product portfolio includes<br />
track-mounted mobile impactors,<br />
jaw crushers, vertical mills and<br />
screening systems and is distributed<br />
through a widespread dealer<br />
network that covers more than 40<br />
countries.<br />
In 2003, its Powercrusher PC 1375<br />
I won the Red Dot Award "best of<br />
the best". In 2008, the company<br />
had 110 employees and a sales<br />
volume of 60 million Euro.<br />
Hartl applies the "lean manufacturing"<br />
principle in production, i.e.<br />
the Powercrusher is made only to<br />
customer order. They ensure high<br />
availability through extremely short<br />
lead times. This is due to perfect<br />
processes and the high availability<br />
of individual components.<br />
Mission statement:<br />
The Hartl plant is built on the site of an old gravel pit and has an<br />
extraordinary appearance, with clear lines, large surfaces and lightflooded<br />
rooms – so they needed a modern warehouse.<br />
Energy efficiency: the buildings The buildings have low-energy<br />
underfloor heating, very good noise insulation, natural lighting and<br />
environment-friendly ventilation systems.<br />
The new warehouse had to provide optimal support for internal material<br />
flows, to allow flexibility of production to meet customers' desired<br />
delivery dates.<br />
Solution:<br />
In just 4 weeks, <strong>META</strong> installed a <strong>META</strong> MULTIBLOC ® mobile racking<br />
system, with a <strong>META</strong> MULTIPAL ® pallet racking structure and a <strong>META</strong><br />
MULTISTRONG ® cantilever rack.<br />
The mobile racking system brings a 50% saving on space and a<br />
110% increase in storage capacity compared with stationary systems.<br />
Nevertheless, it still allows access to each individual storage position. The<br />
long distances that a stacker truck driver has to cover in a conventional<br />
warehouse have been considerably reduced through the use of a mobile<br />
racking system.<br />
The mobile racking system can store 21 pallets per bay on a total of<br />
seven levels, with a load capacity of one ton per pallet and is used<br />
mainly for storing cast parts, gearboxes and roller bearings.<br />
Pallet Racking<br />
For perfect warehouse logistics, Hartl and<br />
<strong>META</strong> together developed a sophisticated<br />
storage concept for the 1,600 square metre,<br />
eight metre high warehouse.<br />
<strong>META</strong> area manager Edwin Zellner (right) in<br />
discussion with managers from Hartl.<br />
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